CRIME & SAFETY
3-year-old found dead in backyard pool in Lancaster County, police say
LANCASTER, Pa. — A 3-year-old boy died in a backyard pool in Lancaster County Sunday afternoon, police said Monday. According to East Hempfield Township Police, emergency personnel were dispatched to a home on Wheatland Avenue at about 12:08 p.m. for the report of a child in cardiac arrest. Arriving...
16-year-old 'working on the roadside', killed in Penn Twp. hit-and-run crash
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A hit-and-run driver has been located after police say they allegedly hit and killed a 16-year-old working on the side of the road on May 2. According to Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department (NLCRPD), crews were called to the "cardiac arrest" of a teen on Sun Hill Rd.
Fatal tanker truck crash in Lancaster County Sunday morning
ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM) – Officials are investigating a fatal tanker truck crash in Lancaster County on Sunday morning. According to the Lancaster County Coroner’s office, the crash occurred in the 1900 block of Furnace Hills Pike in Elizabethtown Township. Pennsylvania State Police, Troop J, Lancaster Station were notified of a tanker truck on fire […]
Residential gas leak in Manor Township
MANOR RIDGE, Pa. — A residential gas leak occurred at the intersection of Columbia Avenue and Chestnut View Drive in Manor Township, Lancaster County around 4 p.m. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today. According to the Lancaster dispatcher, the leak came from a natural gas line and...
4x Felon, Akai Jesus Rosario, Accused Of $2K+ Fraud
Akai Jesus Rosario, 38 of Mount Joy, was working as a caretaker for a woman who was completely dependent on his care when he allegedly committed fraud and neglectful abuse, according to the police release on May 6. While working for the woman between Nov. 2023 and Jan. 2024, he...
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