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96-year-old woman killed in Adams County crash near Route 15: state police
A 96-year-old woman died at the hospital after she was involved in a crash in Adams County on Thursday morning, Pennsylvania State Police in Gettysburg said. The crash happened on East Berlin Road (Route 234) near the on-ramp for Route 15 North in Tyrone Township around 11:30 a.m., according to state police.
New Spring Grove Area School District superintendent charged with DUI
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — The new superintendent for a school district in York County was charged with DUI after an early Friday morning traffic investigation, according to State Police. Joseph Bradley, 51, of Johnstown, was found to be DUI when Troopers “conducted a mere encounter” just after 2:30 a.m. on the 100 block of […]
Driver on drugs rams into Trooper's car multiple times during York Co. police chase; PSP
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A Maryland man is in custody after allegedly taking off from State Police, and smashing into a Trooper's vehicle on Monday. 34-year-old David Frederick of Crownsville, MD initially gave Troopers a fake green card after being pulled over by PSP York on I-83 in York Township, PSP said.
Man sentenced to 50 years for kidnapping and rape in Westminster
WESTMINSTER, Md. (WBFF) — A man was sentenced to 50 years for kidnapping and rape in Westminster according to the Office of the State’s Attorney for Carroll County. On Wednesday, the Honorable Maria L. Oesterreicher sentenced 34-year-old Malcolm Wade to a total of 50 years for the rape of a Maryland woman.
York man charged with murder after allegedly stomping on prison cellmate's face: affidavit
A York man has been charged with murder in the death of his cellmate at a state prison in Cumberland County on Tuesday, according to Pennsylvania State Police. Shaquille Tyrin Gibson, 30, of York has been charged with murder in the first- and third-degree in the death of 57-year-old Bernard Grover, also known...
Adams County woman loses thousands in sheriff scam, trio charged
ADAMS COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A Midstate woman lost thousands of dollars in a sheriff’s department scam, and State Police say three out-of-state people were charged. In the scam, Lewis Bodie, 65, of New York, Stephanie McFall, 34, of Georgia, and Robert Lewis Jr., 34, of Indiana, allegedly stole just over $16,000 from an Adams […]
SUN: Man tried three times in Phylicia Barnes killing charged with rape in Baltimore Co.
BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. (SUN) — Michael Maurice Johnson, previously accused of killing a 16-year-old girl in 2010, is now facing charges of rape in Baltimore County. Baltimore County Police arrested Johnson, 40, of York, Pennsylvania, on charges of first and second-degree rape and first and second-degree assault. A Baltimore County District Court judge ordered him held without bond Tuesday.
Firefighters extinguish working house fire in Gettysburg
Adams County firefighters battled a working house fire in Gettysburg Tuesday morning. Firefighters were called to a home on the 100 block of East Middle Street in Gettysburg for a report of a house on fire around 11:18 a.m. on Tuesday morning, according to Adams County dispatch records. When firefighters...
Adams County man charged in connection with death of 5-month-old son
MCSHERRYSTOWN, Pa. — An Adams County man is charged in connection with the death of his 5-month-old son. The infant died in February, but child endangerment charges were filed last week against Nicholas Despines. According to a criminal complaint, Despines was under the influence of controlled substances while caring...
Two-vehicle crash shuts down road in McSherrystown Borough
MCSHERRYSTOWN, Pa. — A two-vehicle crash shut down a road in Adams County Wednesday morning. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today. Crews responded to the 100 block of South Oxford Avenue in McSherrystown Borough just before 11:30 a.m. It's in the area of Delone Catholic High School.
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