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Police warn of new phone scam

State College police are warning of a rash of phone scams targeting local residents in recent weeks.

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Woman charged with trying to bring marijuana into state prison

A Pittsburgh woman is scheduled to appear in Centre County Court Wednesday on charges that she tried to bring suspected marijuana into the State Correctional Institution at Benner while visiting an inmate.

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Police: Paraplegic castrated at Philly facility

A 41-year-old man is being held on $5 million bail after police say he castrated a paraplegic during a dispute at an assisted living facility in Philadelphia.

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Police: Vandals damage Pa. church with syrup

Police are searching whoever vandalized a Philadelphia-area church with syrup and fire extinguishers before taking off with a bottle of wine.

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Former Pa. teacher charged for classroom piercings

A former teacher in central Pennsylvania is facing charges after police say she allowed a student to perform body piercings in class.

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Man gets prison in pot heist that hurt Pa. officer

A Pittsburgh man will spend up to 14 years in prison for seriously injuring a city officer, who has yet to return to work since trying to stop a robbery at a flea market that authorities said doubled as a marijuana packaging operation.

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$10,000 in copper wire stolen from W. Pa. turbines

State police say $10,000 worth of copper wire has been stolen from two disassembled wind turbines being stored on property in southwestern Pennsylvania.

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2 escaped prisoners still sought in Berks County

Police are still searching for two prisoners who escaped from a correctional facility in eastern Pennsylvania over the weekend.