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Lancaster News

• Health report tracks STDs May 23, 2012
  The plain truth about sexually transmitted diseases here: • The rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea are relatively high in Lancaster County, as compared to the rest of the state. • The rates are highest among women, African-Americans and young people. • As many as a quarter of people wit... […]
• Shooting at Denver sport club May 23, 2012
  A shooting at Cocalico Sportsmen's Association on Tuesday night appeared to be a suicide, according to officials. Police and medical personnel were called to the club at 585 Sportsman Road, Denver, at 8:30 p.m. for a report of a wounded male. East Cocalico Township police were not immediately availa... […]
• Lancaster City Council moves forward on Queen St. garage plan May 23, 2012
  Plans for the North Queen Street Parking Garage are moving forward. Lancaster City Council on Tuesday began deliberation of a measure that would transfer ownership of a vacant apartment building to the city Redevelopment Authority. The authority is charged with building and owning the $10 million ga... […]
• Suspect in Ephrata sexual assaults captured May 23, 2012
  A man accused of sexually assaulting four girls Saturday in Ephrata was captured in Wrightsville Tuesday night, according to authorities. Ephrata police said they took Donovan V. Reiff, 23, into custody just after 8:30 p.m. U.S. Marshals, Pennsylvania State Police Fugitive Apprehension Unit and Wrig... […]
• 19 employees laid off at HACC campuses May 23, 2012
  Harrisburg Area Community College has laid off 19 employees and eliminated 59 unfilled positions systemwide to help bridge a budget shortfall. Affected personnel were notified Tuesday, John "Ski" Sygielski, HACC's president, said in a news release Tuesday. "Employees were treated with the dignity an... […]
• Flag vandals baffle church May 23, 2012
  Vandals damaged four flag poles at St. Peter's United Church of Christ in Lancaster city, stealing the pole toppers and leaving some of the flags thrown on the ground. "We are distraught at what happened," the Rev. Bonnie Hollinger said. The flags are part of a display of 10 flags representing the c... […]
• State targets 'fraud' scheme May 23, 2012
  The state Attorney General's Office has broken up a large fraud scheme that targeted more than 200 elderly victims in Pennsylvania — including 16 in Lancaster County — and surrounding states, investigators say. Attorney General Linda Kelly said Tuesday that four Philadelphia-area men are... […]