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Oley Township Man Dead After Fall From Tree Stand: Coroner
A Berks County man died while attempting to remove a tree limb under his tree stand, according to authorities.Gregory McCoy, 62, of Oley Township, was pronounced dead at 9:34 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 7, according to the Berks County Coroner's Office. Police were called to a wooded area near t…
Man warning others after being allegedly assaulted, robbed at gunpoint while walking on Greenbelt trail: ‘It isn’t safe’
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — A Dauphin County man was taking a walk on a Harrisburg trail last week when out of nowhere he was allegedly assaulted and robbed at gunpoint. The alleged victim says he does not want what happened to him to happen to anyone else. “I would like to just give out a […]
Wawa wins approval to build store at former Hoss’s restaurant
Wawa is closer to opening a store in Swatara Township. On Wednesday night, Swatara Township Board of Commissioners approved a final land development plan for a store at 9009 Bridge Road off Route 322. The 5,585-square-foot convenience store will be built at a former Hoss’s Steak & Sean House on...
Pennsylvania State Police Search for Missing Juvenile
The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) in Harrisburg are currently searching for 16-year-old Brya Rayne Onufer, who was last seen on October 9, 2024, at approximately 9:00 a.m. Onufer walked away from her residence located in the 1600 block of Mapledale Road, Conewago Township, Dauphin County. Onufer is described as 5’5″,...
'Volunteered to serve': Lebanon pilot to be honored 53 years after death in Vietnam
On Oct. 13, 1971, Warrant Officer 1 John Stephen Chrin was first pilot on a mission with air medics in far western An Giang Province of Vietnam. For reasons unknown, he and his crew were unaware they had drifted south and were dangerously close to the 2,330-foot mountain peak known as Dop Chompa. "Radar...
Deadly crash reported along stretch of Route 22 in Dauphin County, all lanes closed
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. — All lanes are closed along a stretch of U.S. 22 in Lower Paxton Township following a fatal crash. According to Lt. Autumn Lupey with the Lower Paxton Township Police Department, the crash happened shortly before 8 p.m. along Route 22 at an intersection with South Arlene Street.
Police scanners to go quiet in Midstate county soon
(WHTM) — It will soon be more difficult to monitor police activity for those with scanners in one Midstate county. Dauphin County announced plans to encrypt all police radio transmissions on Wednesday, saying it “is to ensure the safety of the law enforcement responders.” The county says lead law enforcement officials requested radio encryption under […]
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