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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…
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Safety Investigation At M&Ms Factory After Pair Pulled From Chocolate Tank:
Osha
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has launched investigation after two contractors fell into a vat of chocolate at the M&M/Mars factory, authorities say. The pair fell into the chocolate at the Elizabethtown factory located in the 200 block of Brown Street at 1:51 p.m. on Thursday, June 8, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications. The trapped people were contracted to the factory from I.K. Stolzfus Services, located in Manheim, Pennsylvania, Leni Fortson, Regional Director at the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Public Affairs tells Daily Voice. The com…
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Amtrak Train Strikes Pedestrian Dead In Central PA: Dispatch
One person has died after they were hit by a train in central Pennsylvania, according to emergency dispatchers. Emergency crews were called to a crash involving an Amtrak main line train near Dillerville Road in Lancaster around 8:40 p.m. on Thursday, June 9, a Lancaster County Wide Communications supervisor says. The pedestrian died at the scene of the crash, according to LCWC. No train derailment was reported. Police continue to investigate this crash.m
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Pair Pulled From Chocolate Tank At M&Ms Factory: Authorities
Two people fell into a vat of chocolate at the M&M/Mars factory, authorities say. The pair fell into the chocolate at the Elizabethtown factory located in the 200 block of Brown Street at 1:51 p.m. on Thursday, June 8, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications. They people were not believed to be at risk of drowning as they can stand up in the vat and the chocolate is only waist deep, according to LCWC. Elizabethtown firefighters were called to the scene for the rescue mission and are believed to have drilled a hole in the bottom of the vat to free the trapped pair, accord…
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‘This Is The Best Day Of My Life' Ret. US Army Lt. Col. Tells Brother Before He Dies In PA
A retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel has been identified as the kayaker who has been missing since Sunday, according to his brother and Lancaster County officials. Richard E. Lackey, 76, of West Hempfield Township, was found near Circle Drive in Lancaster City, according to Chief Deputy Coroner Eric Bieber. Lackey had gone missing in the area of Bridge Road in Upper Leacock Township around 9:26 p. on Apr. 24, Lancaster County-Wide Communications. Lackey was nominated to the rank of Lt. Col. by the US 98th Congress in 1984, congressional records show. In his last phone call with his br…
Police & Fire
Multiple Horse-Buggies Involved In Crash In PA: Dispatch
Horses and people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash in central Pennsylvania on Monday, Apr. 18, according to emergency dispatchers. Two horse-and-buggies and a vehicle collided at the intersection of Cains and Buena Vista roads in Salisbury Township, shortly before 9:30 p.m., a supervisor with Lancaster County-Wide Communications says. One person was hurt in the crash and taken to a local hospital, according to the supervisor. Two horses were also injured and a veterinarian was called to the scene of the crash, the supervisor said. No further information regarding the crash was avai…
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Woman, 22, Found Dead In Central PA Home: Police
An "apparent assault" has left a woman dead in a central Pennsylvania home on Thursday, according to the police. East Hempfield Township police were called by Lancaster County Wide Communications to a cardiac arrest at a home in the 2900 block of Spring Valley Road Thursday, Mar. 10 around 11:20 p.m., according to a release by the police. The reporting person told LCWC that a person was also not breathing, according to the release. When officers arrived at the house, they found a 22-year-old woman, "who appeared to have sustained traumatic injury from an apparent assault," East…
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Crashes Halt Traffic On US Route 30
Two crashes in central Pennsylvania have shut down stretches of US Route 30 on Wednesday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. The first crash was a multi-vehicle collision in Mountville, Lancaster County between the Columbia/Marietta exit and the Prospect Road exit around 9 a.m., according to PennDOT. The second crash is in Wrightsville, York County and it happened around 10 a.m., according to PennDOT. East and westbound traffic is halted and diverted in both areas, according to PennDOT. A coroner has been dispatched to the crash in Lancaster County, Lancaster Onli…
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Hot Air Balloon Makes Emergency Landing In Central PA, Authorities Say
An emergency landing of a hot air balloon was made in central Pennsylvania on Friday morning, according to emergency dispatch. Three people were onboard at the time of the landing at Harrisburg Avenue and Mulberry street around 8:30 a.m., according to Lancaster County Wide Communications. A medical incident suffered by the pilot forced them to land unexpectedly, reports WGAL News 8 citing a firefighter at the scene. The pilot was transported from the scene to a local hospital, according to WGAL. No other injuries were reported, according to LCWC. Only a few days prior to this incident t…
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Car Crashes Into Creek In Central PA
A woman crashed her car into a creek early Thursday morning, according to Northern Lancaster County Regional police. Lancaster County Wide Communications dispatched police to a single vehicle accident at East Newport and Brunnerville road, according to a release by police. Crystal Horst, 37, of Lititz, drove her Chevy Cruze off the roadway into a creek at the intersection in Warwick Township just after 6 a.m., according to the police. She sustained a minor hand injury and there were no other people in the vehicle,as stated on the release. Horst was charged with su…
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Car Drives Into Central PA House Causing Massive Fire, Authorities Say
UPDATE: Additional details have been released click here to read more. ORIGINAL: A car drove into a central Pennsylvania home on Thursday night causing a massive house fire, according to Lancaster County-Wide Communications. Route 897 immediately following the crash.Mitch Merkel Crews were called to a motor vehicle into a home at the corner of Cocalico Road and West Route 897 in West Cocalico Township, Lancaster County around 7:15 p.m., according to dispatchers. As crews arrived to the scene, the entire home was engulfed inflames and crews requested support for heavy fire showing, as he…
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