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1 hr ago | PennLive.com

No more county money slated for Harrisburg University, Dauphin County commissioners say

Dauphin County commissioners said this morning they don't plan to channel more county money to The Harrisburg University of Science and Technology.

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1 hr ago | WHP-TV Harrisburg

Crime Stoppers of Dauphin County update

Etwan Elonzo Bruce, 26 Bruce is 5'8", 210 lbs. and has lived in the 400 block of Kelker St.

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Related Topix: Harrisburg, PA

4 hrs ago | The Digital Collegian

Sandusky "alleged victims" ask for confidentiality during trial

Through their attorneys, the people referred to as "Victim 3," "Victim 4," "Victim 5," and "Victim 7" in the grand jury report are all asking for protection from their identities being revealed.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law

8 hrs ago | PennLive.com

Most central Pennsylvania suicides are by people ages 40 to 60, coronor reports show

When 14-year-old Brandon Bitner walked into the path of a tractor-trailer in 2010 in Perry County, midstate residents were shocked and called for more action to counter the bullying that drove Bitner to take his life.

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Related Topix: Psychology, Florida State University, Science, Suicide, Cumberland County, PA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

12 hrs ago | PennLive.com

DA: Harrisburg cop under investigation for shooting wife in buttocks...

More details were released this afternoon into the investigation of a veteran Harrisburg police officer who shot his wife in the buttocks this weekend.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law

Tue May 29, 2012

WHP-TV Harrisburg

UPDATE(2): Infant dies from injuries in weekend crash

The Dauphin County Coroner's office has informed us that the six-month-old in the accident on the College Street ramp over the weekend passed away Tuesday morning from the injuries sustained in the crash.

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Related Topix: Cumberland County, PA

ABC 27

Police: man arrested for attempting to steal cart of food

A man was arrested for attempting to steal a shopping cart full of seafood and meat from a Giant food Store on Cumberland Parkway on Friday, according to Upper Allen police.

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Related Topix: Newville, PA, Harrisburg, PA

PennLive.com

Ex-Senate aide Alan Berlin gets 6 to 12 years in prison in 'furry' Internet child sex case

A Dauphin County judge this afternoon sentenced Alan Berlin , a one-time aide to two state senators, to 6 to 12 years in state prison for his convictions of trying to arrange a sexual tryst with a teenage boy via the Internet.

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Related Topix: State Prisons, Prison, Cumberland County, PA

WHP-TV Harrisburg

$125,000 donated to fight hunger in central Pa

Walmart and the Walmart Foundation today announced $125,000 in grants and in-kind contributions to help the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank and Channels Food Rescue fight hunger in central Pennsylvania.

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Related Topix: Pennsylvania, York County, PA, York, PA, Harrisburg, PA

WGAL-TV Lancaster

France to honor Maj. Dick Winters with statue

A new statue of Dick Winters, of Hershey, Dauphin County, will be unveiled to thank him for the role he played.

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PennLive.com

Make the right call: Fire dispatch system needs an upgrade

When the Tokyo Diner burned, Dauphin County Control dispatched Lower Paxton Twp.

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Related Topix: Progress, PA, Opinion

PennLive.com

Faced with losing possessions, increasing number of midstaters are standing up to robbers

Tom King said he couldn't help but notice the familiar face that walked through the doors of his auto sales business March 3. King said he remembered the man from a few days earlier, when he came into the business on Jonestown Road in Lower Paxton Township .

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Related Topix: Harrisburg, PA, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Life, Self Defense

Mon May 28, 2012

PhillyBurbs.com

Fallen soldiers remembered in Warminster

Before the marching bands and the Phillie Phanatic hit the streets for Warminster's annual Memorial Day parade, local veterans gathered to remember some who made the ultimate sacrifice in the war on terror.

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Related Topix: Warminster, PA, McKean County, PA

ABC 27

Water main break closes road in Lower Paxton Township

A water main break on South Arlington Avenue has shut down the road between Sussex Road and Ridge Drive, in Lower Paxton Township.

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Related Topix: Harrisburg, PA, Pennsylvania

WPMT-TV York

Harrisburg Police Officer Accidentally Shoots Wife in Buttocks, Suspended Without Pay

A Harrisburg City police officer has been suspended without pay after accidentally shooting his wife in the buttocks.

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ABC 27

Police release photo of driver suspected in hit-and-run

Police looking for the driver who fled after striking a motorcyclist in Lancaster County have released a surveillance photograph of the woman.

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Related Topix: Lancaster County, PA, Cumberland County, PA, Camp Hill, PA

ABC 27

Storm downs trees, knocks out power around Harrisburg

Dauphin County 911 dispatchers reported several trees were downed and thousands of people lost electricity as the result of Sunday night's thunderstorm.

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Related Topix: Harrisburg, PA, Boat Disaster

WGAL-TV Lancaster

Harrisburg police officer suspended following accidental gun discharge

The Dauphin County Criminal Investigation Division is investigating a shooting that occurred early Saturday morning involving a veteran police officer.

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Related Topix: Harrisburg, PA, Autos

Sun May 27, 2012

PennLive.com

Firefighters battle garage blaze in Middle Paxton Township

Members of the Dauphin-Middle Paxton Fire Company are battling a garage fire in the 1400 block of Miller Road in Middle Paxton Township, Dauphin County Emergency Management Agency dispatchers said.

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Sat May 26, 2012

PennLive.com

Incoming Central Dauphin School District Superintendent Carol Johnson ...

When Carol Johnson was a girl, she loved to don her cowgirl outfit, strap on her holster and pretend to be a sheriff.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Family, Kids, Hershey, PA, Widener University

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