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Toddler found unresponsive in backyard pool; East Hempfield Township Police investigating death
EAST HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Police in Lancaster County are investigating the death of a child. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8. EMS was called to a home on Wheatland Avenue on Sunday just after noon, according to East Hempfield Township Police. Police said a 3-year-old child had...
PSP: Indiana County man led police on chase, caught with drugs
INDIANA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Blairsville man was arrested after leading troopers on a vehicle and foot pursuit and was then caught with a large amount of suspected methamphetamine. Jacob Isaiah Hankinson, 24, was charged with a felony count of manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture and deliver after he was allegedly […]
Update: Southwest Pa. under a flash flood warning Sunday night
On Sunday at 8:24 p.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated flash flood warning in effect until 10:30 p.m. for Allegheny, Washington and Westmoreland counties. "At 8:24 p.m., Trained weather spotters reported flooding along Main Street in New Eagle due to heavy rain within the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly, most likely in low-lying areas," according to the weather service. "Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas."
Motorcycles collide in Unity Township, two injured
State Troopers say two motorcyclists from East Palestine were seriously injured in a weekend traffic accident in Unity Township. According to the patrol, 29-year-old Caleb Reynolds was attempting to turn his Harley Davidson left onto Brushville Road from State Route 165 Sunday afternoon, when he was struck by a passing Suzuki driven by 18-year-old Pierson Wolfe.
WPIAL softball playoff clinchings, scenarios through May 5, 2024
The WPIAL softball playoff field is nearly filled as the regular season winds down to the final two days. Coverage of the 2024 WPIAL softball playoffs on Trib HSSN starts with the brackets being unveiled during the Playoff Pairings Show at 2 p.m. Thursday. The top four teams in each...
Building the Valley: Simply Sisters Bakery making Vandergrift a little sweeter
When they were growing up, sisters Karen Johnston and Paula Cunningham would bake cookies in their Easy Bake Oven. In November, after getting family members hooked on their cookie trays, they bought a shoebox space in Vandergrift and went after their dream. Simply Sisters Bakery opened on April 3. Each...
Expect fog in part of Pennsylvania Monday morning
The National Weather Service issued a weather alert at 6:30 a.m. on Monday for fog until 9 a.m. for Westmoreland Ridges and Higher Elevations of Indiana as well as Mercer, Venango, Forest, Lawrence, Butler, Clarion, Beaver, Allegheny, Armstrong, Washington, Westmoreland and Indiana counties. "Areas of fog that have developed across...
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