Cumberland County, PA

PENNSYLVANIA — A Commonwealth Court judge granted a preliminary injunction that essentially bars the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation from moving forward with plans to toll Interstate 79 and eight other bridges across the state. PennDOT revealed a private-public partnership to toll a section of I-79 near Bridgeville to raise...

There will be lane restrictions implemented on Monday and Tuesday on I-81 in Silver Spring Township, Cumberland County, so a bridge over the Conodoguinet Creek can be inspected.

The Associated Press reports a judge is ordering a temporary halt to Governor Tom Wolf’s plan to toll as many as nine major bridges on interstates in Pennsylvania, including one on Interstate 81 in Susquehanna County. Commonwealth Court Judge Ellen Ceisler on May 18 ruled in favor of Cumberland...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (KDKA) - A judge has halted PennDOT's plan to toll nine bridges across the state, including one on I-79 near Bridgeville.A commonwealth judge issued a preliminary injunction ordering PennDOT to stop work on its plan until the full court can make a decision after Cumberland County and several municipalities filed a lawsuit over the tolling of a bridge on I-83. The court ruled PennDOT violated public process when its P3 committee approved the plan. State Rep. Jason Ortitay, who represents communities around the I-79 bridge, hopes to make the injunction permanent, thereby killing the funding plan entirely. " If we...

A state appeals court has temporarily stopped the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s plans to toll nine interstate highway bridges – including one in Carbon County. On Wednesday, a judge granted a request to halt the department’s Major Bridge P3 Initiative while a lawsuit over the legality of the...

A judge has ordered a temporary halt to Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to toll as many as nine major bridges on interstates in Pennsylvania, siding Wednesday with Cumberland County and a handful of municipalities that are challenging the process as both illegal and unconstitutional. Commonwealth Court Judge Ellen Ceisler...

As of late Tuesday, Rick Coplen led Shamaine Daniels in the Democratic primary race for the U.S. House seat presently held by Republican Scott Perry. According to unofficial results, Coplen had about 53% of the vote, compared to 47% for Daniels, as of about 11:30 p.m. About 96% of votes had been counted.

CAMP HILL, Pa. — A Cumberland County man has been charged with the attempted robbery of a CVS Pharmacy last year in Lower Allen Township, police say. Alec Robert Parmer, 25, is charged with attempted robbery, attempted theft by unlawful taking, and simple assault in connection to the Dec. 18, 2021 incident, which occurred at a CVS on the 1100 block of Carlisle Road, according to Lower Allen Township Police.

A temporary injunction issued Wednesday by Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court has halted work on the state’s plan to toll bridges on nine major highways around the state. That means a public hearing scheduled for Thursday has been canceled for the Interstate 78 bridge in Berks County, said Ron Young, spokesman for Pennsylvania Department of Transportation District 5, which covers the Lehigh Valley.

A lottery ticket sold in Cumberland County matched all five balls drawn in the Tuesday, May 17, drawing, for a prize of $250,000.

There are a couple of crashes causing problems on major south-central Pennsylvania roads this morning. In Dauphin County, a multi-vehicle crash has blocked a lane of I-83 north at Exit 44B, which is 19th Street. There are backlogs in the area. In Cumberland County, a multi-vehicle crash in the eastbound...

HARRISBURG (AP) – A judge has ordered a temporary halt to Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to toll as many as nine major interstate bridges in PA. Commonwealth Court Judge Ellen Ceisler sided with Cumberland County and a handful of municipalities that are challenging the process as both illegal and unconstitutional. Under the order, PennDOT must stop all studies, right-of-way acquisitions, construction or work under any contracts, and put off any planned hearings, meetings or spending. The lawsuit had been filed by Cumberland County and seven municipalities. PennDOT could appeal the preliminary injunction to the state Supreme Court.

Children riding a school bus that crashed Monday afternoon in Cumberland County were quickly evacuated and taken from the scene, presumably by the school district. The bus was empty except for the driver when first responders arrived on the scene in West Pennsboro Township. Pennsylvania State Police, Carlisle, said they...

Officials in Cumberland and Dauphin counties were celebrating Wednesday after Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court issued a temporary injunction, stopping the I-83 bridge project and other bridge tolling projects around the state. Cumberland County teamed up with seven municipalities to sue PennDOT and related entities over the project, which aimed to...

A judge has ordered a temporary hold on Gov. Tom Wolf's plan to toll at least nine bridges along major interstates in Pennsylvania. Commonwealth Court Judge Ellen Ceisler sided with Cumberland County and multiple municipalities on Wednesday that are challenging the process as illegal and unconstitutional. Under the order, the...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A judge has ordered a temporary halt to Gov. Tom Wolf's plan to toll as many as nine major interstate bridges in Pennsylvania. Commonwealth Court Judge Ellen Ceisler sided Wednesday with Cumberland County and a handful of municipalities that are challenging the process as both illegal and unconstitutional.

A judge has halted the plans set by PennDOT to place tolls on as many as nine bridges across the state of Pennsylvania. One of those tolls included one on I-79 near Bridgeville.