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Police & Fire
Near-Lethal Carbon Monoxide Levels Detected In Central PA Home: Fire Officials
A Silver Spring Township home was found to have near-lethal levels of carbon monoxide during a medical emergency on Thursday morning, New Kingstown Fire Company announced. Township fire companies were dispatched to a residence for a medical call when first responders' carbon monoxide alarms on their medical bags alerted them to dangerous levels of the gas, according to fire officials. Upon further investigation, the source was identified as a malfunctioning coal stove in the basement, the fire company said in a release. Fire officials stressed the importance of equipping all homes with…
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Driver Ejected, 2 MedEvac'd After Franklin County Rollover Crash: Fire Officials (
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A vehicle rollover crash left one person ejected and another trapped on Lincoln Way East in Franklin County Friday afternoon, fire officials said. The crash occurred just after 2 p.m. near Dunkin' Donuts, involving two vehicles, according to the Franklin Fire Company. One person was thrown from a vehicle, and another was confined in the wreckage. Chief 46 arrived during dispatch and requested additional EMS units, including two helicopters. Crews from the fire company extricated the confined victim within seven minutes, officials said. Both patients were flown to area trauma centers. F…
Police & Fire
Vehicle Strikes Home, Causing Gas Leak In Camp Hill: Police
A car crash in Camp Hill caused a home to be evacuated after a vehicle struck the residence and triggered a gas leak, police announced on Friday, Dec. 20. The incident happened at the intersection of N. 21st Street and Page Street on Thursday, Dec. 19, around 10:56 a.m., according to Camp Hill Police. A 64-year-old driver suffered a medical episode while heading north on N. 21st Street, causing him to lose consciousness, the police explained. The vehicle veered through several front yards in the 200 block before colliding with the home, police said. The collision caused a natu…
Police & Fire
Aerosol Leak At East Hempfield Business Sickens 3, Triggers EMS Response
Crews rushed to Herley Industries on Industrial Drive in East Hempfield Township after employees reported a strange smell on Monday, Dec. 16, emergency dispatchers said. The odor was caused by a "CRC degreaser" aerosol leak at the business in the 3000 block of Industry Drive near Centerville Road, according to dispatch. EMS crews evaluated three people at the scene, though the extent of their injuries was not immediately known. Emergency responders were first called to the scene at around 11:37 a.m., authorities said. This is a developing story. Check back for possible updates.
Police & Fire
Mechanicsburg Man Injured In Route 15 Crash: Police
A Mechanicsburg man was injured in a two-vehicle crash on US Route 15 North near the Pennsylvania Turnpike, Upper Allen police announced on Tuesday, Dec. 10. The collision happened when the driver of a gray Toyota Prius attempted to merge onto Route 15 North from East Winding Hill Road on Saturday, Dec. 7, according to investigators. The Prius struck a blue Chevrolet Sonic during the merge, police detailed in the release. The driver of the Prius, identified as a Mechanicsburg resident, was taken to the hospital by Lower Allen EMS for treatment of his injuries. His condition has not been d…
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Lancaster Native With Lengthy Criminal History Found Dead In SCI Houtzdale Prison Cell
An inmate at the State Correctional Institution at Houtzdale was found dead in his cell, officials announced on Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2024. Lance Heverly, 39, was discovered unresponsive in his cell. Prison staff immediately began life-saving measures until emergency medical personnel arrived, but Heverly was pronounced deceased at 1:35 p.m., according to SCI Houtzdale Superintendent David Close. Heverly had been serving a five- to 10-year sentence for aggravated assault with serious bodily injury on a Lancaster County conviction. He was incarcerated at SCI Houtzdale on Feb. 9, 2022. Heverly…
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Propane Explosion Injures 1 At Blue Mountain Plaza
