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• ‘Criminal Minds’ Renewed For 15th And Final Season

  12-01-2019 23:42
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  (CBS) — “Criminal Minds” will be coming to an end after one more season, Entertainment Tonight reports. One of television’s longest-running procedurals was renewed for a 15th season and final season, which will be 10 episodes long.The cast of the of the CBS crime drama is currently working on their 14th season, which will be 15 episodes long. “It is the quintessential CBS hit. We are so proud to have aired it,” CBS’ EVP
  
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• Starbucks Outfitting Some Bathrooms With Needle-Disposal Boxes

  12-01-2019 23:31
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  (CBS) — Starbucks is outfitting some of its restaurant bathrooms with needle-disposal boxes after workers complained about the potential health risk of cleaning up discarded drug paraphernalia.
  The company is taking steps to address health worries that include HIV and hepatitis, both of which can be spread by used needles, Starbucks told CBS News in an email. “These societal issues affect us all and can sometimes place our partners (employees) in sc
  
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• Bridgeville Police: Alleged Drunk Driver Arrested After Nearly Striking Pedestrian

  12-01-2019 23:12
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  BRIDGEVILLE (KDKA) — Bridgeville Police say an alleged drunk driver was arrested Saturday morning after nearly striking a pedestrian.
  Police posted dash cam video of the incident, which happened around 1:20 a.m., to their Facebook page.
  (Photo Credit: Bridgeville Police Department/Facebook)
  The video shows a pickup truck traveling along Washington Pike. The driver appears to jump the curb outside the Crafty Jackalope near two pedestrians who were standing
  
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• W.Va. Teacher Who Was Fired Over Social Media Posts Suing School Officials

  12-01-2019 22:47
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  HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – A high school teacher in West Virginia is suing over her firing in 2017 for a series of social media posts that ridiculed black people, Muslims and former President Barack Obama.
  According to The Herald-Dispatch, ex-Huntington High School teacher Mary Durstein sued former Cabell County Schools Assistant Superintendent Todd Alexander, Cabell County’s school board, and state schools superintendent Steven Paine in U.S. District
  
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• Cedar Point Tearing Down Employee Dormitories

  12-01-2019 22:33
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  SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) – Cedar Point is removing a couple of its oldest structures at the amusement park along Lake Erie.
  The buildings coming down are employee dormitories that sit near the Sandusky park’s marina in northern Ohio.
  They have been housing employees for decades, but the buildings actually date to the early 1900s. The spot was first home to a hotel built in 1901. By 1915, the buildings were renovated and reopened as Cedars Hotel.
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• Police: Ohio Kindergartner Had Handgun In Pants At School

  12-01-2019 22:21
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  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Police say a handgun was confiscated from an Ohio kindergartner walking into school after someone reported that the 6-year-old boy appeared to have a heavy object in his pants.
  Columbus police didn’t disclose whether the gun was loaded Friday when it was safely taken from a student at Columbus Africentric Early College. A photo shared by police showed bullets with the seized firearm.
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• Fire Breaks Out At Washington Co. Lumber Company

  12-01-2019 21:46
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  MILLSBORO, Pa. (KDKA) — Crews battled a fire at a Washington County lumber company Saturday afternoon.
  According to a emergency dispatchers, the call came in around 2 p.m. at the Millsboro Lumber & Hardware Company in Millsboro.
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  Photos from witness Jared Lingis show huge clouds of smoke pouring from a building.
  Emergency dispatchers say nobody is hurt.
  Further details have not yet been released.
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• Likekele’s 23 Points Help Oklahoma State Beat WVU

  12-01-2019 21:11
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  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Isaac Likekele scored a career-high 23 points with nine rebounds and Oklahoma State won its first true road game, beating West Virginia 85-77 on Saturday.
  After an ugly, back-and-forth first 15 minutes, the Cowboys (8-8, 2-2 Big 12) had a one-point lead before Cameron McGriff led a quick 11-2 run with five straight points to stretch the margin to 10 with two minutes left. The Cowboys led 39-28 at halftime.
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• No. 15 NC State Outlasts Pitt, 86-80

  12-01-2019 20:42
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  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — DJ Funderburk scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half, and No. 15 North Carolina State beat Pittsburgh 86-80 on Saturday.
  Devon Daniels scored 19 points, Eric Lockett added 12 of his 17 points after halftime and Torin Dorn finished with 12 for the Wolfpack (14-2, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference).
  They bounced back from a tough loss to rival North Carolina and won their eighth in nine games despite losing two starters in the first
  
