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No one injured in shots fired incident in Harrisburg
Police were called to the area of South 15th and Zarker Streets in Harrisburg around 3 p.m. for a report of shots fired. Once arriving, police found some spent casings located behind the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. No one was hit by the bullets, but some buildings or vehicles were struck. Witnesses reported hearing eight shots fired. More
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Tour bus carrying local middle schoolers involved in crash near Washington D.C.
Information provided by WUSA : GREENBELT, Md. (WUSA) - Prince George's County Fire Department Spokesperson Mark Brady says three tour buses, including one with middle school students from Dallastown, Pa. headed to D.C. for sightseeing, were involved in collisions on the Inner Loop of the Capital Beltway in Greenbelt on Wednesday morning. Brady says that the Beltway traffic slowed down
Sandusky Scandal
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Sandusky's attorney again asks for charges to be dropped
In the latest Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse news, Defense Attorney Joe Amendola slaps another motion to have charges against the former coach dropped. This is just three weeks before Sandusky is set to stand trial. Sandusky is arguing through his attorney that charges related to at least three of the alleged victims should be dropped. Once again, Amendola says
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Sandusky renews effort to have charges thrown out
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Jerry Sandusky is again asking a judge to throw out the child sexual abuse charges against him, arguing that some counts are too vague to defend and others involve alleged victims whose identities haven't been determined. A lawyer for the former Penn State assistant coach filed motions on Wednesday, less than three weeks before trial is
State
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Vilsack touts PSU research, stumps for farm bill
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack hopes to raise the profile of agricultural research at universities like Penn State as Congress begins the arduous task of renewing the federal farm bill. The USDA says Penn State leads more than 65 federal research grants totaling more than $30 million. Vilsack visited one project Wednesday after touring a
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Bill would push Pa. turnpike speed limit to 70 mph
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The speed limit on the Pennsylvania Turnpike would increase to 70 mph if a Pittsburgh lawmaker gets his way. The Patriot-News reported Wednesday (http://bit.ly/J862IH ) that the House Transportation Committee endorsed the bill last week by a vote of 18-4, but it's unclear whether it will be debated on the House floor. Leaders of the House
National
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Edwards defense rests, closing arguments tomorrow
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Closing arguments are scheduled for tomorrow at the North Carolina trial of two-time Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, with jury deliberations expected to start the following day. The defense rested today without calling Edwards or his former mistress to the stand. The defense also chose not to question the former senator's oldest daughter, Cate, who has
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Ex-Houston cop not guilty in teen suspect beating
HOUSTON (AP) — Leaders of Houston's black community are expressing outrage after a jury found a former police officer not guilty of official oppression in the beating of a 15-year-old burglary suspect. Andrew Blomberg is the first of four fired police officers to stand trial in the alleged beating of Chad Holley in March 2010. Security camera footage of Holley's
World
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US sees deal near; Pakistan haggling over money
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. hopes of reopening Pakistan's supply routes for the Afghanistan war ahead of next week's NATO summit are going down to the wire. Washington is hopeful of an imminent deal. But Pakistan is insisting that the United States pay more to repair relations and end the blockade. Both sides say negotiations continued in Islamabad on Wednesday. The
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NKorea nuclear reactor construction progressing
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S.-based institute says new satellite imagery shows that North Korea has resumed building work on a reactor after months of inactivity. That indicates the North is pressing on with efforts to expand its nuclear program, the institute says, despite international criticism. North Korea says the reactor is intended to generate electricity but its active pursuit of
Entertainment
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Mayer still can't sing
John Mayer is still waiting for his singing voice to return after his damaged vocal cords were frozen - twice. The Daughters singer was forced to cancel tour dates and recording commitments earlier this year after learning he'd have to have a second Botox shot into his throat because the first didn't work. Mayer admits she's still without much of
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Sheridan's lawyers back in court
Nicollette Sheridan's lawyers were back in court on Tuesday to fight an attempt by Desperate Housewives bosses to block her chance for a retrial in a wrongful termination lawsuit. The actress launched a $6 million legal battle against the TV drama's creator Marc Cherry and executives at Touchstone Television Production after claiming her character, Edie Britt, was killed off because
Business News
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Delta says frequent fliers saw different fares
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Delta Air Lines says it may have charged some frequent fliers higher fares than other customers for almost three weeks because of a computer glitch. Delta says it is unsure how many travelers paid higher fares because of the problem. Delta says the problem occurred after it upgraded the flight search engine on its website. The airline
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Dollar continues to rally on fears about Greece
NEW YORK (AP) — Worries that Greece will drop out of the euro currency union are pushing the dollar higher against most other currencies. Traders have been buying up the dollar, which is considered a safe haven currency, on growing fears about Greece. The dollar index, which compares the U.S. dollar against six other currencies, has rallied over 3 percent