NCAA tabs George Mitchell as PSU integrity monitor
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell will serve as the independent athletics integrity monitor at Penn State for the NCAA.The NCAA announced Mitchell's five-year appointment on...
View ArticleSuspect sought for armed robbery and home invasion
On Friday around 945 p.m., a home invasion took place in the 200 block of Herr Street in Harrisburg. The victims were taking groceries into their home when the suspect forced his way into their...
View ArticleAmerican Red Cross offering First Aid and CPR courses
The American Red Cross is offering First Aid and CPR/AED Courses across the area.The courses will occur in Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York Counties.Each year, more than 5...
View ArticleJerry Sandusky distraught over NCAA sanctions on Penn State
You would think Jerry Sandusky's big concern these days would be surviving prison. But Wednesday, Sandusky's attorney revealed his client is really distraught over the recent NCAA sanctions. Amendola...
View ArticleFormer state police employee charged for forging checks
A former state police employee is finding himself on the other side of the law, accused of stealing over $30,000 from his department. A civilian employee with state police faced a number of charges...
View ArticleLow-income students get help to pay for Advanced Placement courses
The U.S. Department of Education announced the award of more than $21.5 million in grants to 43 states to cover all or part of the fees charged to low-income students for taking Advanced Placement...
View ArticleStrawberry Street to be closed for excavation
Strawberry Street in Harrisburg will be closed for about two weeks.The closure will occur between Front Street and River Street. The closure is so that PPL can excavate and replace an underground...
View ArticleUPDATE: Local man arrested for driving on Ocean City boardwalk, trying to...
Two local men were arrested after a wild scene on the famed boardwalk at Ocean City, Maryland.Around 630 a.m., Ocean City Police attempted to pull over a 2007 Dodge Magnum with Texas registration near...
View ArticleMechanicsburg family struck by lightning at Wildwood, NJ beach
Around 1240 p.m. Wednesday, a family from Mechanicsburg vacationing was waiting out a storm under umbrellas.Wildwood Beach Patrol, along with Wildwood Fire Rescue showed up to find that the family was...
View ArticleUPDATE: Those for and against Chick-fil-A show up at restaurant
UPDATE:The lines wrapped around the building all day long at Chick-fil-A in Cumberland County. Many people were there supporting the restaurant chain president's stance on gay marriage.He was quoted...
View ArticleUPDATE: Well-known Harrisburg man arrested for performing oral sex on...
UPDATE:Harrisburg police arrested a man they say prowled the bar scene, looking for victims to satisfy an insatiable appetite for sex in an unusual way.Police say Dajuan Porter performed oral sex on...
View ArticlePolice arrest suspected burglars
Two men are facing charges for thefts in a North York neighborhood.Around 4:00 yesterday morning, police say they were called about two people trying to break into locked cars.Officers caught them...
View ArticleStabbing investigation
York City Police are investigating a stabbing.It happened just after 10:30 last night in the 600 block of West Princess Street.County dispatchers say one person was transported to the hospital.There...
View ArticleMaine man gets life in 2010 Pa. abduction rape
ERIE, Pa. (AP) — A registered sex offender from Maine will spend the rest of his life in prison for kidnapping and raping a woman in a northwestern Pennsylvania national forest two years ago.A federal...
View ArticleJudge weighs charges in Pa. SUV slaying
CARLISLE, Pa. (AP) — A central Pennsylvania woman says her ex-husband indicated he'd kill her boyfriend in the days before the man was fatally shot in front of her and her three children.Ashley Murray...
View ArticleHalf of US counties now considered disaster areas
By JIM SUHRAssociated PressST. LOUIS (AP) -- Nearly 220 counties in a dozen drought-stricken states were added Wednesday to the U.S. government's list of natural disaster areas as the nation's...
View ArticleNew guidelines for handling kids' online privacy
Courtesy PCMag.com:By Chloe AlbanesiusThe Federal Trade Commission today published proposed rules intended to better protect the personal, online information of children.The recommendations suggest...
View ArticleKate Gosselin rejected for Dancing With the Stars: All-Stars
Courtesy USMagazine.com: By Allison CorneauShe made for must-see TV during her high profile stint on Dancing With the Stars in 2010, but no one is more relieved that Kate Gosselin is sitting out this...
View ArticleLow-paying jobs are here to stay
Courtesy CNNMoney.com:By Tami Luhby @CNNMoney NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Stuck in a job with lousy pay? Better get used to it.Some 28% of workers are expected to hold low-wage jobs in 2020, roughly the...
View ArticleCouple arrested for sex inside Walmart
Courtesy The SmokingGun.com:A pair of frisky Kansans are facing criminal charges after they allegedly swiped some K-Y Jelly from a Walmart and actually began trysting inside the big box retailer, cops...
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