CRIME & SAFETY
Autopsy released after body found in the Susquehanna River
NEW CUMBERLAND BOROUGH, Pa. (WHTM) — Three days after a man’s body was found in the Susquehanna River, the Dauphin County Coroner has released the official cause of the death. According to the coroner, the man died of freshwater drowning. The man has not yet been identified and...
State Police capture suspects on the run in York County
NEW FREEDOM, Pa. — Pennsylvania State Police have two men in custody after searching for suspects on the run in a York County borough. Troopers and officers from the Southern Regional Police Department were looking for two men who allegedly ran from a stolen car around 2:45 a.m. on May 2 in New Freedom Borough.
Vehicle crash with injuries on Starview Road in East Manchester Township
STEWARTSTOWN, Pa. — A vehicle crash occurred on the block of 3000 Starview Road in East Manchester Township around 8:45 p.m. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today. According to the York dispatcher, one unknown injury was reported. As of 9:37 p.m., the road is closed. For live...
Coroner Called To Electrocution In Central PA (Developing)
The call to the electrocution in the 500 block of Hemlock Lane in Cornwall Borough, Lebanon, came into LCDES at 2 p.m. on May 1, dispatchers explained. A coroner was called to the scene just before 2:30 p.m. Additional information was not immediately available. Check back here for updates. to...
Cause of death for 16-year-old Justin Johnson announced by coroner
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa (WHP) — The Dauphin County Coroner's Office released findings Tuesday from 16-year-old Justin Johnson's autopsy. According to county officials, Johnson's official cause of death was ruled to be complications of sickle cell disease. Johnson was found unconscious inside his Lower Paxton Township home Friday night. His...
Lebanon County man sentenced after sextortion investigation
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – A Lebanon man will spend a year and a half in a federal prison for threatening to release someone’s intimate images if they did not pay $150,000. John Anthony Zayas, 35, of Lebanon, pleaded guilty to federal charges of extortion by interstate communication. Zayas,...
Veteran, Gettysburg Business Owner ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In York Co. Crash: Coroner
A motorcyclist has been identified as a veteran and Gettysburg business owner, after his name was released by the York County Coroner's Office on Monday evening.Tim Rymer, 60 of the first block of White Oak Lane in Newberry Township, died at the scene of the crash at Old York and Blair Hollow …
Man charged after pregnant woman killed in Lebanon County crash
LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– A driver in a deadly Lebanon County crash that police said killed a pregnant woman last year is facing charges. Christian Hennessey, 45, of Pine Grove, faces homicide by vehicle while DUI and other charges after Cleona Borough Police said he was on drugs during the fatal collision that killed Jamie […]
Police locate missing York teens safely
PENNSYLVANIA, USA — UPDATE (April 30): Police have located the pair safely. PREVIOUSLY: Police are searching for a missing 13-year-old girl and 14-year-old boy from York. Authorities say that Akira Collins was last seen in the 400 block of Madison Avenue in York. It's unknown what she was wearing at the time of her disappearance.
Elderly woman killed in Lebanon County hit-and-run ID’d
Police have publicly identified a 77-year-old woman struck and killed Tuesday morning in a Lebanon County neighborhood. Casimira Pakola was hit at about 7:37 a.m. on Eastfield Drive in South Lebanon Township, according to police. Pakola reportedly lived in a neighboring housing development. Police said the driver did not stop...
Lancaster woman sentenced for killing neighbor’s puppy
LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) – A Lancaster woman has been sentenced for her role in the killing of a five-month-old chihuahua in the city. Loyna Dejesus-Osorio, 53, pleaded no contest in February to charges of aggravated cruelty to animals and simple assault. She was accused of attacking her neighbor and...
Audio: Police Used Violence, Protestors Say
Fahima Degia, a student at Columbia Journalism School, stood on W. 113 Street and Broadway in the early morning hours of May 1, where press and legal observers were pushed away from covering the arrests of student protesters. Degia spoke to protesters who were standing outside Hamilton Hall to protect...
Nancy Hoover Killed In West Manchester Township Crash
Daily Voice originally reported that Deborah "Deb" Davis of York Haven was killed after crossing over the double-yellow line and striking another vehicle head-on at 1918 Carlisle Road at 10:56 a.m. on March 27, West Manchester Township police detailed in a release. The York City couple found trapped in the...
Man killed in central Pa. silo collapse is identified
A Lebanon County man found dead after a silo collapsed on Saturday morning has been identified. Bryan Kendall died after the silo collapsed on Mount Pleasant Road, South Annville Township. He was 31 years old, according to CBS 21. Crews from Annville Cleona fire department were called to the farm...
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