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  1. Critics want Harrisburg assets deal delayed bit.ly/Le0U0I about 2 hours ago via twitterfeed
  2. Camp Hill's Plein Air Competition and Arts Festival begins Tuesday bit.ly/M26DeI about 2 hours ago via twitterfeed
  3. Humane Society of Harrisburg Area to launch intake center in Swatara Township bit.ly/MoESPV about 3 hours ago via twitterfeed
  4. Catholic officials in Harrisburg say pope's 2015 visit to Philladelphia might heal divisions caused by clergy ab... bit.ly/LdN42m about 4 hours ago via twitterfeed
  5. Hershey Fire Company hopes to expand bit.ly/JMrSSh about 4 hours ago via twitterfeed
  6. Steel-High prom was filmed for Lifetime TV documentary bit.ly/Ldx6Fw about 5 hours ago via twitterfeed
  7. Editorial: Prevailing wage: Since lawmakers won't scrap archaic mandate, some construction costs are 30 percent higher bit.ly/LnSR3F about 5 hours ago via twitterfeed
  8. Harrisburg police investigate two Allison Hill shootings over weekend bit.ly/Ldd7Xq about 7 hours ago via twitterfeed
  9. Lower Swatara police seek pair in connection with fatal shooting bit.ly/M15bJv about 9 hours ago via twitterfeed
  10. Jerry Sandusky, Penn State and sex-abuse allegations: The biggest scandal in college sports history bit.ly/MmBaGt about 17 hours ago via twitterfeed
  11. Routes 22/322 East open after earlier motorcycle crash bit.ly/Nuan7V 7:22 PM Jun 2nd via twitterfeed
  12. Crash closes Route 22/322 east, traffic detoured to Routes 11/15 South bit.ly/LjYxeY 4:59 PM Jun 2nd via twitterfeed
  13. From princess parade to soccer, Family Favorites Festival had it all bit.ly/L9nFD0 3:26 PM Jun 2nd via twitterfeed
  14. Editorial: There's been enough static, fix the radios bit.ly/KVEW5R 2:48 PM Jun 2nd via twitterfeed
  15. Patriot-News staff collects honors for Sandusky, flood and other coverage bit.ly/NtscEe 2:26 PM Jun 2nd via twitterfeed
  16. State rejects donation of flagpole for Department of Welfare building bit.ly/L8X4pF 12:46 PM Jun 2nd via twitterfeed
  17. Three killed in accident in Schuylkill County early today bit.ly/L8SCad 12:18 PM Jun 2nd via twitterfeed
  18. Harrisburg police looking for man who robbed Wells Fargo Bank Friday morning bit.ly/L8MpeG 11:48 AM Jun 2nd via twitterfeed
  19. Central Dauphin Middle School student wins history contest for polio vaccine research bit.ly/LiDJo7 10:20 AM Jun 2nd via twitterfeed
  20. Recently relaunched Harrisburg Police Athletic League is 'a crime prevention tool,' officer says bit.ly/Lipm3i 9:22 AM Jun 2nd via twitterfeed