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PA Teen Who Battled Cancer After Fatal House Fire Dies At 17 PA Teen Who Battled Cancer After Fatal House Fire Dies At 17
PA Teen Who Battled Cancer After Fatal House Fire Dies At 17 A York teenager whose cancer battle drew community-wide support following a tragic house fire has died, according to his family and his obituary published by Hooper Memorial Home. Joshua Y. Lopez, 17, passed peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025, in Harrisburg, surrounded by loved ones, according to his obituary from Hooper Memorial Home. Born July 9, 2008, in Hollywood, Florida, Joshua moved to York with his family, where he attended the School District of the City of York and recently earned his high school diploma. His graduation took place just days before his death at Penn State Health …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Community Rallies After Family Loses Everything In Gas Line Explosion In Central PA Community Rallies After Family Loses Everything In Gas Line Explosion In Central PA
Community Rallies After Family Loses Everything In Gas Line Explosion In Central PA A community is coming together to help the Barber family get back on their feet after everything they owned, including the family cat, blew up when a contractor hit a gas line on Tuesday.  Jennifer and Chad Barber's home in the 3200 block of Crest Road near the intersection with Northway Road in Susquehanna Township exploded around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13.  The neighborhood was evacuated and sheltered in a nearby church with support from the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania.  Currently at the scene on Crest Road in Susquehanna Township for a gas line explosion and stru…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Gas Explosion Blows Up Home, Injuring Two People In Dauphin County Gas Explosion Blows Up Home, Injuring Two People In Dauphin County
Gas Explosion Blows Up Home, Injuring Two People In Dauphin County A struck gas line appears to have leveled a home and injured two people in Dauphin County, according to crews on the scene.  A home in the 3200 block of Crest Road near the intersection with Northway Road in Susquehanna Township exploded around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13, according to emergency dispatch.  The neighborhood was evacuated and is sheltering in a nearby church with support from the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania.  Currently at the scene on Crest Road in Susquehanna Township for a gas line explosion and structure fire. Posted by DJM News Media on Tuesday, Dec…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
PA Man Sets House On Fire With Police Inside: Report PA Man Sets House On Fire With Police Inside: Report
PA Man Sets House On Fire With Police Inside: Report A Pennsylvania man is police custody after authorities say he set his house on fire while state troopers were inside, according to a report from CBS 21. John Andrew Young, 59, of Montour County, is charged with three counts of attempted murder, making terroristic threats, and related offenses, state court records show.  Troopers were dispatched to a home on R & H Avenue in Liberty Township at around 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2 for a reported domestic disturbance, the outlet wrote.  When officers were inside, investigators say Young retreated to a back room and started a fire …

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by Mac Bullock
Schools
Box Truck Slams Into Two School Buses In Central PA (DEVELOPING) Box Truck Slams Into Two School Buses In Central PA (DEVELOPING)
Box Truck Slams Into Two School Buses In Central PA (Developing) A box truck struck a pair of school buses on Thursday, Apr. 28, multiple media outlets report. The crash occurred around 8 a.m. while the school buses were parked along McCaskey Avenue and East Walnut Street, according to CBS 21 and WGAL News 8. The box truck driver appeared "dazed" and was hospitalized, a witness told WGAL. The school bus drivers were required to “go in for mandatory drug tests and evaluations,” the WGAL reports citing the Shultz Transportation spokesperson.  No children were on the buses but a driver did suffer a minor ankle injury, reports CBS 21.  Traff…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Body Found In Susquehanna River ID’d As Man Shot By Police: Report Body Found In Susquehanna River ID’d As Man Shot By Police: Report
Body Found In Susquehanna River ID’d As Man Shot By Police: Report A body found floating in the Susquehanna River has been identified by his wife as the man shot by police during a domestic incident last January, CBS 21 reports. The body found between Middletown and Three Mile Island is Miguel Maldonado Jr., 36, his wife, Andrea Maldonado told the outlet, identifying him by his tattoo. Maldonado Jr. was shot by police after he stabbed his wife, then took his wife and child into his car and drove into the river near the Dock Street Dam around 3:30 a.m. on Jan. 16, the Dauphin County district attorney Fran Chardo said at the time. Officials have n…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Man Running Basement Drug Lab Nabbed For Sharing Child Porn: Police PA Man Running Basement Drug Lab Nabbed For Sharing Child Porn: Police
PA Man Running Basement Drug Lab Nabbed For Sharing Child Porn: Police A 47-year-old Pennsylvania man has been arrested on drug and child porn charges, according to police. The Lititz Borough police have been investigating Joshua L. Alexander of Lititz after receiving a tip in April 2021, they said. Alexander disseminated child porn in a Facebook group, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Lancaster Online. He shared three images of children under the age of 18 engaging in sexual activities with individuals over the age of 18, reports CBS 21 citing the same criminal complaint.  Alexander was charged with Crimes of Child Pornography, Criminal Us…

