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State Police release updated Harrisburg's 'Five Most Wanted' list
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania State Police have released an updated "Five Most Wanted" list of at-large suspects in the Harrisburg area. According to Troop H, the five offenders are wanted for crimes including fleeing from police, drug distribution, retail theft, failing to register as a sex offender, and firearms offenses.
PPL set to pay back customers after overbilling in 2023
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) — PPL is being required to put one-million dollars in a "Customer Hardship Fund” after it overbilled customers throughout 2023. This comes after the PUC voted 3-2 to approve a joint motion from Chairmain Stephen M. DeFrank and Commissioner Kathryn L. Zerfuss. These changes will...
Multi-vehicle crash involving tractor trailer shuts down NB lanes on I-83
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) — Police were dispatched to I-83 near the Lemoyne exit just before 4 p.m. on reports of a multi-vehicle accident. PennDOT says that the crash involved a tractor-trailer and several other passenger vehicles in the north bound lanes of the interstate. No injuries were reported. Officials...
'Inappropriate material' shown to students at Susquehanna Twp. SD by contracted employee
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) — Susquehanna Township School District released a statement to local families concerning reports of a contracted employee of the Thomas Holtzman Elementary School showing “inappropriate material” to students. The administration’s statement assures families and caregivers that the incident was handled promptly in accordance with...
School District in Pennsylvania Leads the Charge with Electric School Buses from EPA Funding
Steelton-Highspire School District is the first in Pennsylvania to adopt electric school buses with EPA funding. First Student leads the electrification initiative, operating over 330 electric buses and committing to transition 30,000 diesel buses by 2035. Electric buses at Steelton-Highspire are powered by solar energy, showcasing the district’s sustainability commitment....
Remaining cool the next two days with some light showers tomorrow
TODAY: Patchy Frost Early, Then Mostly Sunny. Hi 63. TONIGHT: Increasing Clouds. Lo 43. SATURDAY: Cloudy, Light Showers. Hi 60. Winds: SE 5-15 mph. Thanks to clear skies and calm winds this morning, temperatures have tumbled. While frost won’t be widespread, there are pockets of it around as a few locations are below 32° to start this Friday. It will be a mostly sunny and pleasant day with highs in the low 60s. Clouds will increase tonight ahead of a warm front. Temperatures won’t be as chilly tonight with lows in the 40s.
Slowdowns on Derry Street due to crash reported in Swatara Township
LAWNTON, Pa. — A crash causing traffic disruptions was reported in Dauphin County this afternoon. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today. Crews responded to East Park Drive at Derry Street in Swatara Township shortly after 12:30 p.m. Slowdowns were expected in the area. At this time, the...
Teens arrested in York for carjacking elderly Good Samaritan who offered them ride in Md.
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Two teenagers are in custody after driving across state lines with an elderly woman's vehicle that they allegedly stole. According to Perryville Police in Maryland, the incident happened around 7:06 p.m. on Wednesday at a Royal Farms on Pulaski Highway. Officers report that while...
Police: Two teens carjacked woman, 74, in Perryville
PERRYVILLE — Two females suspects, ages 16 and 18, are in custody after they allegedly assaulted and carjacked a 74-year-old woman in Perryville on Wednesday night — while she was doing them a favor, according to police. Investigators arrested the suspects after locating them and the stolen vehicle in York, Pa. on Thursday morning — about 12 hours after the carjacking, which occurred at approximately 7 p.m. Wednesday on Honaker Street near Keesey Lane, reported Chief Robert Nitz of the Perryville Police Department. ...
Wawa wants to sell beer at this central Pa. store it’s building
If Wawa has its way, at least one store planned as part of its central Pa. expansion will sell beer and wine. The convenience store chain is acquiring a restaurant liquor license for the location under construction at Linden Centre, north of Route 230 in Lower Swatara Township, according to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board database.
Harrisburg's Group Violence Intervention strategy: What's going on with it?
Ronald Williams remembers the life he used to live. One filled with crime, drugs and, guns. Williams would sell drugs in the 90s a new way for him to make money after getting laid off from his job. He says he would rake in up to $3,000 a day. His drug dealing started with marijuana and later led to cocaine.
Kier Sims Arrested For Allegedly Killing Otilio Lugo-Rivera
Kier Hashawn Sims has been charged with criminal homicide in connection with the death of Otilio Lugo-Rivera at The Hideout strip club in Steelton on March 23, as Daily Voice previously reported. Eyewitnesses told police about the brutal beating Sims gave Lugo-Rivera at the club located at 159 North Front...
Dauphin County office chaos strands people in jail, jams court
Staff turnover and vacancies following a change in leadership at the Dauphin County Clerk of Courts Office is impinging on court operations, holding defendants in prison past their planned release date among other jam-ups causing system-wide problems. Those problems include an inaccurate public docket system that deputies rely on to...
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