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CASHS Celebrates Graduation of Tiny Trojans Preschoolers
In a joyful celebration at the close of the 2023/2024 school year, students and staff from CASHS hosted a graduation party for fourteen preschoolers, known as the Tiny Trojans, and their families. The event marked a significant milestone as these young students are set to advance to kindergarten. During the...
Some Chambersburg water customers receive boil water advisory as emergency leak fixed near Wilson College overnight
17 July 2024- According to Borough officials, some people in Chambersburg might be waking up to a boil water advisory this morning after a water main break in the borough’s northside tonight. Overnight, according to Chambersburg Borough Manager Jeffrey Stonehill, the borough’s Water Department fixed a water main leak...
Philadelphia Police Seek Help to Locate Missing Juvenile
Philadelphia, PA – The Philadelphia Police Department is urgently requesting the public’s assistance in locating 14-year-old Amor Hartsfield, who went missing from her home on the 2200 block of South…
West Nile virus detected in Allentown; city launches truck-mounted spray operation
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — City officials launched a truck-mounted spray operation Wednesday after mosquitos carrying West Nile virus were recorded within city limits. “West Nile virus is spread by the bite of a mosquito infected with the virus,” according to an email alert sent to residents through the city’s CodeRED Emergency Alert System. “The decision to spray is because mosquito samples collected over the past two weeks show the presence of West Nile virus.”
‘Wheels on the Field’ returns to People’s Natural Gas Field this weekend
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — The 814 Society is holding its “Wheels on the Field” event on Saturday at People’s Natural Gas Field. “Wheels on the Field” is scheduled for July 20 from 12 to 5:30 p.m. and will be a “large scale” car show inside and outside the stadium. The event will feature vehicles of […]
Giants owner admits brutal truth about Saquon Barkley
This offseason, longtime New York Giants star running back Saquon Barkley ultimately left the New York Giants and signed with the division rival Philadelphia Eagles. And it sounds like that exact situation was something that team owner John Mara was hoping that the team would be able to avoid. During...
Hard Cidery with escape rooms announces Cumberland County closure
CARLISLE, Pa. (WHTM) — A local cidery that features escape rooms and fun dinner events recently announced that it is closing after six and half years of operation. Grand Illusion Hard Cider, located at 26 West High Street in Carlisle, is owned and operated by Chad and Andrea Kimmel, who first debuted their unique Urban Cidery on February 23, 2018.
Two homes suffer heavy damage during third alarm fire in Cumberland County
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Emergency crews were busy battling a third alarm fire in Cumberland County on Tuesday afternoon, amid the triple digit heat and high wind. Firefighters from multiple surrounding counties made their way to a home on Logan’s Run in East Pennsboro Township. Two homes suffered heavy damage by the fire that […]
Prepare for strong thunderstorms in Central Pa. Tuesday evening
A report from the National Weather Service was issued on Tuesday at 6 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 6:45 p.m. for Dauphin, Cumberland and York counties. Residents can expect wind gusts of up to 50 mph. “At 6 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a strong thunderstorm over Carlisle, moving east at...
Pa. State Police ID three killed in weekend I-81 crash
Pennsylvania State Police in Cumberland County released the names and ages of the three people who were killed in a crash on Interstate 81 south Sunday afternoon. The crash – which involved four vehicles and 11 people – took place at 1:53 p.m. in Silver Spring Township and closed the highway until almost midnight.
Major house fire in Cumberland County leaves two families displaced
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — UPDATE | Officials confirmed that a fire on Logan's Run in Enola began in the garage and eventually spread to the rest of the home Tuesday afternoon. The East Pennsboro Township fire chief said high winds then pushed the fire into the walls of...
National Night Out Events in Carlisle - Shippensburg - Boiling Springs
National Night Out is an annual event, started in 1984, to promote neighborhood camaraderie and police-community partnerships. Since then, millions of people in 16,000 communities have taken part in National Night Out events such as block parties, festivals, parades, cookouts, and various other community events. This year, National Night Out...
Shippensburg University announces another tuition freeze
The Board of Governors for Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) voted to freeze tuition at System universities, including Shippensburg University, for the seventh consecutive year. With the decision, tuition for in-state undergraduate students – nearly 90 percent of whom are Pennsylvania residents – will be flat for...
DRPA votes to reduce toll increase on 4 bridges between Pa., NJ
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Delaware River Port Authority voted Wednesday to reduce the scheduled toll increases on four bridges, including the Ben Franklin Bridge, between Pennsylvania and New Jersey by 50 cents. The DRPA voted unanimously to increase the tolls from $5 to $6, not $6.50 as originally planned.The agency previously approved its first toll increase in 13 years scheduled for Aug. 1. The increase was tied to the Consumer Price Index slated for the same day. The resolution passed Wednesday also pushed back the increase by one month — tolls will now go up on Sept. 1.Delaware River Port Authority chairman James Schultz said last week the CPI would bump the toll up $1.50. Instead, the DRPA voted on a resolution to reduce the scheduled increase by 50 cents."It's essentially a reduction from what the consumer price index is calling for," Schultz said last week.The DRPA operates the Ben Franklin, Betsy Ross, Commodore Barry and Walt Whitman bridges.The toll increase does not impact PATCO fares, the DRPA said in a news release.Frequent travelers can sign up for an $18 commuter discount on the DRPA website.
Pennsylvania Game Commission to expand hunting lands
Pennsylvania hunters will soon see a growth in state game lands. On Friday, July 12, the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners approved adding a little over 5,200 acres to state game lands. Commissioners bought 13 properties. Included in the purchase are 1,747 acres in St. Marys in Elk County. The...
House Oversight panel subpoenas Secret Service director to testify on Trump assassination attempt
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee issued a subpoena Wednesday to the Secret Service director compelling her to appear before the committee on Monday for what is scheduled to be the first congressional hearing into the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.
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