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by Jillian Pikora
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PA Ex-Con Wanted In Two Counties Attacks His Own Family: Police PA Ex-Con Wanted In Two Counties Attacks His Own Family: Police
PA Ex-Con Wanted In Two Counties Attacks His Own Family: Police Three family members were attacked by a former convict who previously served prison time for assault and armed robbery and is wanted on charges in two central Pennsylvania counties, according to police and court records. Naphtali Ishmel Denmead Carter III, 32, of Highspire, is wanted by police following the assault that happened in a home in the first Block of Franklin Street on Wednesday, Mar. 16, according to a release by Highspire Borough police. Carter is charged with 3 counts of misdemeanor Simple Assault in Dauphin County, according to court records.  He previously was sentenc…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Central PA Fire That Killed 2 Probed As Homicide: State Police Central PA Fire That Killed 2 Probed As Homicide: State Police
Central PA Fire That Killed 2 Probed As Homicide: State Police A house fire that left two people dead is being investigated as a double homicide, according to Pennsylvania state police. Crews were called to the house fire in the 100 block of Neil Road in South Hampton Township near Shippensburg on Feb. 23 around 6 a.m., state police say. The Cumberland County coroner was called to the scene shortly before 8:30 a.m., according to emergency dispatchers. The fire started in the basement but crews were unable to get inside the home to battle it, reports WGAL News 8. The scene cleared, state police left, and the road in the area reopened around 5:40 p…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Coroner Called To House Fire In Central PA Coroner Called To House Fire In Central PA
Coroner Called To House Fire In Central PA UPDATE: This fire left two people dead and is now being investigated as a homicide; you can read more about it here. ORIGINAL: A house fire in central Pennsylvania turned deadly on Wednesday morning, according to emergency dispatchers and crews on the scene. Fire crews were called to a house fire in the 100 block of Neil Road in South Hampton Township near Shippensburg on Feb. 23 around 6 a.m., state police say. About an hour later a coroner was called to the scene, according to emergency dispatchers. Three people are unaccounted for, reports CBS 21 citing police. A fire marshal is als…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Officer-Involved Shooting, ‘Police Incident’ Under Investigation In Central PA: State Police Officer-Involved Shooting, ‘Police Incident’ Under Investigation In Central PA: State Police
Officer-Involved Shooting, ‘Police Incident’ Under Investigation In Central PA: State Police UPDATE: Additional details about this deadly incident have been released, you can read about it here.  ORIGINAL: A “police incident” is under investigation in central Pennsylvania on Wednesday afternoon, according to state police. Pennsylvania state police are investigating a “police incident” at Brittney Drive in North Middleton Township in Carlisle around 2:30 p.m., according to a PSP Trooper Megan Ammerman. The incident is being reported as a “police officer-involved shooting” by WGAL News 8 and CBS 21 citing emergency dispatchers, but Daily Voice was unable to independently co…

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by Jillian Pikora