CRIME & SAFETY
Possible multi-vehicle crash reported on North State Street in Ephrata Borough
EPHRATA, Pa. — A multi-vehicle crash was reported around 7 p.m. on North State Street and Marshall Street in Ephrata Borough. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today. There are no reports of road closures or injuries at this time. Crews are on the scene. This story was...
Motorcycle crash in Lancaster County leaves one dead, Troopers say
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– One person is dead after a motorcycle crash Monday afternoon in Lancaster County. Troopers were called to the intersection of Noble Road and Kirkwood Pike (SR 472) in Colerain Township at around 4 p.m. for a report of a crash involving a motorcycle and another motor vehicle. State police say a […]
Vehicle fire reported on Route 222 in West Earl Township
BROWNSTOWN, Pa. — A vehicle fire was reported on Route 222 and Cocalico Creek in West Earl Township around 2:30 p.m. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today. No injuries or road closures have been reported. Commuters may expect a small delay on the road. Crews are responding...
Lancaster County man accused of indecently assaulting 13-year-old girl
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — A Lancaster County man is accused of indecently assaulting a 13-year-old. According to court documents, 22-year-old Benjamin Wallace, of Denver, met the girl in February. He also sent lewd images to her, police said.
1 hurt by bull at Lancaster County animal auction
A bull injured a person at New Holland Sales Stables Monday evening, according to police and emergency dispatchers. New Holland Sales Stables, 101 W. Fulton Street, is the largest animal auction east of the Mississippi River and a hub of Lancaster County’s agriculture community. Emergency crews were dispatched to...
Lancaster woman sentenced to 9 years of probation for assaulting neighbor, killing her dog
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — After a no contest plea on February 12, Loyna Dejesus-Osorio, 53, has been sentenced to seven years of probation for assaulting her neighbor and killing their five-month-old chihuahua in 2022. Dejesus-Osario was sentenced in a Lancaster County Court on Wednesday for charges made against...
Local police, fire departments warn residents of phone scam
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A local police department and a fire station in Ephrata Borough, Lancaster County are warning residents of a reported phone scam. According to Ephrata Police, a resident reported receiving a phone call from a person claiming to be from “Unit 16” and soliciting money for the police department.
Pa. man who sold drugs to police arrested with over $8M in fentanyl, heroin
Police in Berks County alongside the Philadelphia Drug Enforcement Agency Task Force Group 25 arrested a 35-year-old Philadelphia man on Tuesday after they said he sold large amounts of drugs to undercover law enforcement and was found with over $8 million worth of drugs, according to the Berks County District Attorney’s Office.
Montco Woman Pleads Guilty To Delivering Deadly Dose Of Fentanyl: Lancaster DA
Valerie Benatti, 29, pleaded guilty to drug delivery resulting in death on Wednesday, May 1, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office. Authorities said they were called to a home on the 100 block of Slackwater Road in Conestoga Township for a suspected overdose on Aug. 20, 2022. An autopsy later revealed the victim died from acute fentanyl toxicity, the DA's Office said.
Car strikes Sinking Spring business
SINKING SPRING, Pa. - First responders in Sinking Spring responded to a car that struck a business Thursday afternoon. It happened just before 1 p.m. in the 4200 block of Penn Avenue. Initial emergency dispatches called for a vehicle into a building with structural damage. There are no reports of...
SCAM Alert: Person posing as law enforcement soliciting money, police say
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Ephrata Police are warning people to beware of a phone call soliciting money for the police department. Police said an Ephrata Borough resident received a phone call from a person representing "Unit 16" and soliciting money for the Ephrata Police Department. If you receive...
Court documents reveal new details about arrests of two farmers in Lancaster and York Counties
PENNSYLVANIA, USA — It's been three weeks since two central Pennsylvania men were arrested and taken to prison. Ethan Wentworth of Airville, York County and Rusty Herr of Christiana, Lancaster County have sat in their respective county prisons since April 10 and 11. Herr and Wentworth run NoBull Solutions,...
Wanted in Berks: Carlos Diaz-Colon
READING, Pa. - Police are asking for assistance locating a Reading man wanted on drug charges. 20-year-old Carlos Diaz-Colon is charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance after authorities say he met with a confidential source in the 800 blk of Muhlenberg Street to sell a quantity of heroin/fentanyl.
Moms of teens killed in McCandless crash win court battle against bail for jailed driver
Heather McCandless began to sob in front of a judge as she described how her husband ends each day by saying “good night” to the urn holding their late daughter’s ashes. Taylor Orlowski, 18, was killed Dec. 23 after a speeding car in which she was riding with four other passengers crashed on a North Hills road.
Worker killed after electrocution in Lebanon Co.
LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A subcontractor died after he was electrocuted in Cornwall Borough Wednesday, according to police. The Cornwall Police Department, along with fire crews and EMS, was dispatched to the 500 block of Hemlock Lane around 2 p.m. on reports of a fatal incident. Police say...
Motorcyclist Fatally Flies Off Bike On Kirkwood Pike: PA State State
The call to the two-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle at the intersection of Noble Road and Kirkwood Pike/SR 472, Colerain Township, Kirkwood came into PSP Troop J Lancaster Station at 4:09 p.m. on April 29, 2024, Trooper James Grothey detailed in the release. The troopers' preliminary investigation determined that a...
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,...
Car overturns, lands on its roof in Reading
READING, Pa. - A car overturned in Reading Thursday night landing on its roof. First responders are at the scene of the incident involving entrapment in the 230 block of Lancaster Ave., Berks Co. communications officials confirm. The incident is under investigation. No word on injuries. Stick with 69 News...
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