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Two men arrested in connection to Harrisburg stabbing
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa (WHP) — Police located and arrested two men in connection to a stabbing on July 3, Harrisburg Bureau of Police announced Thursday. Omar Rodriguez-Santiago, 43, and Placido Rodriguez-Santiago, 42, are facing assault charges after a man was stabbed in the 1600 block of Revere Street. Police...
Urgent Alert: Missing Teenager in Mechanicsburg, PA
Authorities in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, have issued an alert for a missing teenager, Zane Dominic Gray, last seen on July 4, 2024. Zane, 16 years old, is currently listed in the National Crime Information Center under the case number NCIC# M598023894. The local police are urging anyone with information to come...
Man charged with corruption of minors after being attacked for ‘messing with’ girl: police
From LNP, Lancaster, Pa. (TNS) A Cumberland County man who police say was attacked by two men for “messing” with a 13-year-old girl has been charged with having inappropriate contact with the girl. Police on Saturday charged Adam Christopher Bockes, 24, of Enola, with interference with the custody...
Pedestrian hit, killed by vehicle in Hershey after concert
Update: Police identify man hit, killed walking across highway near Hersheypark Stadium. Police are investigating after a pedestrian was hit and killed by a vehicle at an intersection near Hersheypark Stadium early Friday. Derry Township police were dispatched at 12:45 a.m. to the area of Hersheypark Drive and Hotel Road...
Hampden Township passes noise ordinance after residents claim 'nightclub' kept them awake
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A series of noise concerns has been causing a stir in one Hampden Township neighborhood. However, local law enforcement said there's nothing they can do about it without a noise ordinance. Neighbors, who said they had been kept up until 4 a.m. almost every...
Shauna Elyse Chambers Charged With Felon Child Endangerment
Shauna Elyse Chambers of Market Street, Harrisburg, was tubing in Yellow Breeches Creek near the 500 block of Trimmer Drive, Lewisberry on July 6, 2024, when the argument began, the police detailed in the release. Chambers "had been involved in a verbal dispute while floating" but during the dispute she...
Trump to return to Pennsylvania for first time since Butler rally shooting
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Former President Donald Trump is returning to Pennsylvania next week for the first time since the shooting at his Butler Township rally earlier this month. Trump is scheduled to hold a rally in Harrisburg at the New Holland Arena on July 31 at 6 p.m., his campaign announced on Thursday. Doors are scheduled to open at 2 p.m., and anyone interested in attending must register for tickets.The rally will be Trump's first in Pennsylvania since a shooter opened first at his July 13 rally on the Butler Farm Show grounds. The gunman, identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, killed one rally attendee and injured two others when he opened fire from a roof near the rally. A bullet also grazed Trump's ear.David Dutch and James Copenhaver were critically injured during the shooting, while Corey Comperatore was killed.A CBS News analysis found that the gunman fired eight rounds in under six seconds before he was shot and killed by a United States Secret Service sniper.
Inmate mistakenly released from Dauphin County prison is back in custody
The Harrisburg man who was mistakenly released from Dauphin County Prison earlier this week has turned himself back in to law enforcement, according to Dauphin County Officials. Tymir Murray, 20, was released from prison Tuesday afternoon after a paperwork error in the Dauphin County Clerk of Courts Office led prison...
Escaped Felon Returns For Sentence After 'Paperwork Mistake': Dauphin DA
A felon entered a guilty plea for his latest offense and somehow ended up going free — a warrant for his arrest was issued shortly after and three days later he was back in custody, according to a release by the Dauphin County District Attorney Fran Chardo.Tymir Murray, 21, of Harrisburg…
Violinist Odin Rathnam Arrested and Charged with Raping a Child
According to the Lower Paxton Township Police Department, the violinist is charged with multiple felony counts of sexual abuse of a child under the age of 10. Violinist Odin Rathnam, 58, was arrested at his residence in Sheffield Lake, Ohio, earlier this month. The Lower Paxton Bureau of Police reports that the charges against Rathnam include the "rape of a child, and other sexual offenses, against a child under the age of 10." The offenses allegedly occurred over several years in multiple locations throughout Dauphin County and other areas of Pennsylvania between 2008 and 2019.
Minor injuries reported in Clarks Valley crash
MIDDLE PAXTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM) — One person was evaluated by medical personnel after a crash on Clarks Valley Road Wednesday afternoon. The crash happened around 2:50 p.m. at milepost 7.0 on the 24-mile isolated stretch between Dauphin and Tower City. A delivery van struck a utility pole and...
TSA Seizes Firearm at Harrisburg International Airport
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Harrisburg International Airport intercepted a loaded gun at the security checkpoint today, Monday, July 22. The 9mm handgun was loaded with 13 bullets, including one in the chamber. “Let this be an important reminder to firearm owners that they should not bring their guns...
UPS Driver Caught on Camera Stealing Packages, Faces Theft Charges (video)
Jeff Haws, who runs a business in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, noticed a box in his dumpster that did not belong there. Upon further inspection, he found six packages. Suspecting that they might have come off his shipment truck, he checked his surveillance cameras. The footage revealed a delivery driver dumping the packages.
Tractor-trailer fire spreads to building in Dauphin County
SWATARA TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A tractor-trailer fire spread to a building in Dauphin County, according to emergency dispatch. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today. The trailer fire started against a building in the 7100 block of Grayson Road between Mushroom Hill Road and Witmer Drive in Swatara Township.
Two-vehicle crash reported at intersection near gas station in Middletown Borough
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — A two-vehicle crash was reported near a Gulf gas station in Dauphin County Friday afternoon. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today. Crews responded to the 200 block of East Main Street near Spruce Street in Middletown Borough around 12:30 p.m. The crash blocked traffic...
Crews respond to a train that has been thrown off its tracks in York County
YORK HAVEN, Pa. — A train was derailed off its tracks in York County around 5:30 p.m. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today. The incident occurred at Wago Road and Locust Street in York Haven. According to a Norfolk Southern spokesperson, two cars were derailed but both...
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