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A PPL spokesperson said they've called in crews from out of state and working around the clock to get customers back online.

The energy provider also gave some insight on why repairs could take multiple days for some.
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Temperatures will start to dip in Pennsylvania today as a strong cold front moves through.

However, that could bring more thunderstorms and damaging winds tonight. Here's the current forecast.
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Crews responded to a fire at a truck repair shop in Dauphin County on Saturday night.
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Over 120,000 Pennsylvanians are without power after severe storms swept through the area last night.

PPL is offering to reimburse customers for water and ice purchases during the outage.
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We now know a mother and her 11-year-old son were killed after storms caused a tree to fall at a Cumberland County campground.

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The coroner has been called to a campground off of Pine Grove Road in Gardners, Cumberland County after severe storms downed trees.

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Severe thunderstorms ripped through central Pennsylvania Saturday night, disrupting many July 4th events, including the one in the City of Harrisburg, where officials were forced to cancel the fireworks due to the storms.

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The threat It looks like Mother Nature will be providing her own fireworks in addition to man-made!
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Trees were seen covering the roadway where festival attendees were patronizing food trucks and celebrating the holiday. CBS 21 was there at Riverfront Park when police began telling people to avoid the trees that had fallen.
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CBS 21's Tower Camera caught a pillar of black smoke from a commercial building fire in Harrisburg just after 4:30 p.m. today.
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When a canoe hit a rock and overturned in the Susquehanna River on Saturday morning, it was a retired Harrisburg firefighter who came to the rescue.
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Triple digits didn't stop York's only street outreach from answering the call to action this week.

Employees and volunteers from Friends and Neighbors continued their mission of being a friend and a neighbor to anyone in need as the heat wave peaked.
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The family of Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Michael Pahira is accepting memorial contributions that go toward a wrestling scholarship in his name.

See how you can donate and support the family of Trooper Pahira.
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Update: Lancaster city police were responding to a standoff involving an armed person inside a home on Third Street this morning.

That person left the home voluntarily and was taken into custody around 11:07 a.m., police said.
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Update: Police say the active incident in Lancaster city "has been resolved" as of 11:20 a.m. It's unclear what the incident was.
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Police arrested a teenager in Harrisburg this week after a months-long investigation into a fatal shooting that occurred in Williamsport on Halloween night.
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During a Fourth of July address at Mount Rushmore, President Donald Trump said the U.S. faces a renewed threat from Communism that poses more danger than past wars and terrorist attacks.

"Communism is a mortal threat to American liberty," Trump said.
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Volunteers beat the heat on Friday to put on a Fourth of July parade in Jonestown.
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Police are asking the public to avoid the area of Third Street and Manor Street in Lancaster city due to an active incident.

Police said there is believed to be no threat to the public, but the nature of the incident is unclear at this time.
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Several burn bans have been put in place in communities across Dauphin County, effectively putting a stop to community fireworks shows.
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