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State Vehicle Involved In I-78 Crash In Berks County, PA State Police Say
Troopers said it happened around 2 p.m. near the Stump Road underpass in Maxatawny Township. The crash truck was stopped in the right westbound lane with its emergency lights flashing. A tractor-trailer was approaching from the west and "attempted to change lanes as the crash truck indicated," but was unable to do so or stop in time, state police said.
Pedestrian killed after being struck while crossing Lincoln Highway East in Lancaster County
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — A woman is dead after being struck by a vehicle while crossing a highway in Lancaster County early Tuesday morning, authorities said. Nereida Rodriguez, 28, of Washington County, was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:33 a.m., according to the Lancaster County Coroner's Office. A preliminary investigation determined she was struck by a vehicle while crossing the roadway on the 3000 block of Lincoln Highway East in Leacock Township.
Lancaster County man accused of illegally euthanizing 4 puppies appears in court
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — 46-year-old John Stoltzfus of New Holland appeared at a Lancaster County Magisterial Court for a preliminary hearing Tuesday. Stoltzfus and his attorney decided to waive the preliminary hearing, bounding all charges over to the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas. Stoltzfus was charged with four...
Lancaster County man arrested for allegedly beating an infant
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — A Lancaster County man has been arrested and is facing charges for allegedly beating a seven-week-old infant. According to the Susquehanna Regional Police Department, on Feb. 9, 2024, officers received a call from Lancaster County Children and Youth Services regarding an infant who had been admitted to Penn State Hershey Medical Center with injuries.
Reading mayor warns of fake emails being sent in his name
READING, Pa. - Reading Mayor Eddie Moran is warning the public about fake emails being sent is his name. He says several people have reported receiving emails from an account named eddiemoran1976@gmail.com. If you find a message from that address in your inbox, Mayor Moran says to delete it and...
Pa. men released from prison after lawyer claimed they were being held illegally
Two men who had been jailed for several weeks while their attorney said they were being held illegally have been released from prison. According to their lawyer, Ethan Wentworth, of Airville, and Rusty Herr, of Christiana, were released earlier this month from York and Lancaster County prisons, respectively, after being arrested on 30-day civil sentences.
Video captures loose cow running down Pennsylvania street, as person in pursuing Jeep tries to rope it
NEW HOLLAND, Pa. — A video of a cow in Pennsylvania is corralling the attention of viewers as it stampedes its way to viral status on social media. The footage shows a loose cow trotting down a street in New Holland, which is around 14 miles outside the city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Burglar arrested after using master key to steal from central Pa. hotel rooms: police
A 26-year-old Delaware man was arrested this week after police said he obtained a master key to a Lancaster County hotel, which he used to steal money, goods and medications from several customers’ rooms. An officer with the Lancaster City Police Department responded to the Holiday Inn location in...
Owner of dog day care in Lancaster County charged in death of animal
A woman who runs a Columbia pet daycare center let a foster dog in her care die after an attack while she tried to figure out what to do, according to the Pennsylvania SPCA. Investigators charged Caitlin Michelle Perry, 30, of Houston Street, with aggravated cruelty to animals by causing serious bodily injury or death, torture and a related charge in connection with a Nov. 4 dog-on-dog attack at the animal day care that she runs out of her home, Wiggle Butts Co.
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