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Amish Farm Rescue 30 Feet Up Barn Rafters In Bart Township (Photos)
Firefighters were called to the farm rescue in the 1700 block of Georgetown Road in Bart Township at 8:52 a.m. on Friday, according to a release by the Quarryville Fire Company and Lancaster County Wide Communications. Crews from both the Quarryville and Bart Township fire companies responded. Firefighters located the...
'Another example of kids with guns': DA speaks on teens' arrest after drug deal gone wrong
MUHLENBERG TWP., Pa. – Two teens were behind bars Thursday night, charged in the shooting of a 16-year-old boy. That shooting happened Wednesday in Muhlenberg Township after what police say was a drug deal gone wrong. "This is another example of kids with guns," said Berks County District Attorney...
Lawsuit filed in gruesome death of 12-year-old who was 'starved, abused' in Chester County
The family of 12-year-old Malinda Hoagland, who weighed only 50 pounds at the time of her death in May, has filed a lawsuit.Lawyers for the girl's estate say there was a systematic failure that led to her death.The suit claims Malinda Hoagland was failed at many levels of government, including the school district and county child services.READ MORE: Father and stepmother charged with murder of girl, 12, who was abused, tortured and starved: DA 2 charged with murder after girl, 12, abused, tortured, starved: DAAuthorities allege her father, Rendell Hoagland, and his girlfriend, Cindy Warren, tormented and beat the girl.Authorities...
Police make arrest in 2023 homicide of Reading woman
READING, Pa. - Police in Reading announced an arrest in a shooting that took the life of a 58-year-old woman. 32-year-old Jeremiah Santiago of Cumru Twp. is charged with first and third-degree murder, aggravated assault and firearms offenses. Just before midnight on August 3, 2023, police were dispatched to S....
1 person dies after becoming trapped in vehicle during fiery crash in central Pa.
UPDATE: Driver swerved and hit a tree before fatal crash in central Pa., police say. One person is dead after becoming trapped inside a vehicle that caught on fire in Lancaster County Thursday morning, according to Pennsylvania state police. Fire crews with Robert Fulton Fire Company dispatched around 5:50 a.m....
Body of missing 10-year-old kayaker found in Yellow Breeches Creek
Saturday afternoon, a group of family and friends - three adults and four children - embarked on a kayaking excursion on the Yellow Breeches, starting the mile-and-a-half-long trip at Sheepford Road. Moments after entering the water, at about 5 p.m., the party ran into heavy debris, some from the recent visit of the...
Police: Drug deal turned robbery led to teen's shooting
MUHLENBERG TWP., Pa. - Two teens are under arrest, charged for their alleged involvement in a drug deal turned robbery that left a 16-year-old shot on a Muhlenberg Township street. Police were initially called to the intersection of Taft Avenue and West View Drive just before 1 p.m. Wednesday for...
Police arrest Reading man following high-speed ATV pursuit
READING, Pa. - Police in Reading have arrested a man after he allegedly led officers on a high-speed chase through the city while riding an unregistered ATV. 21-year-old Adrian Rivas of Reading is charged with fleeing and eluding police, reckless driving and related offenses. Around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, officers in...
Woman dies three weeks after Greenwich Township crash
A 79-year-old Kutztown Township woman died three weeks after being involved in a motor vehicle collision around 1:15 p.m. July 10 near 256 Rhoades Road, Greenwich Township, Berks County. According to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio, Marilyn A. Barlip was pronounced dead at 11:15 a.m. July 29 at Lehigh...
Firefighters battle a building fire in Lancaster County
COLUMBIA, Pa. — Emergency crews battled a building fire in Lancaster County around 8 p.m. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today. According to the Lancaster dispatcher, the fire broke out at North Eight and Walnut Streets in Columbia. Officials said one person was reported injured and was...
43 firearms stolen from Lancaster County gun store; ATF investigating
LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM)– The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) is offering up to a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for stealing 43 firearms from a gun store in Lancaster County. Jones Firearms LLC on Columbia Avenue in Lancaster County was...
Pottstown man sees prison for multi-county straw purchase scheme
NORRISTOWN — A Pottstown man is headed to prison after he admitted to a straw purchase scheme during which he bought weapons at gun stores in Chester and Berks counties and lied on required paperwork claiming the guns were for him and then illegally passed them to others who were prohibited by law from possessing guns.
Pottstown man jailed for robbing Turkey Hill store
NORRISTOWN — A Pottstown man was sent to jail after he admitted to robbing a borough Turkey Hill store while armed with a knife. Brian L. Missimer, 40, of the 800 block of North Washington Street, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to 9 to 23 months in the county jail on a felony charge of robbery in connection with a June 2023 incident at the Turkey Hill convenience store on North Charlotte Street.
Firefighters extinguish fire that spread in Exeter garage
EXETER TWP., Pa. -- Firefighters were called to a home in Berks County late Tuesday night. Flames broke out in the 1400 block of Claire Drive in Exeter Township just before 11:30 p.m. First responders worked to extinguish the fire that spread in the home's one-car garage. Smoke could be...
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