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Body found in the Susquehanna River
SWATARA TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A body was recovered from the Susquehanna River this morning. Swatara Township police say the call came in around 7:30 a.m. According to police, the body was found by some fishermen near a boat launch off Ross Avenue. An investigation is underway by Swatara Township...
Frog’s Hollow tavern says business has taken a hit so far, as has their pavement
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Lebanon County driver was on drugs during crash that killed his pregnant fianceé: court docs
A Pennsylvania man was on methamphetamine and fentanyl when he caused a 2023 crash that killed his pregnant fianceé and injured another pregnant driver in Lebanon County, court documents said. Christian M. Hennessey, 45, of Pine Grove, was charged with vehicular homicide while DUI and 14 related offenses on...
OSHA honors workers killed on the job in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. — April 18 is nationally recognized at Workers Memorial Day, a day that honors the men and women who have been killed while on the clock. This comes just a few weeks after three construction workers were killed in a devastating accident on Interstate 83. And while...
Police standoff in Harrisburg
(WHTM) – A police standoff on North 6th Street near the abc27 studio has ended. Harrisburg Police were stationed on the corner of Alrick and North 6th Streets around 4:45 p.m. Police cleared the scene after the person they appeared to be calling for came out. This is a...
Former staff member and girls' wrestling coach at CD East High School accused of inappropriate contact with 3 students
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A former faculty member and girls' wrestling coach at Central Dauphin East High School has been accused of having inappropriate contact with three students, according to Lower Paxton Township Police. Emily Rajis, 27, of Harrisburg, has been charged with three felony counts of institutional sexual assault,...
First electric school buses arrive in Pennsylvania
STEELTON, Pa. (WHTM) — Michelle Strohecker will be the first to admit she was a little skeptical when she learned she would be driving some of the first electric school buses in Pennsylvania. People don’t like change, after all. And Strohecker — the location manager in the Steelton-Highspire School...
'Inappropriate Video' Shown To Elementary Student: Susquehanna Twp. PD
A local dad working as a "temporary school employee" has been charged for allegedly showing an elementary school student a sexual video, Susquehanna Township police announced on Friday, April 26. Patrice Winnis Thompson, 40 of Harrisburg, "may have shown an inappropriate video to at least 1 st…
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