An explosion rocked the Blue Mountain Service Plaza on the Pennsylvania Turnpike early Tuesday, Nov. 19, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The blast occurred in the rear commercial vehicle parking lot of the westbound plaza at mile marker 202.5 in Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, at approximately 4:55 a.m., authorities said. A preliminary investigation revealed the explosion was caused by a propane leak inside a 2003 Ford RV with Delaware registration, troopers reported. The vehicle was destroyed in the incident. One person inside the RV was injured and transported by EMS to Pen…
Police & Fire
Injured Kayaker Rescued After Stranded By Susquehanna River's Statue Of Liberty
Fred Shankweiler, the kayaker rescued near the Statue of Liberty on the Susquehanna River, is sharing harrowing details of his ordeal following his dramatic rescue by local fire companies. Shankweiler, who was attempting to retrieve a crashed drone for fall photos, admitted that his determination led to reckless decisions. "I thought it would be a simple task to retrieve it and borrowed a friend’s kayak," he explained. "I will tell you that it was reckless and a bad idea, but sometimes my determination gets the best of me." After launching, the river conditions quickly turned against him. "…
News
Cumberland County Prison Inmate Found Dead by Apparent Suicide: Officials
A Cumberland County Prison inmate was found dead by apparent suicide, officials announced on Friday, Nov. 8. Amanda Beth Dunkelberger, 48, was discovered unresponsive in her cell on Thursday morning, Nov. 7, at 8:45 a.m. Correctional officers performing routine rounds made the discovery and immediately initiated lifesaving measures. EMS arrived at the Carlisle facility at 8:55 a.m. and continued resuscitation efforts, but Dunkelberger never regained consciousness. She was pronounced dead at 9:17 a.m., according to Warden Travis Shenk. Dunkelberger had been incarcerated since Friday, …
Police & Fire
EMS Urges Public To Avoid Area After 'Incident' In Cumberland County
An unknown incident has closed a road in Cumberland County, officials announced on Monday, Nov. 4. EMS were called to the "incident" on Spring Road, near the intersections of Wertz Run Road, West Middlesex Road, and Faith Circle, officials announced around 11 a.m. For the safety of personnel working on or near the roadway, the public is asked to avoid the area. Fire police are redirecting traffic around the scene. No further details have been released at this time. Check back here for updates.
Police & Fire
Elizabethtown Man Dies In Rollover Crash: PA State Police
A 34-year-old man has died and a woman was injured following a single-vehicle crash on PA Route 441/River Road on Friday night, Aug. 23, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Sunday morning, Aug. 25. Gideon Derr of Elizabethtown (according to his family and social media, although the coroner said he was from Bainbridge and PSP said he was from Labelle) died at the scene of the crash at 3805 River Road near Red Hill Plaza around 11:30 p.m., according to the Londonderry Township Fire Company and PA State Police. Derr was driving a 2001 Honda Civic s…
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Coroner Called To PA Fair After Woman Has 'Medical Emergency' Officials Say
A woman has died following a "medical emergency" at the Elizabethtown Fair on Tuesday, August 20, the Elizabethtown Police Department told Daily Voice on Thursday, Aug. 22. Officers were eating lunch at the fair located at 900 East High Street in Elizabethtown Borough when the incident began at 12:55 p.m. Aug. 20, as detailed in the police release. The 55-year-old woman went into cardiac arrest and officers immediately gave her CPR until Emergency Medical Services from MESA arrived, according to the police. Shortly after the woman died due to the medical emergency, the police exp…
Police & Fire
Fatal
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: Locals Gave CPR To Motorcyclist Who Slammed Into Tree,
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The official cause and manner of death of a motorcyclist who died following a crash into a tree has been released by the York County Coroner's Office on Friday, Aug. 16. Donald Markle, 63, of North York Borough, was pronounced dead at WellSpan York Hospital at 8:55 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 12, according to the York County Coroner's Office and as identified by the Northern York County Regional Police Department on Tuesday, Aug. 13. Markle had been traveling east on Canal Road when he veered off the roadway and struck a tree at the intersection of East Canal and Greenbriar roads in Conewago Tow…
Police & Fire
Amish Farm Rescue 30 Feet Up Barn Rafters In Bart Township (
