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Dauphin County Technical School, Derry Township, Lower Dauphin and Palmyra Area school news
Fri, 18 May 2012 02:10:17 -0700

The Flower Spot, a retail flower and plant store created by the marketing-and-entrepreneurship program students and the ornamental horticulture program students offers a variety of vegetables, plants and flowers for sale.

Henninger Farm covered bridge in Dauphin County gets spruced up by volunteers
Fri, 11 May 2012 12:10:06 -0700

It has crossed Wiconisco Creek in upper Dauphin County since the horse and buggy days of the 1850s, withstanding flood and even fire. The tough wooden structure bested Tropical Storm Agnes, the 1972 deluge that claimed many of its kin.

Dauphin County fire chiefs debate who should get first call following Tokyo Diner blaze
Tue, 15 May 2012 20:55:06 -0700

When a fire erupts in Dauphin County, many residents might believe that the firefighters closest to the blaze are always the ones who arrive first. Yet, those residents would be wrong, as was shown by Thursday night’s fire at the Tokyo Diner in Lower Paxton Twp.

Judge won't delay Pennsylvania politician's prison term
Fri, 11 May 2012 13:42:31 -0700

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A judge on Friday denied a request by former Democratic Pennsylvania legislative leader William DeWeese to delay his prison term for using state employees to campaign for him for free. In rejecting the request, Dauphin County Judge Todd Hoover ordered DeWeese, 62, to surrender to the state Department of Corrections on Monday as previously scheduled to begin ...

Pennsylvania Office of Inspector General Announces April 2012 Welfare Fraud Adjudications
Thu, 17 May 2012 07:59:59 -0700

HARRISBURG, Pa., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ten Pennsylvania residents pleaded guilty to welfare fraud and/or were sentenced for their crimes during April, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced today. "These cases should send a powerful message to...

Dauphin County child abuse prosecution unit chief suggests penalty for not reporting child abuse to match up with ...
Mon, 14 May 2012 12:40:06 -0700

The head of Dauphin County's Child Abuse Prosecutions Unit is calling for matching up the penalty of failing to report suspected child abuse with the seriousness of the abuse caused to the child.

Bill DeWeese, former Pa. representative, released on bail pending appeal
Fri, 18 May 2012 20:42:51 -0700

Former longtime Pennsylvania House Democratic leader Bill DeWeese is out on bail days after he began serving a 2 1/2-to-five-year prison term for corruption.

DeWeese released on bail pending appeal
Fri, 18 May 2012 21:48:54 -0700

PHILADELPHIA - Former longtime Pennsylvania House Democratic leader Bill DeWeese is out on bail days after he began serving a 2½ -to-five-year prison term for corruption.

Dauphin County Commissioner Jeff Haste suggests ending human services programs in face of looming state funding cuts
Wed, 16 May 2012 14:40:06 -0700

Maybe the county shouldn’t just take the hit if Gov. Tom Corbett succeeds in slashing that funding by 20 percent in next year’s state budget, Haste said today. Instead, he suggested the commissioners should consider calling the governor’s hand and stop providing those services.

Pennsylvania Casino Enjoys Turnaround
Thu, 17 May 2012 04:09:02 -0700

Mount Airy Casino Resort, one of Pennsylvania's first stand-alone casinos, is enjoying a change in fortune after years of tough times and a legal cloud over its ownership.