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Local police chief reflects back to when tornado hit Lebanon County community, destroyed home
(WHTM) — Twenty years ago on Sunday, July 14, a Midstate community came under attack when an F3 tornado hit Campbelltown, Lebanon County. Within moments, the fast moving F3 tornado roars through Campbelltown. The storm left people injured and houses destroyed. Derry Township Police Chief Garth Warner and his wife Michelle are two of the […]
One deceased after Lebanon motorcycle crash
LEBANON CITY, Pa. (WHTM) — Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that occurred in Lebanon on Sunday. According to Lebanon City Police, on July 14, 2024, at approximately 8:30 p.m., police responded to reports of a motor vehicle accident between a motorcycle and an SUV at the Mifflin Street and Hanover Street intersection.
Injuries reported after multi-vehicle crash on PA-283
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa (WHP) — A multi-vehicle crash on PA-283 is causing traffic delays in Dauphin County. The crash happened in the westbound lanes at Exit: I-283 North to I-81/I-83 - Harrisburg, according to PennDOT. At this time, there is a lane restriction. Emergency dispatchers confirmed that injuries were...
Three killed in I-81 crash near Harrisburg
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — Three people were killed, including two from Snyder County, in a wreck on Interstate 81 over the weekend. The Cumberland County coroner says a tractor-trailer was heading north on I-81 in Silver Spring Township near Harrisburg on Sunday when it crossed the median, hitting an SUV and minivan in the southbound lanes.
Briyana Latayza Hickman-Watson Accused Of Second Stabbing
Briyana Latayza Hickman-Watson argued with her boyfriend and stabbed him in the back with a knife at their apartment in the 500 block of Kellinger Road in Lewisberry, Fairview Township police detailed in the release. Officers learned of the stabbing when they were called to Penn State Holy Spirit Medical...
Where’s the beef? Driver says foggy glasses caused crash into Pennsylvania Wendy’s
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. — A truck driver who drove into a Pennsylvania Wendy’s restaurant Friday night cites foggy glasses as the cause of the accident. According to the Lower Swatara Township police, officers came upon a tractor-trailer that had struck the Wendy’s at 801 S. Eisenhower Blvd. in Middletown at around 2:43 a.m. on July 12.
Family Sues Paqui Following 14-Year-Old's One Chip Challenge Death in 2023
The parents of Harris Wolobah, the teenager who died last year after participating in the Paqui "One Chip Challenge," are suing the company for their son's death. On Thursday, lawyers representing the teen's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit on their behalf against the company as well as Hershey Co. and Walgreens, the place where Harris bought the chip. The family held a press conference where one of their attorneys, Douglas Sheff, spoke for them. According to Sheff, the Wolobah family is making sure another family won't experience such a tragic event.
Pennsylvania Drug Dealer Convicted for Selling Deadly Dose of Fentanyl Laced Cocaine
HARRISBURG, PA — Nathan R. Wolfe, a 41-year-old man from Kittanning, Armstrong County, has been convicted on multiple charges including third-degree murder and drug delivery resulting in death. The conviction…
PA man accused of starting fight at gentlemen’s club, injuring trooper
CENTRE COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Pennsylvania man is behind bars after starting a fight at a gentlemen’s club and assaulting an officer, according to police. Richard Garland-Moore Jones, 27, of Columbia Crossroads, is facing charges from an incident at The End Zone Sports Club in Huston Township on Saturday evening. Jones and his friend, […]
Man, 70, dies after tractor-trailer knocks him off moped in Cumberland County
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A Manchester man is dead following a crash between a moped and tractor-trailer in Cumberland County on Sunday. Richard Thornton Fletcher, 70, died at the Holy Spirit Hospital from injuries he got in the crash on I-81, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The wreck...
Harrisburg man gets prison sentence for retaliatory shooting
A Harrisburg man could spend up to eight years in prison for shooting a man who pushed him to the ground during a fight. James Dmarcus King, 31, also suffered a gunshot wound during the July 18, 2023 shooting at South 16th and Chestnut streets. Court records did not say...
Driver Loses Control, Ending Up In Yard, Lititz Police Say
The driver of a sedan was heading north of South Broad Street/PA Route 501 when they "experienced a sudden medical issue causing them to lose control of the vehicle. The vehicle left the roadway, struck the curb, and came to a final rest in the front yard of a nearby home," the police stated in the release.
Cumberland County apartment building fire under investigation
ENOLA, Pa. — Emergency dispatch says crews were called to the scene of a fire in a Cumberland County apartment building. The fire was in the first block of East Penn Drive in Enola. There is no word on any injuries or what caused the fire.
Crash with injuries reported on Paxton Street in Harrisburg
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A crash with injuries has been reported on Paxton Street and South Cameron Street in Harrisburg. The severity of injuries has not been confirmed. Harrisburg police and fire responders have been sent to the scene. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today. This story was...
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