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• Wolf, treasurer push pension agencies to cut investment fees

  24-04-2017 23:50
  
  Pennsylvania's two large public-sector pension agencies got a message from Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday: cut the fees paid to outside firms handling billions in investments.
  
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• Repairs scheduled to begin on I-81 in Schuylkill County

  24-04-2017 23:47
  
  Repairs to Interstate 81 in Schuylkill County are scheduled to begin Monday evening, according to a PennDOT news release.
  
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• Woman admitted to intentionally shooting boyfriend in Adams County homicide: police

  24-04-2017 23:12
  
  A 38-year-old York Springs woman has been charged in connection to a fatal shooting last month.
  
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• Eric Frein's parents testify at hearing to determine if son gets death penalty

  24-04-2017 23:11
  
  The parents of Eric Frein, who was convicted of shooting two state troopers -- one of them fatally -- testified in the penalty phase of his trial today.
  
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• Pa. House passes bill that would stiffen child endangerment penalties in certain circumstances

  24-04-2017 22:56
  
  Rep. Rob Kauffman's bill, inspired by the 2010 death of Franklin County infant Heath Ryder, now moves to the state Senate, where it stalled last session.
  
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• Harrisburg man with murder in the family goes on trial for killing outside speakeasy

  24-04-2017 22:51
  
  Markus Williams' father and a brother are serving life prison sentences for separate murders.
  
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• Husband, wife accused of sexually assaulting child; creating child pornography

  24-04-2017 22:27
  
  A Perry County couple is facing federal charges for producing child pornography.
  
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• Passenger dies after car hits pickup truck head-on

  24-04-2017 21:59
  
  A Huntingdon County man died Sunday in a two-vehicle head-on crash on Route 22 at Mill Creek, state police said.
  
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• Man kneed, kicked officers during traffic stop: Police

  24-04-2017 21:50
  
  A man accused of fighting with police during a traffic stop for illegal tinted windows finds himself in additional trouble.
  
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• Lack of DNA match stymies coroner's efforts to identify bodies

  24-04-2017 21:44
  
  It has been determined the badly decomposed body and clothing found April 12, 2016, near Riverside are those of an African-American male who died three months to a year earlier, state police said.
  
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• Suspect sought in grocery store robbery

  24-04-2017 21:38
  
  Police are looking for a man who robbed a Chester County grocery store earlier this month.
  
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• Man exposed himself to 16-year-old girl: Police

  24-04-2017 21:17
  
  Police in Lancaster County are looking for a man accused of exposing himself to a 16-year-old girl Friday.
  
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• 3 found dead in Pa. house fire, state police say

  24-04-2017 21:06
  
  Three people died in a fatal fire early Monday in Somerset County, state police said.
  
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• Need an absentee ballot? Pennsylvanians urged to request one soon

  24-04-2017 21:04
  
  Absentee voters must return their voted ballot to their county election office by Friday, May 12.
  
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• Man on bike accused of taking Chevy Cobalt

  24-04-2017 20:56
  
  Palmyra police are looking for a man accused of stealing a Chevrolet Cobalt Monday morning.
  
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• A killer or an 'innocent kid?' Trial starts in murder of Harrisburg man killed after brother's wedding

  24-04-2017 20:49
  
  The prosecutor claims an eyewitness, DNA and his own words tie Shamir Hunter to the June 2016 slaying of Steven Esworthy.
  
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• 'You hate to see something like that happen': Landlord on murder-suicide deaths of 3-year-old, dad, grandmother

  24-04-2017 19:17
  
  A child's plastic rocking horse and tiny plastic chair sit behind the Manchester home where three people - including a three-year-old girl - died in a murder-suicide over the weekend.
  
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• Coroner identifies 79-year-old killed by police in Stewartstown

  24-04-2017 18:44
  
  The York County coroner said the man who was shot and killed by police in Stewartstown early Monday morning was 79-year-old Robert Becker, who lived at the address where the shooting took place.
  
