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Fire At Lancaster County High School Woodshop Forces Classes Online For Days Fire At Lancaster County High School Woodshop Forces Classes Online For Days
Manheim Township HS Fire Forces Switch To Remote Learning A fire at a high school wood shop forced the district to switch to online or remote learning for a minimum of two days, officials announced on Tuesday morning.  Intially fire crews were called to Maheim Tonwship High School for a report of smoke showing at 5:18 p.m. on Monday, April 1, officials explained.  The fire was found fire in a dust collector on the exterior of the high school off the wood shop.  Even though the "fire was contained to the exterior, however the interior required extensive ventilation. Manheim Township High School will be holding on-line only learning …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Lititz's Luician Li's Funeral Scheduled After Chester County Crash Lititz's Luician Li's Funeral Scheduled After Chester County Crash
Lititz's Luician Li's Funeral Scheduled After Chester County Crash A week after he succumbed to his injuries after a Chester County highway crash, loved ones and neighbors are memorializing Lititz student-athlete Lucian Li.  Investigators have said 42-year-old Matthew DeAngelis was headed the wrong way on Route 202 when he crashed head-on into Li's Volkswagen Taos just after midnight on Friday, July 14.  DeAngelis was pronounced dead at the scene, while 19-year-old Li died on Monday, July 17, Daily Voice reported. The teen's father Eric Chen-Ta Li set up a GoFundMe campaign to finance a memorial in his son's honor. In just three days after …

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by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Lititz Teen Athlete Dies Days After Chester County Crash: State Police Lititz Teen Athlete Dies Days After Chester County Crash: State Police
Lititz Teen Athlete Dies Days After Chester County Crash: State Police Another driver is dead days after the collision that killed 42-year-old Matthew DeAngelis on a Chester County highway, state police say.  Lucian Robert-Popdan Li, 19, of Lititz, succumbed to his injuries on Monday, July 17, troopers wrote in a release.  Investigators have said DeAngelis was headed the wrong way on Route 202 in his GMC Sierra when he crashed head-on into Li's Volkswagen Taos just after midnight on Friday, July 14.  DeAngelis was pronounced dead at the scene, while Li and his two passengers were rushed to Paoli Hospital in critical conditio…

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by Mac Bullock
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Drug Dealer Who Gave PA Teen Toxic Elixir Learns His Fate Drug Dealer Who Gave PA Teen Toxic Elixir Learns His Fate
Drug Dealer Who Gave PA Teen Toxic Elixir Learns His Fate A 19-year-old girl went into cardiac arrest after ingesting what she thought was percocet, but it was really laced with fentanyl— now the man who knowingly gave her the deadly dose of drugs has learned his fate, the Lancaster County District Attorney announced on Wednesday, Oct. 26.  Noel Jerome Thompson, 22, of the 400 block of Dohner Drive in Lancaster, is heading to prison for the next 5 to 10 years after a negotiated plea deal of charges of felony counts of drug delivery resulting in death and criminal conspiracy filed before Lancaster County Judge Jeffrey Conrad on Friday, Oct…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Beloved Dad Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer In Central PA ID'd Beloved Dad Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer In Central PA ID'd
Beloved Dad Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer In Central PA ID'd The 51-year-old man killed in a multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer in central Pennsylvania early in the morning on Tuesday, Oct. 11 has been identified, authorities say. Brian Lee Allison, of Willow Street, died at the scene of the crash, according to Lancaster County Coroner Dr. Stephen Diamantoni and his family.  Emergency crews were called to a reported crash involving entrapment at the intersection of 272 South (Willow Street Pike) and 741 (Long Lane) just before 1 a.m,., West Lampeter Township police say.  Upon arrival, crews found a 2003 silver Chevy TrailBlazer which w…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Thousands Lose Power When Drunk Scientist Plows Through Yards, Shearing Utility Pole: Police Thousands Lose Power When Drunk Scientist Plows Through Yards, Shearing Utility Pole: Police
Thousands Lose Power When Drunk Scientist Plows Through Yards, Shearing Utility Pole: Police A 23-year-old man— believed to have been drunk— caused a serious crash and wiped out the power to thousands of homes in Lancaster on Saturday, October 1, police say.  George Benjamin Hetrick IV, 23, of Lancaster, was driving his 2013 BMW 535i when he "failed to negotiate a left-hand curve in the 300 block of East Roseville Road" around noon, according to the release by the Manheim Township police department. Hetrick's BMW flew off the roadway and plowed through "several front yards crashing into mailboxes and shrubbery. At one point Hetrick's vehicle traveled through a PPL u…

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by Jillian Pikora
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These Are The Best High Schools In Lancaster County, Website Says These Are The Best High Schools In Lancaster County, Website Says
These Are The Best High Schools In Lancaster County, Website Says A school isn't just a building. It's a home: a place for children to foster self-confidence, learn social skills and explore their strengths. Many factors go into what makes a great school, and Niche.com has crunched that data to compile its latest rankings of the best K-12 public and private schools in America (click here for more on methodology). The website broke it down even further, compiling a list of the best high schools in Lancaster County. "One thing that sets Niche's rankings apart is we consider the entire student experience, including what students do after high school, and th…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lifestyle
Local Pennsylvania Chef Beats Bobby Flay In Hit Food Network Show Local Pennsylvania Chef Beats Bobby Flay In Hit Food Network Show
Local Pennsylvania Chef Beats Bobby Flay In Hit Food Network Show Scott Calhoun, local chef and son of WGAL News 8's Meteorologist Joe Calhoun, beat Bobby Flay in a recent episode of the popular Food Network show of the same name. In the premiere episode Season 30, It's All Business, chefs and business partners Scott Calhoun and David Feola of the acclaimed Philadelphia restaurant Ember & Ash, went head to head before Calhoun went on to defeat celebrity chef Bobby Flay, according to a press release by Food Network. The episode was judged by Anne Burrell and Michael Symon, according to the episode description on the network’s website. Calhoun is a…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Tragic Death Of Young Mom Linked To Central PA Snack Can Drug Dealer, Police Say Tragic Death Of Young Mom Linked To Central PA Snack Can Drug Dealer, Police Say
Tragic Death Of Young Mom Linked To Central PA Snack Can Drug Dealer, Police Say A 47-year-old drug dealer has been arrested in the overdose death of a 26-year-old woman, local authorities announced. Jeffrey Warren Shackleford has been charged with drug delivery resulting in death among other charges, in the April 13 death of Carrie Hamilton, Manheim Township police said. **UPDATE: Shackelford was convicted of multiple drug-related offenses which he is currently appealing** Hamilton was found unresponsive in a residence in the 1300 block of Hollywood Drive in Manheim Township at 4:54 a.m. Police found Hamilton's boyfriend performing CPR on her, Lancaster Online repor…

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