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Members of a Lancaster County-based road crew escaped injury Monday after an object tossed from a moving car exploded near where they were working in Lower Nazareth Township, according to police.
Planners to vote on turnpike plaza redo
Lancaster County Planning Commission members today are expected to approve plans to tear down and rebuild the Bowmansville service plaza on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
Pickup overturns in Brecknock; car crashes in Gap
Several people were injured in crashes that happened this past weekend and early today on Lancaster County roadways. via LancasterOnline
Sen. Barack Obama's original poorly worded statement about "bitter" Pennsylvania voters has been misconstrued to mean that Pennsylvania voters, struck with economic hard times, have turned to religion, guns and ... via PittsburghLIVE.com
Hillary event set for 3 p.m. Saturday
The Hillary Clinton campaign has reported that the rally in York will be at 3 p.m. Saturday. via The York Daily Record
“We're pretty confident we're going to see an increase in entertainment”
Patrons enter A nnie Bailey's I rish P ub and R estaurant in the first block of E ast King S treet. via LancasterOnline
Obama now in striking distance
Obama now in striking distance By TOM MURSE, Staff 2008-04-16 11:15:00 Lancaster New Era Fasten your seatbelts, folks. via LancasterOnline
The Pennsylvania Primary is just over a week away and elections workers in our area are making sure they can handle a larger-than-usual crowd. via WHP-TV Harrisburg
“What we are saying is, give us a little credit for spending money outside what we're expected to do”
John Fry and Rick Gray sat at the table, miles apart. On this end, Fry, president of Franklin & Marshall College, pointed out that the school already gives much to the City of Lancaster. via LancasterOnline
Hogar Crea, directors in standoff over control
“When the attorney told them it was illegal, they walked out”
The board of directors of a statewide drug rehabilitation program that operates a center in Lancaster has resigned amid a power struggle over who controls the organization. via LancasterOnline
Overwhelming Support Shown For Abandoned Baby Boy
“It is extraordinary, particularly this point in the year when the temperatures are pretty cold outside”
Authorities in Pennsylvania are trying to deal with an outpouring of support for a newborn baby boy found abandoned on a front lawn more than one month ago. via Cbs3.com
Suit: Man gets cancerous lungs, dies, in transplant at Penn
“We had no way of knowing that we were receiving anything other than healthy organs.”
A man received a smoker's cancerous lungs in a transplant at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and died six months later, according to a lawsuit against the hospital and several doctors. via The York Daily Record
Pa. AP Broadcasters Association elects 2008-09 board members
Mark Abrams, a reporter for KYW Newsradio in Philadelphia, is the new president of the Pennsylvania Associated Press Broadcasters Association. via The York Daily Record
Dems on the road in Pennsylvania
On the campaign front Monday night, both Democratic candidates are in the area as they continue the battle for Pennsylvania. via WPVI-TV Philadelphia
Judge upholds $24 million settlement for teens burned atop railroad car
A judge upheld a jury's $24 million award to a pair of teens who were severely burned by electrical wires when they climbed atop a rail car. via The Morning Call
Motorcycle hits bikes; 3 injured
A motorcyclist missed a curve on a Brecknock Township road near Bowmansville Tuesday night, and his cycle struck two women riding bicycles, Ephrata state police said. via LancasterOnline
Pennsylvania's truck drivers are urging lawmakers in Harrisburg to cut state taxes on fuel. via WHP-AM Harrisburg
Northern Lebanon tech teacher named Educator of the Year
“It got me used to dealing with people”
Eight years ago, Jim Hoffer left his job as a manager in private industry to return to the classroom. via The Lebanon Daily News
Senator Barack Obama will return to Pennsylvania on Friday. His campaign says a bus tour will begin in western PA and wrap up in the southeastern part of the state. via WTKT-AM Harrisburg