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Severe thunderstorms with strong winds and heavy rain are possible tonight, but the skies will clear Tuesday, bringing sunshine in the days ahead. The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather statement Monday morning for Dauphin, Cumberland, Lebanon, Franklin, Adams, York and Lancaster counties saying there is a chance of thunderstorms late this afternoon and into the night.

BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO leaders on Monday will expand the use of their all for one, one for all, collective defense clause to include attacks in space, the military organization’s top civilian official said. Article 5 of NATO’s founding treaty states that attacks on any one of the 30 allies...

FABENS, Texas (AP) — Eight people were injured Sunday night after a vehicle plowed into a crowd at a mud racing event in Texas. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement that at 6:35 p.m., a vehicle left the mud track and crashed through a guard rail and into spectators.

Vaccine maker Novavax said Monday its shot was highly effective against COVID-19 and also protected against variants in a large, late-stage study in the U.S. and Mexico. The vaccine was about 90% effective overall and preliminary data showed it was safe, the company said. While demand for COVID-19 shots in...

The Penn State running back room has a chance to be special this season. James Franklin’s Nittany Lions have five backs with starter-caliber talent. Who will win the starting job? And is it really important who starts?. Examining the Lions’ runners can create some interesting over-under scenarios. And that’s where...

An 18-year-old man aboard a pontoon boat in Barnegat Bay died after the craft struck a marker near the Route 37 bridge early Sunday morning, according to the New Jersey State Police. Two of the five others aboard the boat were ejected into the water, but made it back onto...

Bailey Aldridge; The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) (TNS) A swimmer has died after she was hit by lightning in Georgia on Saturday, officials say. The 15-year-old Alabama girl was in the water near 17th Street on Tybee Island around 2:45 p.m. when she was struck, according to a news release from the City of Tybee Island.

CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago bus driver looking for a way to relieve stress during the coronavirus pandemic jumped into Lake Michigan for a 365th straight day on Saturday. Dan O’Conor said he started jumping into the lake at Montrose Harbor on the city’s North Side last year to relieve stress.

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High: 85; Low: 64. Partly sunny with thunderstorms. Wasabi wins: A Pekingese from Adams County won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show Sunday. A second dog from Adams County also reached the finals. Read more. A late last call?: A proposed bill would extend last call...

DEAR ABBY: I can’t stand being around my dad. I love my mom, but no longer respect her because she stays married to him. He’s a narcissistic bully. My brother agrees. My parents and I live in the same town and get together for holidays, birthdays and other events. My brother lives out of state.

Construction crews hired by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation are almost, quite literally, going from zero to 100 as a number of projects in southcentral Pennsylvania are set to occur during a busy construction season. Gov. Tom Wolf, Transportation Secretary Yasmin Gramian, and PennDOT officials said last week that nearly...

The National Civil War Museum in recent years has weathered growing pains and a full assault on its very existence. Now, the once beleaguered city-owned museum is searching for its next CEO, and undoubtedly its next chapter. The museum has undertaken a national search to fill the position vacated by its former head Wayne Motts.

Ron Kamionka rarely passes up an opportunity to make a profit at his Harrisburg-based bars. But when it comes to a proposed bill that would extend last call in Pennsylvania from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m., he’s vehemently opposed. “There’s a point people have had enough to drink and it’s...

Unseasonably low temperatures earlier this spring may have delayed the emergence of Brood X 17-year periodical cicadas in many parts of Pennsylvania, but the large insects with the bulging red eyes finally are here in enormous numbers. The cicada hordes are now at or very near their peak for the...

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — The flavor of the year at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show: Wasabi. A Pekingese named Wasabi from central Pennsylvania won best in show Sunday night, notching a fifth-ever win for the unmistakable toy breed. A whippet named Bourbon repeated as runner-up. Waddling through a small-but-mighty turn...

Milton Hershey School held a car processional Saturday to wrap up two days of graduation events for the latest class in school history, a total of 237 seniors. This followed a virtual commencement ceremony Friday marking the 87th class to graduate. The valedictorian was Lydia Lausch, the salutatorian was Derrick Nhin and the most nearly ideal senior was Elijah Espaillat. Here’s a link to the full list of award winners.

The York County Coroner has identified the man that died as a result of a crash in North Codorus Township on Saturday. David Scheidegg, 24, of Rising Sun, Maryland later died at Wellspan York Hospital. Scheidegg, who was wearing a helmet, was driving his motorcycle when he lost control and...

Harrisburg police are investigating a reported shooting in the city. Police were dispatched to the area of 13th and Kittatinny streets near Derry Street around 8:20 p.m. One adult man was shot and had non-life-threatening injuries, Harrisburg police Lt. Kyle Gautsch said in an email. A number of police cars...

American Airlines is investing in U.K.-based electric aircraft maker Vertical Aerospace and could order as many as 250 of the new planes for $1 billion, the airline said Thursday. Vertical Aerospace plans to develop a zero-carbon aircraft that can carry four passengers and a pilot and fly at speeds of...