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Gettysburg, PA
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'Santa Claus' Who Sexually Assaulted Child Learns His Fate: Pennsylvania State Police
It looks like some children in central Pennsylvania may have been visited by a "bad Santa." A 58-year-old man who is known for playing Santa Clause at events in central Pennsylvania has been sentenced to jail, Pennsylvania state police announced on Thanksgiving eve. John Paul Kruger, of Hanover, has been under investigation for sexually assaulting a minor since 2021, according to an announcement by the state police on Wednesday, Nov. 23. Kruger pled guilty to charges of indecent assault of a person less than 13 and corruption of a minor and was sentenced to 11.5 to 23 months in Adams…
Lancaster, PA
Schools
Threat Closes Central Pennsylvania Middle School
A threat at a middle school in central Pennsylvania has led officials to cancel cancels on Friday, Nov. 18. Conestoga Valley School District officials canceled classes at Gerald G. Huesken Middle School due to a "specific threat" made sometime on Thursday night, Superintendent Dave Zuilkoski wrote in a letter to parents. Details about the threat were not released and the school was only closed "in an abundance of caution," Zuilkoski said. The district has notified East Lampeter Township Police Department. "This threat has not yet been determined to be credible …
Allentown, PA
Weather
First Snowflakes Of Season Could Fall Across Poconos, Part Of NJ; Rest Is Rain
The first snowflakes of the season are being forecast in parts of the region this afternoon and evening. A Winter Weather Advisory will be in effect from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, in the Poconos and Northwest New Jersey, from Morristown up to Wantage, according to the National Weather Service. Parts of central and northern Pennsylvania could also see light snow, according to AccuWeather. Meanwhile, the rest of New Jersey will be cloudy with a chance of rain in the evening, with a high around 45, the NWS said. Snowfall in the Lehigh Valley will begin in the late afternoon and …
Lower Paxton, PA
News
Kidnapper Of 2-Year-Old Girl From RI Captured On I-81 In Central PA: Police
A 24-year-old Rhode Island dad was jailed and a two-year-old girl reunited with her proper caregiver after police in Central Pennsylvania found them riding on I-81 last week, authorities said. A massive search was launched for the child and her dad, Jordan McClure, before Pennsylvania State Police spotted the suspect's pickup truck with Massachusetts registration heading south on the highway in Franklin County Thursday, Oct. 20, PSP said. The girl was unharmed in the vehicle and her dad arrested without incident. McClure was being held in the Franklin County Jail pending extradition t…
Lancaster, PA
News
Dead Shooting In Central Pennsylvania
An 18-month-old infant was shot by a 3-year-old relative in central Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Oct. 18, according to the family and police confirmed the details of the shooting on Wednesday at 4:50 p.m. Lancaster Bureau of police officers were called to the scene of a child shoot in the 500 block of Woodward Street in the City shortly after 7 p.m., according to Lancaster County Wide Communications. "Upon arrival, officers located an infant lying on the floor inside the residence with an apparent gunshot wound to the face. Officers rendered aid to the infant and were assisted by res…
York, PA
News
Missing Central Pennsylvania Woman With Ties To Maryland Found Safe: Police
UPDATE: Janis Rainer, 59, of Spring Garden Township, has been found safe, according to an updated release by Pennsylvania state police. No additional information was released. ORIGINAL: A 59-year-old woman from central Pennsylvania is missing and might be in danger, police say. Janis Rainer was last at her home in Spring Garden Township on Monday, Oct. 17, according to area police. She is likely operating a silver 2019 Kia Rio Sedan, bearing PA registration LFG-8299, and does not have her cellphone with her. She is described as a White woman who is approxima…
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Bicyclist Hospitalized Following Crash On Rt. 501 In Central Pennsylvania: Police
A woman has been hospitalized after she was struck by a vehicle while riding her bicycle in Central Pennsylvania, police say. Lititz Borough of police were called to the crash at the intersection of North Broad Street (SR0501) & East Lincoln Avenue on Saturday, Oct. 15, around 5:11 p.m., according to a release by the department the following Monday. The vehicle was attempting to make a left turn onto North Broad Street from East Lincoln Avenue when it struck the bicyclist who was traveling east-bound onto East Lincoln Avenue, police detailed in the release. The woman "susta…
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Hazmat Crew Called To Fire At Multi-Vehicle Crash Along US 30 In Central PA (
Developing
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A hazmat team has been called to the scene of a multi-vehicle crash in central Pennsylvania involving a commercial truck, authorities say. The crash happened at the intersection of Lampeter Road and Lincoln Highway East (Bridgeport) around 2 p.m., according to area police and PennDOT. The commercial truck caught fire in the crash, so the "Lancaster County Haz-Mat is responding to assess the situation for possible leakage," the East Lampeter Township police department detailed in the release. Lampeter has been closed to traffic, and motorists are asked to avoid the area "and exp…
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Schools
1st Monkeypox Case Reported At Central Pennsylvania Elementary School
Someone who was recently at a central Pennsylvania elementary has tested positive for monkeypox, authorities announced on Thursday, Oct. 6. The Cumberland Valley School District made an announced of to parents on the Shaull Elementary School website. In the letter, the administration explains that personal communication has already been made with “anyone believed to have been in close proximity with the individual.” “We share this information not to cause alarm, but simply in an effort to ensure transparency in what we know,” the message reads. The school’s custodial staf…
Lancaster, PA
News
2 Men Shot Through Locked Central PA Hotel Door, Injuring Girl: Police
A 16-year-old girl suffered "serious injuries" in a shooting at a hotel in central Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Oct. 5, police say. East Lampeter Township police were called to the shooting at the Budget Host Inn located at 2140 Lincoln Highway East in Lancaster around 1:30 p.m., the department said in a release around 5 p.m. "Officers arrived within three minutes" and found the girl "in a second-floor room with a gunshot wound to her left leg," police say. The officers applied a tourniquet before she was taken by an ambulance to a local hospital, as detailed in the release…
Lancaster, PA
News
US 222 Reopens Following Three-Vehicle Crash Involving Rollover In Central PA
A three-vehicle crash closed part of US Route 222 in central Pennsylvania in the afternoon on Tuesday, Oct. 4, authorities say. The crash happened in the southbound lanes just south of the Oregon Pike exit, Manheim Township police say. One of the vehicles involved in the crash has rolled over onto its side, according to the police. The roadway appeared to have reopened around 3:30 p.m., according to traffic cameras in the area.
York, PA
News
Amish Farmhouse Destroyed In Massive Central Pennsylvania Fire: Authorities
An Amish farmhouse was destroyed and an early morning fire in central Pennsylvania on Monday, Oct. 3, authorities say. Multiple fire departments were called to a two-story home in the 300 block of Booker Road at 3:30 a.m., according to York County Emergency Management. When crews arrived people were running from the farmhouse, WGAL News 8 reports citing a responding fire chief. No injuries have been reported as of Monday afternoon. Emergency crews remained on the scene for over three hours, dispatchers say. The cause of the fire is unknown. Delta-Cardiff Volunteer Fir…
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