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• Beaver County Polar Bear Plunge Supports Special Olympics

  12-01-2019 20:28
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  BEAVER, Pa. (KDKA) – The seventh annual Beaver County Polar Bear Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Pennsylvania was held at Bridgewater Landings Marina on Saturday.
  Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Tim Lawson
  Local law enforcement members played a big part in this year’s plunge by jumping in the river and ‘freezin for a reason’ in support of Special Olympics Pennsylvania athletes.Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Tim Lawson
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• Civil rights leaders seek investigation into Greyhound bus incident

  12-01-2019 19:54 via post-gazette.com
  
  On a trip to Washington, D.C., a Homewood man says he was accosted and wrongly removed from his seat by the bus driver.
  
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• One person injured in two-alarm fire in Lawrenceville

  12-01-2019 19:49 via post-gazette.com
  
  Two people escaped safely from Saturday morning house fire; third person was rescued and suffered smoke inhalation.
  
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• Volunteers Gather At Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church To Pack Meals For Rise Against Hunger

  12-01-2019 19:46
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Volunteers with the Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church partnered with Rise Against Hunger, an international hunger relief organization that distributes food and life-changing aid to the world’s most vulnerable, to pack meals on Saturday morning.
  Photo Credit: KDKA Photojournalist Jeff Roupe
  The Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church pays 34 cents per meal and brings the supplies, trains the volunteers and then distributes the meals.
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• Local Man Calls On Activists After Claiming To Be Racially Profiled On Greyhound Bus

  12-01-2019 18:45
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A Pittsburgh man is raising flags after he claims he was racially profiled on a Greyhound bus earlier this month.
  Local activist Tim Stevens led a demonstration on Saturday morning at the Greyhound bus station located at the corner of 11th Street and Liberty Avenue in support of William Anderson, who claimed to be racially profiled by a bus driver on Jan. 5 while on his way to Washington, D.C.
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• Firefighters Battle Row House Fire In Lawrenceville

  12-01-2019 17:54
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Firefighters rescued a person when battling a blaze in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Lawrenceville on Saturday just before noon.Update: Chief Jones said firefighters rescued a man from the third floor. No one was hurt. @KDKA #KDKA pic.twitter.com/RV3IFoltkT
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  Neighbors told KDKA’s Amy Wadas that other people that were in the house, but they got out safely, although KDKA is working to
  
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• WEATHER: A few inches of snow expected Saturday through Sunday

  12-01-2019 17:11 via post-gazette.com
  
  Snowfall is expected to begin Saturday afternoon in the Pittsburgh region.
  
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• Penn State’s WR Juwan Johnson Confirms Transfer Intention

  12-01-2019 16:15
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  (KDKA) – Penn State wide receiver Juwan Johnson officially confirmed his intention to transfer on Friday night.
  Wide receiver Juwan Johnson (Photo by Matthew Holst/Getty Images)
  Johnson posted a message on his Instagram account just hours after he entered the NCAA transfer portal.
  Johnson will be eligible to play as a redshirt senior in 2019 after hauling in just 25 catches for 352 yards last season.View this post on InstagramJu Out. Proverbs 5:21
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• The week's best reads: 12 women to meet, how government shutdown hits these Pa. workers, and more

  12-01-2019 15:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  12 women to meet in Pittsburgh in 2019. How government shutdown hits these Pa. workers. John Fetterman is unconventional. These are the week’s best reads.
  
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• Benefit Raises Money For Uniontown Family After Two Young Children Killed In House Fire

  12-01-2019 14:36
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  FAYETTE COUNTY, Pa. (KDKA) – A benefit concert was held to raise money for the family of the two children who died in a house fire earlier this week.
  On Friday night, family and friends filled Wood Heads Bar & Grill on Bute Road in Uniontown, Pa.
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  “We figured they needed all the money they could get,” event organizer Josh Rockwell said. “Not only were they going to have a funeral for two, they also have to replace t
  
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• The start of adulthood | Japanese “Coming-of-Age” ceremony at Pitt honors students turning 20

  12-01-2019 14:00 via post-gazette.com
  
  Pitt hosted the ceremony for students visiting from Japan and unable to celebrate back home.
  
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• Diocese, Zubik, Wuerl sued in latest round of accusations

  12-01-2019 13:30 via post-gazette.com
  
  The lawsuits said the Pittsburgh diocese knew of sexual abuse allegations and failed to take proper action. 
  
