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Authorities raid Penn Street t-shirt shop, arrest operator on drug, gun charges
READING, Pa. - A Reading business operator is under arrest, facing multiple drug and weapons charges. On Friday, July 12, Pennsylvania State Police, Berks County Detectives and the Berks County Drug Task force served a search warrant on 60-year-old Gregory Borges. Investigators also served a warrant on a retail business...
Employee in Lancaster County charged for using company card to buy personal items; police
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — An employee for a company in Lancaster County that helps those with disabilities is facing charges after police say they racked up thousands of dollars worth of personal purchases on the company credit card. According to Northern Lancaster County Regional Police, Kim Vandersluys, 30, of Red Lion, is accused of […]
Lancaster County political science professor weighs in on failed Trump assassination
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Gunshots rang out, the former president took cover, Secret Service rushed to his aid. Saturday’s assassination attempt left one bystander dead, two others injured, and Trump bleeding from his right ear in Butler County. The gunman was shot dead and was identified as Thomas...
Crews Battle Early Morning Barn Fire In Berks County
The fire at the barn, located off South 7th Street, reached two alarms, authorities said. The barn contained hay and equipment but all the dairy cows on the property were in another structure and were not harmed, the department said. Excavation equipment was called to the scene to "tear apart...
UPDATE: Two people stabbed in the back during separate assaults in Lancaster, police say
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Police are investigating two separate stabbings that happened Sunday night in Lancaster city. The first stabbing happened in the area of E. Orange Street and N. Broad Street, according to a news release from police. Officers responded to the ER at 9:09 p.m. to...
Recent violence in City Park impacting activities for young people
READING, Pa. - Recent violence in Reading's City Park is impacting activities for young people. "They wanted to provide opportunities for inner city kids; that's how it all began," said Mike Schorn, secretary for Reading Blacktop Basketball. The summer basketball league is struggling, with some teams not wanting to come...
Dating websites allegedly used to lure victims into deadly trap
Scranton, Pa. — A gang of drug dealers and thieves used dating websites to lure victims into a trap that resulted in victims being drugged, beaten, and robbed, according to the attorney general's office. In four instances, victims who were drugged died as a result of an overdose, said Gerard Karam of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Amanda Marie Correa, 29, Robert Andrew Barnes,...
Motorcyclist dead after wrong-way crash in Lebanon County
LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A motorcyclist is dead after a wrong-way crash that happened Sunday in Lebanon city. Alfredo Pizarro-Franco, 39, was driving a motorcycle the wrong way on Hanover Street when he failed to stop at the Mifflin Street intersection and struck the driver's side door of an SUV, according to Lebanon City Police.
Pennsylvania man loses $90,000 over one year in gift card scam
LONGSWAMP TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM)– Pennsylvania State Police say a man fell victim to a gift card scam for a year, losing thousands of dollars. State Police in Reading say they were investigating a theft by deception when an Alburtis man in his 70s reported a possible scam on July 1. Troopers say the man reported losing approximately $90,000 in Apple gift cards over the course of a year.
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.
Tributes flood in after local sprint car driver, 19, killed in weekend motorcycle crash
Tributes have flooded in for a local sprint car driver that was killed in a motorcycle crash in Penn Township over the weekend. Riley Emig, 19, of Paradise Township, was killed in a motorcycle crash that occurred on Broadway near Beaver Creek Road around 4:47 p.m. on Saturday, July 13, 2024 in Penn...
York County Coroner IDs young man killed in motorcycle crash in Penn Township
The York County Coroner's office confirmed a man died in a motorcycle crash in Penn Township Saturday, July 13, according to a news release. Riley Emig, 19, of the 300 block of Protectory Road in Paradise Township died of multiple blunt force trauma. The manner is accidental, the release states. ...
Motorcyclist dies after crashing into truck on York County road
A 19-year-old man died Saturday after crashing his motorcycle into the back of a Ford pickup truck hauling a trailer in York County, authorities said. Riley Emig, 19, of Paradise Township, was speeding when he crashed into the truck around 4:47 p.m. as the truck was turning from Beaver Creek Road onto Broadway in Penn Township, according to the York County Coroner’s Office.
Lancaster Township to have own police department
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– The Lancaster Township is creating its own police force for the first time in several decades. According to the Lancaster Township Board of Supervisors, they will discuss the creation of the new force at their monthly meeting at the Lancaster Township Municipal Building on Maple Avenue tonight, July 15, at 6 p.m.
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