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Woman killed in Dauphin County motorcycle crash
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– A motorcycle crash Wednesday on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Dauphin County has left one person dead, State Police say. According to the crash report from State Police, 49-year-old Kimberly Toliver of New Jersey was riding a 2023 Honda Rebel and traveling west in Londonderry Township on I-76 when she crashed. Toliver […]
Tyemeshia Miller, 19, Mom To Be, Shot Dead In Harrisburg
A pregnant teenager is dead following what was initially reported as a "shots fired" incident, police in Harrisburg explained Monday night. Tyemeshia Miller, 19, of Harrisburg was found shot in the back in the area of North 4th and Woodbine streets around 5:45 p.m. on May 13, according to the Bureau's release and the Dauphin County Coroner's Office.
RoadRage: Man Points Gun At 2 People Near Library In Central PA, Police Say
William Scott Kent, 57 of Harrisburg, is accused of pointing a handgun at two people in the 200 block of North 19th Street in Camp Hill near the Cleve J. Fredricksen Library, police explained. They were called to the incident around 7:08 p.m. on May 5, according to the police...
Tractor-trailer crash closing multiple lanes of US 22/322 in Dauphin County
A tractor-trailer crashed into a concrete barrier on US 22/322 east near Dauphin on Tuesday night, closing all eastbound lanes and one westbound lane as of 7:30 p.m. The crash happened around 6:55 p.m., according to PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler. The tractor-trailer is blocking the eastbound lanes while debris from...
Police seek help identifying suspected e-bike thief in Harrisburg
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Harrisburg Police are looking for help in identifying a suspected e-bike thief. According to police, the suspected theft occurred around 3 p.m. Saturday on the 2700 block of Agate Street. The victim reported they were shopping at a local store when an unknown man approached and asked the victim to buy some items for him.
Harrisburg police search for missing 34-year-old
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa (WHP) — Harrisburg police are searching for a missing man. Officers received reports on Monday, May 6 that 34-year-old Jordan Brown was missing, according to the Harrisburg Bureau of Police. Police say Brown is a 5'7" Black man with a medium build, brown eyes and short...
Woman sent to prison in handcuffs of ex-cop husband she burned to death
The Dauphin County sheriff’s office has been responsible for transporting 68-year-old Evelyn Henderson, charged with killing her husband, from prison to the courthouse in handcuffs for almost two years. She didn’t know the handcuffs she wore for all her hearings and a trial belonged to her late husband, Carmen...
'Be careful homie': Man charged in Franklin County overdose death warned victim
A Harrisburg man charged with selling the drugs that killed a Franklin County man sent texts warning him to not do too much and to have Narcan on hand in case he overdosed, according to court documents. Daquan Woods, 27, was charged this week with drug delivery resulting in death...
Hitman gets life sentence
HARRISBURG, Penn. — An appeals court in Pennsylvania upheld the life sentence of a criminal defendant who committed a hired murder when he shot and killed the romantic partner of his client’s former paramour. He says certain witness testimony should not have been admitted and that his due process rights were violated, but these arguments are meritless.
Another victim of Steelton fire shares their story
On Wednesday night, News 8 is hearing from yet another victim of last weekend's duplex fire in Steelton, Dauphin County. The family of a man who was severely burned shares why they believe his survival is nothing short of a miracle. Darnell Cooke is one of four people injured in...
Midstate duo accused of defrauding man with fraudulent auction
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– A duo is wanted by police in York County for using a fraudulent auction business to steal more than $100,000 worth of antiques. Christina Taylor, 59, of Palmyra, and Thomas Taylor, 66, of Waynesboro, who went by “Collectors Auction Company, LLC” in Palmyra were contacted by someone to collect antiques, worth […]
18 minors cited for alcohol at Morgan Wallen’s Hersheypark Stadium concert
HERSHEY, Pa. (WHTM) – More than a dozen people were cited for alcohol at the Morgan Wallen concert at Hersheypark Stadium. The Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement says charges were filed against 18 individuals under the age of 21 during a minor patrol at the May 9 concert.
Police search for missing child in Cumberland County
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Police in Cumberland County are searching for a missing child. According to the Camp Hill Police Department, Zurisadai Irizarry-Zeno ran away from her home in Camp Hill. She was last seen wearing a green jacket, black long pants, and black Nike sneakers. Anyone with information...
Speeding drunk driver who killed motorist in Central Pa. pleads out to 3 years in prison
A man accused of speeding the wrong way down a residential street while drunk and causing a fatal crash that killed a 25-year-old Lebanon High graduate has accepted a plea deal. Rubin Montero, 22, pleaded guilty in court Thursday to a single count of homicide by vehicle and recklessly endangering...
Dauphin County honors officers who subdued gunman, rescued 2-year-old
A stranger last year barged into a family’s Harrisburg home and was using a gun to hold a 2-year-old girl hostage for five hours behind a barricaded door. Dauphin County’s tactical team tried at first to negotiate, then launched a surprise offensive to get the girl out safely. A team of six officers wrestled the gun away from the suspect during the May 2023 incident, that left the 28-year-old man wounded by gunfire.
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