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Truck Stuck Ephrata's Iconic, Oldest Covered Bridge (Photos)
A 177-year-old bridge has closed for the first time in approximately 20 years.
Bitzer’s Mill Covered Bridge, previously known as Martin's Mill Bridge, Eberly's Cider Mill Covered Bridge, and Fiand's/Fiantz's Covered Bridge — has closed for the first time since the early 2000s after a tractor-trailer became lodges inside of it.
Stacy Pater, 50 of Albany, Georgia, was driving a 2020 Freightliner with a height of 13’4” for Woodgrain Transportation LLC out of Fruitland, Idaho on Monday, Nov. 20, West Earl Township police detailed in a release.
She attempted to cross the cover…
Man Found With 500+ Child Porn Images, West Earl Twp. Police Say
A Lancaster County Man is accused of possessing and distributing hundreds of images of child pornography, authorities say.
Adam Michael Lawr Shirk, 33, of Akron, turned himself into the police, with his attorney present, on Jan. 26 at 1:30 p.m., according to the West Earl Township police.
Police had been investigating Shirk since they received a cyber tip in the fall and executed a search warrant on Nov. 11, 2022.
Afterward, they forensically examined a laptop, tablet computer, and several cellphones they seized and found more than 500 images of child pornograph…