Teams prep for title games; Harrisburg police captain takes school job: Good Morning, Pennsylvania

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Weather

High: 77, low: 58. Mostly sunny.

Photo of the Day

Saquon Barkley appears at Hersheypark

NFL runningback Saquon Barkley appears in a short Hersheypark parade with his daughter Jada Clare, 1, during an appearance in Hershey, Pa., June 8, 2019. Mark Pynes | mpynes@pennlive.com

Fun times

Philly on TV: “Good Morning America” will be broadcasting live from Philadelphia starting at 7 a.m. tomorrow. Tickets are free. Read more.

Bears redux: Build-A-Bear has announced another Pay-Your-Age event, this time without the hours-long lines that ended last year’s prematurely. Read more.

Come on down: “The Price Is Right Live” will be at Hershey Theatre in fall. Some audience members will compete on the show’s games. Read more.

Harrisburg police news conference on homicides, Dec. 6, 2018

Harrisburg police Capt. Gabe Olivera Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.com/2018PENNLIVE.COM

Today’s talkers

Moving on: After 25 years with Harrisburg police, Captain Gabriel Olivera is retiring and taking a job with the Central Dauphin School District. Read more.

Best schools: The top-ranked high schools in the state are mostly in the Philadelphia area, according to U.S. News and World Report. Read more.

Shooting reported on I-83 in Dauphin County

A vehicle is removed from the scene. A state trooper shot a machete-wielding man during a traffic stop on Interstate 83 in Dauphin County, May 24, 2019, police said. The incident occurred at the exit ramp for Union Deposit on I-83 northbound. Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.com

Updates

Machete suspect: A Harrisburg man who was shot after police said he charged at a trooper with a machete is out of the hospital and in prison. Read more.

Fatal crash: A trucker who was watching a football game when he hit and killed a motorcyclist is going to prison and losing his commercial license. Read more.

In sports

PIAA playoffs: New legislation in Pennsylvania would separate high school state athletic playoffs for public and private schools in some sports. Read more.

Title games: Four central Pa. teams, two softball and two baseball, will compete for state gold tomorrow in State College, weather permitting. Read more.

Mitch Ivanoff

Blues guitarist Mitch Ivanoff

In brief

Harrisburg blues legend Mitch Ivanoff dies | Ex-owner arrested hiding in restaurant | Father’s Day weekend things to do | Assistant chief accused of stealing from EMS company | A bear cub’s path around Harrisburg | Hit-and-run victim struggles to walk again | Cool Spaces: Devil’s Half-Acre |

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