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A four-year-old child was injured in a farming accident this afternoon in Cumberland County.

An accomplice allegedly drove a getaway car.

Officials at Penn State University Police and State College Police Department say they are ready for the crowds when Penn State takes on Michigan this weekend.

This announcement ensures labor peace with the union representing 5,000 faculty who teach in the State System of Higher Education, for an extra year, through June 30, 2019.

Police said the alleged thefts took place in June.

President Donald Trump's administration announced Oct. 6 that it was rescinding the birth control mandate that was part of the health reform laws known as "Obamacare."

Harrisburg will oversee the purchase this week of at least 10 of the 52 homes left uninhabitable by a massive sinkhole along South 14th Street.

The program's goal is to pair the dogs with inmate handlers so they can be trained before being adopted.

The obituaries that appear in today's edition of The Patriot-News are listed below, with links to each. The photos used are those submitted with the obituaries.

Two candidates for Mechanicsburg Area School Board will be attending a candidate forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the Harrisburg Area.