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• Winter Weather Advisory: Pittsburgh Area Braces For First Snowstorm Of Season

  12-01-2019 13:07
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Snow is on the way. The good news is we are not getting anything close to what they are getting in portions of the Midwest and the Western plain states this weekend.
  The KDKA viewing area is expected to just get brushed by the very northern fringe of that very large system.
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  We will start to see snow showers in the southern portions of the viewing area around Morgantown, West Virginia, around 10 a.m., and widespread s
  
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• Snowstorm Hammers Midwest Before Heading East

  12-01-2019 12:49
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  (CNN) — A winter storm is blanketing Missouri and is expected to keep moving east this weekend.
  As of 7 p.m. Friday, the National Weather Service’s office in Weldon Spring, Missouri, reported about 5 inches of snow. Jefferson County Sheriff Dave Marshak said on Twitter on Friday there had been 50 accidents as of 5 p.m. CST. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDoT) on Twitter warned residents not to travel in the storm if it isn’t nece
  
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• Jake Guentzel’s Hat Trick Sends Penguins Past Ducks 7-4

  12-01-2019 06:54
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  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Jake Guentzel scored three times, Phil Kessel got the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied from an early three-goal deficit for a 7-4 victory over the Ducks on Friday night, sending Anaheim to its 10th consecutive loss.
  Tanner Pearson scored the tying goal midway through the third and added another with 3:25 left for the Penguins, who roared back for their 10th win in 11 games with a f
  
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• Inside Pittsburgh’s Most Expensive Apartments

  12-01-2019 06:33
  PITTSBURGH (HOODLINE) — Whether you’re looking for a new apartment or not, sometimes it can be amusing to drool over a deluxe listing to see what kind of homes those with money can afford. So what exactly does the upper-end of Pittsburgh’s rental market look like these days — and just how select are the features, given these huge price points?
  5623 Fifth Ave. | Photos: Zumper
  We took a gander at local listings in Pittsburgh via rental website Zumper to pinp
  
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• Ellwood City Medical Center Employees Go Without Another Paycheck

  12-01-2019 05:55
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  ELLWOOD CITY (KDKA) — The on-again, off-again payroll mess keeps getting messier at the Ellwood City Medical Center.
  In recent months, with this community’s only hospital under the new ownership of a company called Americore, the hospital has either sent out late paychecks or employee paychecks have bounced.
  Friday was another payless payday at the struggling hospital
  At the 5th Street Nail Salon Friday night, they were hosting a birthday party for
  
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• Police investigate drive-by shooting in Homewood

  12-01-2019 05:32 via post-gazette.com
  
  The 66-year-old victim was taken to a hospital in stable condition, according to police.
  
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• Woman Injured In Apparent Drive-By Shooting In Homewood

  12-01-2019 05:07
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  HOMEWOOD (KDKA) — A woman was injured in an apparent drive-by shooting Friday evening in Homewood.
  Police were called to Hamilton Avenue between Albion Street and North Dunfermline Street just before 6 p.m.
  When officers arrived at the scene, they found a vehicle that had been struck by multiple gunshots.
  A 66-year-old woman was inside the vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg. She was transported to a local hospital in stable condition.
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• Fire Breaks Out At Jefferson Hills Home

  12-01-2019 04:42
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  JEFFERSON HILLS (KDKA) — A fire broke out at a Jefferson Hills home Friday night.
  It was reported around 10 p.m. in the 800 block of Coal Valley Road.
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  The 2-alarm fire was not yet under control as of 10:30 p.m.Jefferson Hills: 2-alarm residential structure fire – 800 block of Coal Valley Road. The road is closed between Oakwood Drive and Old Clairton Road. Fire is not under control. No injuries reported at this time. Responders
  
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• Applications Open For Kraft Hockeyville USA Rink Renovation Contest

  12-01-2019 04:07
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Kraft Hockeyville USA contest is accepting applications to renovate your rink.
  The winner will receive $150,000 in rink upgrades and will host a pre-season NHL game.
  A few local rinks have won in the past. The Rostraver Ice Garden won in 2017 and the Cambria County War Memorial Arena in Johnstown won in 2015.
  You can apply online here: krafthockeyville.com
  Nominations close on March 2.
  
