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Harrisburg is one of dozens of hopefuls trying to woo the tech giant Amazon and its promise of 50,000 jobs.

After more than 30 years at Penn State Harrisburg including almost seven years as chancellor of the school, Mukund S. Kulkarni has announced that he will retire at the end of June.

"The guy goes from making coffee and in a matter of seconds you can see the terror," York police detective says about killing of convenience store clerk.

A Harrisburg man who stabbed a woman with scissors and a knife, as well as hitting her in the head with a hammer last year was ordered to serve nearly two decades in state prison.

Susquehanna Township police say a 36-year-old man tried to run from police after he was caught urinating Monday.

The basis of the suit against the Penn State President Eric J. Barron and the board of trustees is the university's refusal to honor Padgett's July request to rent a conference room or lecture hall for a Spencer talk.

A drug dealer caught with a laundry bag full of synthetic marijuana in a rental car he was driving was ordered to spend seven to 14 years in state prison.

Jason Startzman, 42, of Lower Paxton Township, pleaded guilty to charges that include aggravated indecent assault.

Lower Swatara Township commissioners on Wednesday approved a zoning change that would allow for the parcel-exchange facility to be built in the township.

About three dozen protesters showed up at Scott Perry's office in the 2200 block of East Market Street in York because they want him to do more for Puerto Rico.