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Harrisburg feeling winds of change One in an occasional series. HARRISBURG - For a decade, a driver shuttled Rep. Bill DeWeese back and forth from his legislative district in the southwestern corner of Pennsylvania to his parking spot by the Capitol. The taxpayers paid for the chauffeur. Harrisburg Man Charged In Armed Robbery A Harrisburg man faced charges in an armed robbery on the West Shore Friday afternoon. Harrisburg man held in robbery A Harrisburg man was arrested after a robbery yesterday at the Weis Market on Lowther Road, Lower Allen Twp. Arthur Ray, 29, was taken into custody around 3 p.m. near the Paxtang Cemetery after a brief chase that began near his home in the 2900 block of Croyden Road, police said. SPORTS FAN LINE Congratulations to the Harrisburg Cougars! A game well played. What about Zech Runkle? He had a great game against the Penn Manors big guy, held him to only three points. Great job, Zech. And also, congratulations to Alphonso Dawson for breaking Dan Buies scoring record. What about the dunks? Pennsylvania Cash 5 payout HARRISBURG, Pa. - Sundays Pennsylvania Cash 5 jackpot will be worth at least $200,000 because no player matched the five winning numbers drawn in Saturdays game. Harrisburg Mayor Ron Morse holds firmly in first round of balloting HARRISBURG - Mayor Ron Morse amassed a good vote total in the Harrisburg primary while Chuck Fitzpatrick and Billy Leonberger were knocked out of the race. Young adults are likely ID theft victims Saud Albuainain, a 21-year-old Penn State Harrisburg student, received a phone call from his credit card company last month about a suspicious purchase. Penn Manor believes it can upset Harrisburg Of all the challenges facing Penn Manor in the final, none is greater than this one: The Comets have to believe. They have to believe they can deal with Harrisburg's pressure and cope with the Cougars' quickness. They have to believe they can win. Penn Manor's players have... Humane Society boss tries to save more lives Five months ago, Amy Kaunas was pushing legal papers around her desk as a lawyer in a Baltimore law office. These days, she carefully works around Muffin, a black cat with green eyes, who sprawls regally across Kaunas desk at the East Shore Shelter of the Humane Society of Harrisburg Area. Paper: Probe sought in cancer cases near university HARRISBURG, Pa. - Two epidemiologists and a contaminant specialist say they believe an investigation should be done into whether there is a cancer cluster surrounding a former industrial site near Susquehanna University, a newspaper reported Sunday. | ||