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• Because Of Government Shutdown, Local Air Traffic Controller Gets $1.07 In His Paycheck

  12-01-2019 03:21
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — We rely on air traffic controllers every time we take an airplane.
  But they are among the federal workers going without pay because of the partial government shutdown.
  “Right now, we are working without pay, in hopes basically for an IOU, the promise to pay us later for the work we are doing today,” said Michael Dalmaso, an air traffic controller at Pittsburgh International Airport.
  Dalmaso is president of the union represe
  
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• Media Organizations Claim Judge In Michael Rosfeld Case Violated The Constitution

  12-01-2019 02:50
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two media organizations, including the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, argued Friday that the judge in the Michael Rosfeld case violated the Constitution when he held a private hearing.
  From what we know about the closed hearing, Rosfeld’s attorney, Patrick Thomassey, was accused of contempt of court by the District Attorney last week.
  In a highly unusual move, the media and the public were barred from the hearing.
  The judge issued a st
  
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• Volunteer Softball Coach Accused Of Sending Inappropriate Messages To Teen Allegedly Said He Was ‘Just Being A Pervert’

  12-01-2019 02:31
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  KARNS CITY (KDKA) — A man who had volunteered to coach softball in the Karns City Area School District is accused of sending nude photos to a teenage girl on the softball team.
  It was back in October of last year when this came to the attention of State Police at the Butler barracks.
  The 17-year-old girl told police she met 39-year-old Nathan Ridley while on the team.
  The alleged victim told investigators the two became good friends, and Ridley would driv
  
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• Pittsburgh Weather: Road Crews, Businesses Preparing For Weekend Winter Storm

  12-01-2019 02:12
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The roads are clear now, but it will likely be a different story Saturday.
  “Two snow brushes for the car and truck,” Green Tree resident Dan Martin said.
  While some people, like Dan Martin, may be preparing for this weekend’s winter storm, other people aren’t too worried.
  “I’m kind of used to driving in snow, so if I need to go out it won’t be a big deal,” Bridgeville resident Antonio Gor
  
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• Report Questions Privacy Of Video Doorbell Camera Footage

  12-01-2019 01:31
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — They’re hands down one of the hottest gifts of Christmas. They stand out next to our front doors.
  When we pushed the button on Sondeep Tangirala’s Ring doorbell in Cranberry, he quickly explained why he likes the video sentinel.
  “Exactly what’s happening right now. I don’t need to be home or open the door to see who’s outside my door,” he said. “Generally people who have bad intentions wi
  
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• Wuerl knew of McCarrick accusation in 2004

  12-01-2019 00:53 via post-gazette.com
  
  A specific accusation reached the Pittsburgh bishop before he succeeded the now-disgraced Cardinal McCarrick in Washington. 
  
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• Mt. Lebanon police charge suspect after man's neck slashed with box cutter

  12-01-2019 00:42 via post-gazette.com
  
  Darius William Johnson, 24, of Pittsburgh, will be charged with attempted homicide, robbery and other offenses. 
  
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• Pittsburgh Diocese Files Indicate Wuerl Knew Of Fellow Cardinal’s Abuse

  12-01-2019 00:39
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  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Throughout the summer, Cardinal Donald Wuerl denied knowing of any allegations against his predecessor, the very powerful Cardinal Theodore McCarrick.Now, it turns out that as bishop of Pittsburgh, Wuerl himself alerted The Vatican of an abuse claim against McCarrick by former seminarian Robert Ciolek, whom KDKA-TV’s Andy Sheehan spoke with on the phone.
  Sheehan: “So this runs counter to everything that Cardinal Wuerl said
  
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• Will riders like plastic bus seats? Port Authority will find out

  12-01-2019 00:29 via post-gazette.com
  
  Port Authority will try seats that are easier to clean if they get wet when two buses begin service next week from the East Liberty garage.
  
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• Mt. Lebanon Police: Man Arrested After Cutting Man’s Throat With Box Cutter

  12-01-2019 00:21
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  MT. LEBANON (KDKA) — A man was arrested Friday after allegedly cutting another man’s throat with a box cutter at a Mt. Lebanon home.
  The incident happened around 11:30 a.m. at a home on Pat Haven Drive near Bower Hill Road.
  Officers were sent to the scene for a report of a home invasion.
  When they arrived at the scene, they found a male victim suffering from a severe throat laceration. The victim was sent to a local hospital and was last reported to
  
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• Police: Woman Crashes Van, Runs Into Lancaster County Prison To Hide Drugs

  12-01-2019 00:08
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  LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) – Police say a Pennsylvania woman ran into a county prison to hide drugs in a bathroom after she crashed her van into a truck in front of the facility.
  Prison Major William Aberts tells LNP that at around 11 a.m. Friday, there was a crash in front of the Lancaster County Prison and “the next thing we know we have a female running across the parking lot into here saying ‘there was just an accident. I have to go to the bathro
  
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