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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania is located in Dauphin County. Zip codes in Harrisburg, PA include 17109, 17106, and 17125. The median home price in Harrisburg is $65,000. More Harrisburg information.

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7 min ago | PennLive.com

Police in Harrisburg seeking three for questioning in city's latest homicide investigation

Detectives in Harrisburg are still seeking three individuals for questioning in the May 8 shooting death of Robert Diggs Jr., the city's eighth homicide victim of the year.

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3 hrs ago | The Times-Tribune

After a chase from Scranton to Syracuse, accused killer surrendered without a fight

Wanted in Scranton for murder, Ryan Harding gave himself over to a Syracuse, N.Y., police Tuesday night quietly, unarmed and with his hands up while officers swept a large housing project.

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7 hrs ago | Philly.com

Some criticize Corbett remark on Latinos on staff

A brief exchange of comments videotaped during an effort to reach out to Latino leaders last week in Philadelphia has created a new wave of controversy for Gov.

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Wed May 22, 2013

Examiner.com

Harrisburg busted their Butts

When I said Harrisburg opts out of growing up, it was supposed to make people want to prove me wrong so I can "stop throwing their city under the bus". There are a lot of fires burning in Harrisburg PA and the last thing this city needed was to have more fuel thrown on the fire by their very own mayoral candidate Lewis L. Butts Jr., who was charged ... (more)

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WHP-TV Harrisburg

City park in need of clean up, but funds need

When it was all completely refurbished to coincide with the opening of the Civil War Muesum back in 2001, much of Reservoir Park was breathtaking, now not only are parts an eyesore, but potentially dangerous as well.

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PennLive.com

Multi-vehicle accident cleared from Cameron Street in Harrisburg

A multi-vehicle accident has been cleared and traffic has been restored to normal on Cameron Street in Harrisburg, according to Dauphin County 911.

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New Pittsburgh Courier Online

Dems nominate new mayors in Pa. primary, Harrisburg's first Black mayor loses

Democrats nominated new mayoral candidates in Pittsburgh, Scranton and Harrisburg in the Pennsylvania primary election.

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ABC 27

P. Diddy in Harrisburg to meet with PLCB

He was in town to meet with the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board about his Ciroc liquor label, according to spokesperson Stacy Kriedeman.

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Chambersburg Public Opinion

Harrisburg voter turnout on pace to match or exceed '09 totals

Voter turnout for the city's closely-watched Democratic mayoral primary and other races Tuesday seemed, as of the end of the workday, to be on pace to exceed or match numbers from 2009.

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Patch.com

Corbett Administration Pushes Back Against Medicaid Expansion Savings

By Eric Boehm | PA Independent HARRISBURG - The administration of Gov. Tom Corbett says a report on Medicaid expansion by the state's Independent Fiscal Office improperly claims as much as $515 million as savings, revenue or underestimated costs to the state.

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Reuters

Voters oust mayor of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in primary

The embattled mayor of Pennsylvania's financially crippled capital of Harrisburg was ousted on Tuesday when she lost the Democratic primary to the owner of an independent bookstore.

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Chambersburg Public Opinion

PennDOT requires do-over of Wayne Ave. pave job

A section of Wayne Avenue from Cleveland Avenue to Orchard Drive will need to have pavement removed and replaced after the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation determined Thursday that it did not pass its quality control testing.

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Philly.com

A poor excuse for justice

This in a nation that promises equal justice; in a state where lawmakers spend millions of tax dollars on lawyers to defend them when they're in trouble.

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Erie Times News

Police: Family kept 80 animals in Pa. mobile home

Police in central Pennsylvania said Tuesday they charged three adults after finding them living inside a mobile home with a small child, two other people and more than 80 animals.

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Tue May 21, 2013

PennLive.com

How PennLive is covering Tuesday's primary

Primary voting at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church in Harrisburg Tuesday April 24, 2012.

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Chambersburg Public Opinion

2 Waynesboro women victims of fatal I-81 crash

State police at Harrisburg on Monday identified two Waynesboro, Franklin County, women as the victims of a fatal one-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 in East Hanover Township, Dauphin County, early Sunday.

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TMZ.com

'Horse' from 'America's Got Talent' -- Cheats Death ... After Tree-Smashing Car Crash

" America's Got Talent " star Zac Gordon ... aka Horse ... aka the guy with iron testicles ... is lucky to be alive ... after smashing his car into a tree while trying to avoid striking a deer, TMZ has learned.

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ABC 27

Harrisburg dog owner says vet refused to treat pet

A Harrisburg family says an animal clinic refused to treat their puppy after it was hit by a car last week.

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ABC 27

Polls open for primary election, what to know before you go

Most candidate on the ballot are running for municipal offices. The only statewide office on the ballot is for Superior Court Judge.

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WGAL-TV Lancaster

Harrisburg mayor announces new safe zone

The latest safe zone will be located at 14th and Magnolia streets near the Hall Manor neighborhood, where the city's latest homicide happened.

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