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Road reopens in Hershey after deadly crash
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. — A deadly crash closed a section of a Dauphin County road for several hours Friday morning, according to the Derry Township Police Department. Route 322 (800 block of East Governor Road) was closed from Meadow Lane in Derry Township to Larkspur Drive in South Londonderry Township, officials said.
'Years of history, just gone': Massive fire destroyed an antiques warehouse in Columbia
Thursday evening, Dana Torres and Mike Groff were hanging out in Columbia's Rotary Park, just off the east side of the Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, having a few beers when it happened. Groff saw a massive orange ball of flames just across street and said, "What the hell is that?" The flames...
Man on Pennsylvania State Police Harrisburg’s Top 5 Most Wanted captured
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – A man on Pennsylvania State Police – Harrisburg’s Top 5 Most Wanted has been captured by U.S. Marshals. The Marshals’ Fugitive Task Force arrested Chrishawn Quailes-Baskerville, 19, who was wanted on firearms and aggravated assault charges after State Police say he fled a Harrisburg traffic stop in May.
11 crews called to Dauphin co. hardware store fire
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa (WHP) — A family-owned hardware store in Elizabethville is recovering after a fire broke out early Friday morning. The blaze broke out at Kratzer Hardware in Dauphin county, located in the 400 block of West Main Street in the Elizabethville Borough, according to emergency dispatchers. In...
Cause of death released after Mississippi teen was hit by a vehicle while crossing central Pa. road
The York County Coroner’s office released the cause and manner of death for the 17-year-old boy from Mississippi who died after he was struck by a vehicle last week in Springettsbury Township. Quinterrion Smith, of Coffeeville, Mississippi, died due to multiple blunt force trauma, according to Pam Gay, the...
Small plane crashes into Lebanon County cornfield, one transported to hospital
LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. — One person has been hospitalized after a plane crashed into a cornfield in Lebanon County. The small plane crashed just before 3:30 p.m. on the 1800 block of South Forge Road in South Londonderry Township. According to the South Londonderry Township Police Department, the experimental...
Harrisburg woman jailed on attempted homicide charges after boyfriend stabbed in the face
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — A woman has been charged with attempted homicide after a Thursday night stabbing in Harrisburg that injured two people and left one of them seriously injured, police say. Charlene Walker, 43, of Harrisburg, is accused of stabbing her boyfriend in the face with a kitchen knife after the two got into […]
Lancaster man arrested for armed gas station robbery
LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM)– A Lancaster man was arrested for allegedly robbing a Turkey Hill in Mahiem Township with a firearm on June 18. According to the Manheim Township Police Department, Kewuan Kantrell Jones, 33, entered Turkey Hill wearing all black and a ski mask and brandishing a firearm. Police allege he took $303 from the register and a pack of Newport 100 cigarettes before fleeing the scene on foot.
Couple charged in attack on Lancaster woman that left her hospitalized
LANCASTER, Pa. — A man and woman from Lancaster are facing charges after allegedly beating another woman so badly she needed to be hospitalized, police claim. Damaris Almodovar-Ramos, 38, and Antonio B. Farrell, 35, both of Lancaster, are charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, harassment, and disorderly conduct in connection to the alleged incident, which occurred on July 10 on the 200 block of Kentshire Drive, according to Manheim Township Police.
Two men sentenced up to 40 years in jail for deadly 2020 shooting in York
YORK COUNTY, Pa. — Two York County men have been sentenced for their role in a deadly 2020 shooting. According to the York County District Attorney's Office, Roddrick Battle, 22, and Luis Rosado, 19, were both sentenced to 20 to 40 years in state prison. Both men entered guilty...
Stabbing Suspects Sought By Harrisburg Police
Patrol officers first became aware of the stabbing when they were called to "a local hospital in reference to a stabbing victim" around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, July 3. The officers arrived to learn the man had been stabbed earlier that day in the 1600 Block of Revere Street in Harrisburg.
17-year-old reported missing in Dauphin County
A 17-year-old boy has been missing for nearly a week from Lower Paxton Township, police said. Randy Ortiz-Albino was last seen July 11 on the 1000 block of Buttonwood Drive, police said. Police are asking anyone with information on Ortiz-Albino’s whereabouts to call Dauphin County dispatch at 717-558-6900 or submit...
UPS driver in Cumberland County accused of trashing packages
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A UPS driver in Cumberland County was caught allegedly throwing multiple packages in a dumpster, according to police. Richard Moore, 60, of Harrisburg, is accused of throwing six packages that were supposed to be delivered to a business in a dumpster at a separate company on July 9, Silver Spring […]
Lancaster Police investigating after knife pulled in local park
LANCASTER Pa. (WHTM) – Lancaster City Police say they’re investigating an incident involving a knife at a local park. Police say around 5:51 p.m. on Thursday an officer was waved down by a person who reported a knife being pulled on them at Culltion Park. The individual told police they tried to stop a fight when a man pulled a knife and made threatening statements.
Trooper Not Charged For Causing Crash, PA State Police Say
Trooper Blaze Raisner, 27 of Lancaster, drove a PSP 2022 Dodge Charger through the red light at the intersection of Witmer and Cover Bridge road in Lancaster, East Lampeter Township at 11:08 a.m. on June 20, PSP Lancaster Trooper Kory Wardrop detailed in the release. Raisner struck Sarah Jeffery, 31...
Hollywood Casino blackjack dealer, players allegedly stole $16K+ in gambling scheme
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A card dealer and two players at Hollywood Casino are accused of working together to steal nearly $17,000 in a gambling scheme, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The charging documents show that the blackjack dealer Yadav Bhandari, 22, and players Shankar Karki, 37, and Prakash Thapa, 24, allegedly worked together […]
Police search for missing teen in Lower Paxton Township
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Police are searching for a missing teen in Dauphin County. Randy Ortiz-Albino, 17, has not been seen since July 11, according to Lower Paxton Township Police. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact Lower Paxton Township Police at (717) 558-6900 or submit a...
Second person charged in 2022 Falls shooting over fight started by a fake Instagram account
Falls police have charged a second person with shooting into an occupied Falls home nearly two years ago following a fight in a school parking lot that started over a fake social media account. Falls resident Corey “C.J.” Tulband, 20, is facing 70 charges including 16 counts each of aggravated...
Harrisburg man sentenced for emailing death threats to government employees
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa (WHP) — A Harrisburg man was sentenced Tuesday for sending threatening emails to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Thomas West, 44, was sentenced to time served and one of supervised release in connection to threats he made in February, the Department of Justice said in a news release. At the time of West's sentencing, he'd already been in custody for over five months.
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