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Embattled horse trainer strikes deal to avoid jail time
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:54:44 -0800

A local horse trainer facing theft and fraud related charges after allegedly selling former racehorses for slaughter has made an agreement with prosecutors allowing her to avoid jail time, according to the Dauphin County District Attorney’s office.

Cash 5 Ticket Worth More Than $500,000 Sold in Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:52:10 -0800

MIDDLETOWN, Pa., Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- One jackpot-winning Cash 5 ticket worth more than $500,000 from the Feb. 21 drawing was sold at Food Express, 1545 W. Front St., Berwick, Columbia County.

Swatara Township, Dauphin County team up to replace flood-damaged bridge
Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:40:06 -0800

A flood -damaged bridge over Spring Creek in Swatara Twp. will be replaced thanks to a partnership between the township and Dauphin County, officials said.

/C O R R E C T I O N -- Pennsylvania Lottery/
Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:06:14 -0800

In the news release, Cash 5 Ticket Worth $225,000 Sold in Dauphin County, issued 15-Feb-2012 by Pennsylvania Lottery over PR Newswire, we are advised by the organization that the first paragraph, first sentence, should read "One jackpot-winning Cash 5 ticket worth $225,000 from the Feb. 14 drawing was sold at Gas USA, 4660 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg, Dauphin County," rather than "One jackpot ...

No prison for Chester County woman who sold horses for slaughter
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:14:18 -0800

HARRISBURG - A Chester County woman accused of selling thoroughbreds for slaughter after promising to put them up for adoption will avoid prison by agreeing to enter a first-offender program.

Cash 5 Ticket Worth $225,000 Sold in Dauphin County
Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:58:19 -0800

MIDDLETOWN, Pa., Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- One jackpot-winning Cash 5 ticket worth $225,000 from the Dec. 1 drawing was sold at Gas USA, 4660 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg, Dauphin County.

No rulings after former York Rep. Stephen Stetler's hearing this morning
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:02:22 -0800

Defense attorney Joshua Lock focused much of his argument on his belief the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office should turn over all field notes investigators generated.

No jail for Chesco woman accused of selling horses for slaughter
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:16:01 -0800

HARRISBURG - A Chester County woman accused of selling thoroughbreds for slaughter after promising to put them up for adoption will avoid prison by agreeing to enter a first-offender program.

State of Pennsylvania purchases the Forum Place from Dauphin County
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:26:28 -0800

The size of the Capitol Complex is just a little bit bigger Monday. The Commonwealth has added Forum Place to its holdings. The Dauphin County General Authority purchased the ten-story office building and parking garage from Harrisburg developer John Vartan for $85.6 million in 1998. However, three years later the building’s principal tenant, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation ...

Pennsylvania Office of Inspector General Announces January 2012 Welfare Fraud Adjudications, Including Mercer County ...
Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:24:15 -0800

HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fifteen Pennsylvania residents pleaded guilty to welfare fraud and/or were sentenced for their crimes during January, including 11 current and former Mercer County residents who schemed to fraudulently claim more than $750,000 in benefits, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced today.