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Rafael Tinoco-Villagomez Killed During Scavenger Hunt: PD
Rafael Tinoco-Villagomez, 19, was struck by gunfire on July 10 and died from his injuries at Reading Hospital, authorities said. Two suspects, 18-year-old Luis Rios and 16-year-old Jasir Escoto, are in custody as of Friday, July 26, police wrote in a release. All three attended an event advertised on social...
Pa. High School Football Report podcast: Hanging at PennLive’s Mid-Penn Football Media Day
This week, the epicenter of Mid-Penn Conference football was Cumberland Valley’s fieldhouse, where PennLive’s Fall Media Days took flight. Spend a half hour with co-hosts Evan Wheaton and Eric Epler, who first introduce PennLive’s new managing sports producer Austin Hertzog, a Lancaster native and proud graduate of the University of Pittsburgh.
In swing state Pennsylvania, middle class struggles to get by
The giant steelworks that greets visitors to Allentown, Pennsylvania once symbolized the city's success as an industrial hub. - More visitors at food pantries - On Friday, all eyes will be on new inflation figures from the US government.
Vending machine outside of local hospital offers condoms, pregnancy tests & more; First of its kind in Pennsylvania
The Health To Go vending machine is outside of the emergency department of UPMC Harrisburg, and it's one of the first in the state. Among the items in the machine are pregnancy tests, male and female condoms, naloxone, and fentanyl test strips. All of them, free.
‘Kill switch engaged’: Pa. man indicted for threatening Sen. Mastriano, others
A federal grand jury has indicted a Franklin County man for making threats against state Sen. Doug Mastriano, a Pennsylvania Air National Guard sergeant and a county commissioner. The grand jury indicted Richard Little, 49, of the 2800 block of Roosevelt Drive, Greene Township, on separate counts of making online...
Cigarette ash can sparked central Pa. house fire: police
Police say a cigarette ash can is responsible for starting a fire at a Lancaster County home Thursday night. At 7:37 p.m., police, EMS, and fire crews responded to the first block of North Church Street, Ephrata, after reports of a porch fire at a duplex home, Ephrata police told PennLive.
Police identify man hit, killed walking across highway near Hersheypark Stadium
A 54-year-old man was struck and killed by a vehicle Friday morning in Hershey, according to police. Randy Ticknor, of Binghamton, New York, was pronounced dead at the scene after he was hit by a Dodge Caravan on Hersheypark Drive, according to Derry Township police. Isaac Young, 29, of Lebanon...
Foodie: Sanatoga Pizza Open; Taco Bell Freebie; Wings Day
SANATOGA PA – Tuesday (July 23, 2024) was the big day for Sanatoga Pizza, 2209 E. High St., the newest pizza producer in greater Pottstown. It marked its official opening, and staffers on the phone there said they were busy at mid-day answering calls and taking orders. The restaurant...
WGAL News 8 at Noon
During the Paris Olympics, some WGAL 8 newscasts won't be broadcast on air. But we've still got you covered. We'll stream our noon newscast every weekday right here at WGAL.com and on Very Local. So, keep up with Olympic coverage on TV AND watch our streaming newscast on a second screen.
Love and care go a long way to rehabilitate abused animals
WEST CHESTER — Monday’s discovery of seven deceased Pit/Terrier mix puppies was a situation that ended tragically, but for many abused dogs there is a happy ending. The times have changed drastically for Pit-Mix Ava. Ava had an eye and leg removed, and suffered multiple fractures of the legs and arms.
MU Students Place 2nd at Debate Tournament
Millersville University hosted this year’s annual Frederick Douglass Institute Collaborative Research and Creative Arts Conference and Debate during the spring semester. Isabel S. Pascal and Stuart W. Burton from Millersville placed second in the debate tournament. The conference took place in the Student Memorial Center and the McNairy Library....
Glenside Fire Company competes at TFT Firefighter Championship Series, feat. by WHYY
Members of the Glenside Fire Company took part in the three-day regional TFT Firefighter Challenge Championship Series, described on their website as “The toughest two minutes in sports.”. The Northeast Regional Classic is being held from July 25-27 in a vacant Sam’s Club parking lot in Exton and includes...
N.J. state trooper admits punching handcuffed woman in face
A New Jersey State Police trooper has admitted he punched a handcuffed woman in the face as she sat in in the back of a law enforcement vehicle in Cumberland County in 2022 in a plea deal that calls for him to serve up to a year in a county jail.
Open Road Tolls Coming to Pennsylvania Turnpike in January
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Construction Engineer Alan Williamson, left, explains how the new toll gantries will work along the turnpike. Those familiar toll booths on the Pennsylvania Turnpike are going away and that means drivers will be able to pay tolls without slowing down or hitting backed up traffic at toll plazas, writes Evan Jones for The Morning Call.
Aqua seeks rate increases; public hearings set before regulators
HARRISBURG – Water bills could be on the rise in the Shenandoah area, among other parts of the state next year, and regulators want your input. Aqua Pennsylvania filed an application in May seeking a rate increase from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. Aqua purchased the water system serving the Greater Shenandoah Area and took control last year.
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