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Monday | WHP-TV Harrisburg

State Police investigating assault of 11-month-old

State Police in Newport are investigating the alleged assault of an 11-month-old girl.

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Related Topix: Newport, PA, Bloomfield, PA

Sat Jun 15, 2013

PennLive.com

Survey shows higher drug and alcohol use among class of 2014

What's going on with the class of 2014? That's the big question that emerges from the results of the Pennsylvania Youth Survey that Perry County students took in 2011.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Education Etc.

Thu Jun 13, 2013

PennLive.com

Convicted Perry County murderer Bradley Morrison might not have known he couldn't have guns in home, lawyer says

Morrison, 53, of Spring Township, is barred from possessing or controlling firearms because in 1989 he pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, a felony, for killing his 64-year-old father Clyde with a blast from a 12-gauge shotgun.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, State Prisons, Prison

Wed Jun 12, 2013

WPMT-TV York

Paying it forward in Duncannon, Perry County

In this week's Pay it Forward, a Duncannon, Perry County woman surprises a hardworking and giving, but struggling family with $200.

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Related Topix: Duncannon, PA

Sat Jun 08, 2013

PennLive.com

Local grad commands Shippensburg ROTC

Lt. Col. Matthew Sober, a West Perry High School alumni, is department chair of military science at Shippensburg University.

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Related Topix: Shippensburg, PA, US National Guard, US Military

Wed Jun 05, 2013

PennLive.com

Burglars make off with handgun, three rifles from Perry County home

A total of four firearms were reported stolen from a home in Liverpool Township in Perry County earlier this week, prompting a state police search for suspects.

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PennLive.com

State court nixes appeal by Perry County man who tried to kill himself during domestic violence incident

Morrison's appeal challenged not only the 8- to 16-year prison sentence county President Judge Kathy A. Morrison imposed on him, but also the judge's refusal to allow him to withdraw his no contest plea in the case.

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Sun Jun 02, 2013

WHP-TV Harrisburg

Man killed in single car crash in Perry County

State Police in Perry County are investigating a fatal crash that happened early Sunday morning.

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Related Topix: Shermans Dale, PA, Bloomfield, PA

PennLive.com

Shermans Dale man killed in single-vehicle crash in Perry County

A Shermans Dale man was killed Sunday afternoon after he was ejected from his truck in Perry County during a single-vehicle crash, Pennsylvania State Police at Newport said.

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Related Topix: Shermans Dale, PA, Newport, PA, New Bloomfield, PA, Bloomfield, PA

Thu May 30, 2013

PennLive.com

State police release sketch of woman whose body was found in 1979 in Perry County

Forensic experts created this facial reconstruction of a woman whose body was found in 1979 in Watts Township.

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PennLive.com

Guns reported stolen from home in Perry County burglary

State police are still investigating the circumstances of a burglary reported earlier this week in Wheatfield Township in which at least two handguns went missing.

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Wed May 29, 2013

PennLive.com

Newport man charged with assaulting state trooper after DUI stop

A Newport man had to be subdued after he reportedly became upset after his arrest for drunken driving earlier this month, attacking a state trooper in Howe Township, Perry County.

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Sun May 26, 2013

ABC 27

Large crowd on hand for Ft. Indiantown Gap Memorial Day ceremony

If you're not quite sure what Memorial Day means or you just can't get the full spirit of one of these ceremonies, talk to a veteran.

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Related Topix: Fort Indiantown Gap, PA, Explosion

WHP-TV Harrisburg

Perry County man charged after fight with troopers

A man arrested for a drunk driving crash is in even more trouble after he scuffled with three state troopers, according to a Pennsylvania State Police news release.

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WHP-TV Harrisburg

Just in: Man taken to hosptial following chemical explosion

Crews in Perry County are investigating a chemical explosion in Rye Township. Officials say the explosion happened around 4:45 at a home on Ridge Road.

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Sat May 25, 2013

PennLive.com

County FFA reaps awards

When FFA members from across Pennsylvania receive proficiency awards in June, Perry County students will be the most numerous among the winners.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science

Thu May 23, 2013

PennLive.com

Three Perry County teens in legal trouble because of nude picture

State police said a teenage Perry County boy is facing charges after sending a picture of his penis to a teenage girl.

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Tue May 21, 2013

Centre Daily Times

Joseph R. Kovel | Let's put the priority back on public safety

It has been almost two decades since terrorists trained in Perry County to detonate a bomb at the World Trade Center in 1993.

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Related Topix: Shanksville, PA, Pennsylvania

Mon May 20, 2013

The News Item

Noteworthy: Monday, May 20, 2013

Gamut Theatre Group will wrap up its first residency at Line Mountain Junior-Senior High School with a final performance for students, faculty and parents at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Mifflintown, PA