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Wanted Man | Police surround Lancaster General Hospital to arrest suspect
10+ hour, 18+ min ago (109+ words) The Lancaster City Police Bureau provided a timeline of events after officers surrounded Lancaster General Hospital on Thursday, blocking off access in some areas. Around 1 p.m., police were alerted to a wanted subject in a vehicle in the first block of…...
SDOL faces $10M budget deficit due to software error, various financial pressures
11+ hour, 7+ min ago (133+ words) The School District of Lancaster is facing a $10 million budget deficit due to a software glitch in the district's "Munis" platform, according to a report by the Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials (PASBO). The error dropped 83 employee positions from…...
Wildlife visitor | Bears spend time at Perry County family's home
11+ hour, 9+ min ago (88+ words) Wildlife visitor | Bears spend time at Perry County family's home'WGAL Search location by ZIP code Perry County family visited by bears for 3 nights A Perry County family received visitors earlier this week when four bears spent time at their home....
Judge rules against man's deportation whose '80s murder conviction was dismissed
19+ hour, 17+ min ago (755+ words) A judge cleared the way Thursday for the potential release of an Indian citizen who was taken into Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody last year after his Pennsylvania murder conviction was overturned following four decades in prison. The decision came…...
Child sustains minor injuries after illegally riding e-bike and colliding with car
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (101+ words) Child sustains minor injuries after illegally riding e-bike and colliding with car'WGAL Cumberland County police responded to a crash involving a car and an e-bike near the intersection of Gettysburg Pike and South York Street just before 5 p.m. Wednesday evening. According…...
Philadelphia police find cash traps on 9 ATMs, send warning to residents
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (201+ words) A new type of crime called "cash trapping" has emerged, targeting ATM users by preventing them from receiving their money after withdrawal. Cash trapping first appeared in several southern states last fall, but this method has now been discovered in…...
Reverend says he caught suspect crawling out of hole with bag, knapsack | Search for suspects
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (128+ words) Dozens of police officers are looking for two suspects after a thief was caught red-handed at a Harrisburg church, according to the reverend. Above: Video from the scene. The reverend at Bethel AME Church on North Fifth Street told WGAL…...
Scattered Strong Evening Thunderstorms In South Central Pennsylvania
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (246+ words) Scattered showers and thunderstorms will move into the Susquehanna Valley after 5 pm. Highs will cool down to the 50s on Thursday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms return toward evening, ahead of a cold front. Isolated and scattered thunderstorms may produce damaging wind…...
Vandals damage benches, playground coating and plants at Harrisburg park
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (110+ words) Repairs are underway in Harrisburg after vandalism at a city park between Monday and Tuesday. The mayor's office said the incident occurred at the park on Seventh and Radnor streets. The mayor's office said someone vandalized the benches, ripped up…...
Governor to mark arson anniversary with interfaith roundtable at Harrisburg residence
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (352+ words) Gov. Shapiro to mark arson anniversary with interfaith roundtable at Harrisburg residence'WGAL Josh Shapiro and First Lady Lori Shapiro will host a roundtable with interfaith leaders Wednesday at the governor's residence in Harrisburg, marking one year since the arson attack…...