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AP file photo Former Penn State President Graham Spanier’s are expected to be in a Pennsylvania courtroom next month as a judge considers whether the former Penn State president should have to report to jail to start serving his sentence related to the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal. HARRISBURG (AP) — Graham Spanier’s lawyers are expected to be in a Pennsylvania courtroom next month as a judge considers whether the former Penn State president should have to report to jail to...

Judge sets hearing on Graham Spaniers pending jail sentence MARK SCOLFORO, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this June 2, 2017, file photo, former Penn State President Graham Spanier departs after his sentencing hearing in Harrisburg, Pa. Spaniers lawyers will be in a Pennsylvania courtroom next month as a judge considers whether the former Penn State president should have to report to jail to start serving his sentence related to the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal.Matt...

Dispute over proposed warehouse complex in Swatara Township could take years: attorney Updated Mar 15, 2021; Depending on the Commonwealth Court’s decision about a proposed warehouse zoning matter in Swatara Township, it could take up to two years before the situation is settled, according to the township’s solicitor. Commissioners on Feb. 25 voted 3-to-2 to appeal Dauphin County Judge John F. Cherry’s decision that reversed the board’s unanimous 5-0 vote from a year before that denied...

Warehouse complex in Swatara Township gets the go-ahead from judge Updated Mar 04, 2021; One year after the Swatara Township Board of Commissioners unanimously rejected giving Mushroom Hill, LLC, a conditional use permit to construct a warehouse complex off Route 322, a Dauphin County judge sided with the applicant and appealed the commissioners’ vote. Commissioners are holding a special virtual meeting Thursday to review the decision of President Judge John F. Cherry. “We were stunned,”...

Man on the run for months arrested in 2019 Harrisburg ‘retaliation’ killing Updated Dec 30, 2020; Posted Dec 30, 2020 Police are looking for Antoine Miller, 46. He is described as 5 feet 6 inches tall and 205 pounds. Facebook Share Federal authorities have taken into custody a man accused of shooting and killing someone on Jefferson Street in Harrisburg nearly two years ago. Harrisburg police said 47-year-old Antoine Lamont Miller, of Harrisburg, shot 35-year-old Michael Evans-Turner to d...

Harrisburg district judge suspended with pay while she fights charges of interfering in son’s arrest Updated Dec 18, 2020; Facebook Share Dauphin County Magisterial District Judge Sonya McKnight has been suspended with pay while she faces criminal charges related to the arrest of her son. McKnight surrendered to the booking center Wednesday on three misdemeanor charges filed by the attorney general’s office: tampering with evidence, obstruction of law and official oppression. She was relea...

Taxpayers shouldn’t be paying for judges who don’t show up for work | PennLive Editorial Updated Dec 11, 2020; It’s a nice job, if you can get it. You don’t have to report to work every day, you can rake in money from another job, and you might even walk away with a pension and lifetime health care. That’s the good life many district judges in Pennsylvania enjoy. They earn $93,338 a year, and although they sometimes have to rule on complex law issues, they don’t even have to have ...