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• Eric Frein competency hearing denied, trial resumes this afternoon

  24-04-2017 18:20
  
  Eric Frein has been on a suicide watch with no sleep since his guilty verdict on Wednesday, his defense said today as they asked for a competency hearing.
  
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• Three-year-old slain in York County wasn't supposed to be there

  24-04-2017 18:18
  
  Three-year-old Kelly Williams wasn't supposed to be in York County when she was killed Sunday afternoon by her father in an apparent murder-suicide.
  
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• Corrections worker was justified in pinning inmate who threatened his kids, Pa. court says

  24-04-2017 17:31
  
  The Commonwealth Court judges found the worker should get unemployment compensation because he reacted appropriately to aggression.
  
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• Pa. woman's overdose obituary draws White House response

  24-04-2017 17:10
  
  In the voicemail, a female White House representative said: "Casey's story has reached the White House...and we are listening."
  
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• Warmest weather of the year set to bake Pa. this week

  24-04-2017 17:00
  
  The warm-up will take hold toward the end of the work week and coincide with scattered thunderstorms from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh.
  
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• Deaths rules homicide/suicide in York County triple slaying

  24-04-2017 16:58
  
  The deaths of Kelly Williams, 3, and Tammy Williams, 50, were ruled homicides.
  
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• Deaths ruled homicide/suicide in York County triple slaying

  24-04-2017 16:58
  
  The deaths of Kelly Williams, 3, and Tammy Williams, 50, were ruled homicides.
  
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• 3 dead, including 3-year-old girl, in possible murder-suicide pact

  24-04-2017 16:17
  
  Two adults and a three-year-old child are dead in York County in what police describe as a murder suicide or "pact" between a woman and her son.
  
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• Do you know this liquor store theft suspect?

  24-04-2017 16:02
  
  West Shore Regional Police are looking for a suspect in a recent retail theft at the PA Fine Wine & Good Spirits store in Lemoyne.
  
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• No new trial for man serving life for shooting pregnant girlfriend in head

  24-04-2017 15:46
  
  A Manheim man serving a life sentence for killing his pregnant girlfriend six years ago will not get a new trial due to ineffective counsel claims, a Lancaster County court judge ruled.
  
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• Man charged with pointing gun at woman during road rage incident

  24-04-2017 15:45
  
  The perpetrator was drunk, state police said.
  
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• Scammer takes victim for $20K

  24-04-2017 15:18
  
  The scam was initiated through Facebook.
  
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• Motorcyclist killed in crash wasn't wearing a helmet, investigators say

  24-04-2017 14:58
  
  The victim was from West Virginia.
  
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• Police: Women charged after wild fight over a man

  24-04-2017 14:43
  
  One woman accused the other of sleeping with her boyfriend, police said.
  
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• Pet ducks cause crash, get owner into legal trouble

  24-04-2017 14:30
  
  The ducks weren't properly contained, state police said.
  
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• Lancaster firm, Philadelphia Flyers make dream come true for young leukemia patient

  24-04-2017 14:30
  
  'You hear about community events and people supporting things,' Oster said, '[but] until you get involved in something you're not really sure what the impact is. [When you] actually get involved and do something, it touches you emotionally.'
  
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• State police say troopers killed 79-year-old man who shot at them

  24-04-2017 14:07
  
  The victim was known to have mental health issues.
  
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• UPMC blamed for another mold-related death

  24-04-2017 13:24
  
  It's the third UPMC hospital named in a lawsuit.
  
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• Man charged with threatening to kill woman

  24-04-2017 13:07
  
  Joshua Hendershott held his hand over the victim's mouth, police said.
  
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• Family fight ends with man being arrested

  24-04-2017 12:51
  
  The victim required stitches to close a head wound.
  
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• Guilty verdict, arguments for, against death penalty: A look back at Week 3 of Eric Frein trial

  24-04-2017 12:45
  
  Eric Frein was found guilty of the ambush attack on the Blooming Grove state police barracks that killed one trooper and injured another. Now, the jury must decide if he will spend the rest of his life in prison or if he will get the death penalty.
  
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