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A man having a "medical issue" in the rafters of a tobacco barn on an Amish farm was rescued on Friday morning, Aug. 16, authorities said. Firefighters were called to the farm rescue in the 1700 block of Georgetown Road in Bart Township at 8:52 a.m. on Friday, according to a release by the Quarryville Fire Company and Lancaster County Wide Communications. Crews from both the Quarryville and Bart Township fire companies responded. Firefighters located the man approximately 30 feet off the ground in the rafters of the tobacco barn. To safely get to him, a hole was cut in th…
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HS Football Player Riding In Pickup Flatbed Falls To Death: PA State Police
A 16-year-old died from injuries weeks after a serious fall from the flatbed of a pickup truck, the Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, July 19. The fall happened when Tucker Wessner of Heidelberg Township, Germansville, was in the flatbed or tailgate with a 17-year-old boy with an 18-year-old man in the passenger seat and a 17-year-old boy was driving the 2011 Toyota Tundra in Lynn Township on June 24, PSP Trooper Nathan Branosky detailed in the release. As the Tundra turned off of Leaser Road onto Follweiler Court, Tucker "fell out of the truck and struck the ground," Branosky…
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Starbucks Plant's Roof Catches Fire In York: Officials
The roof of the Starbucks Roasting Plant and Distribution Center in York caught on fire on Thursday afternoon, officials told Daily Voice. The fire broke out on the roof on the plant/center, although it is not immediately clear of exactly which of the two builds, Ted Czech Public Information Officer for the York County Office of Emergency Management explained. The call to the fire in the 3000 block of Espresso Way in Manchester Township first came into YCDES at 12:42 p.m. on July 11, Czech said. It was knocked down by 1:20 p.m. but at 1:38 p.m. a 2nd alarm was rung f…
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Pennsylvania Woman Drowns In Waterfall At Glacier National Park (
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A 26-year-old Pennsylvania woman died after falling into the water at Glacier National Park in Montana, according to officials. The National Parks Service said Gillian Tones of North Apollo slipped on a rock and fell into the water above St. Mary Falls on Sunday afternoon, June 23. Witnesses said Tones was washed over the falls and trapped underwater for "several minutes," rangers said in a release. Bystanders pulled her from the bottom of the falls and rendered CPR before EMTs arrived in a helicopter. She never regained consciousness and was pronounced dead at 7 p.m…
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23-Year-Old Man ID'd After Fatal Crash Into Tree: York County Coroner
A 23-year-old man was killed in a crash into a tree, according to an updated release by the York County Coroner's Office on June 12. Daniel Antos Jr., of the 100 block of Twin Hills Road in Franklin Township died at the scene of the crash. Deputy Coroner Michele Kirchner was called to the scene to investigate at 8:03 p.m. and certified the death at 8:45 p.m. on June 5, as detailed in the release. Daniel had been driving south on Route 74, when he left the road for an unknown reason and struck a tree, as explained by the coroner's office. EMS was first called to 259 O…
Police & Fire
Road
Rage
: Killer Suspect Found Dead, Pennsylvania State Police Say
A Virginia man has been found dead following a road rage incident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, State Police explained in an updated release on Monday, June 3. Caernarvon Township Police found the suspect of the road-rage shooting — a 59-year-old Black man from North Dinwiddie, VA — dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a white tractor-trailer in the parking lot of a shopping complex on Crossings Boulevard, State Trooper James Grothey detailed in the updated release. He was wanted in connection with an earlier road rage incident on I…
Police & Fire
Biglerville Mom Dies In Crash, Infant Daughter Airlifted: PA State Police
A 25-year-old Biglerville mom was killed and her infant daughter was medevaced following a two-vehicle crash on Memorial Day, Pennsylvania State Police in Adams County announced on Thursday, May 30. Brianna "Brie" Michelle Lucas was found dead in her 2005 Chevrolet Impala at the scene of the crash, PSP explained. The crash happened at the intersection of Stone Jug and Old Harrisburg roads in Straban Township at 6:59 p.m. on Monday, May 27, as Investigating Trooper Christopher Cannino detailed in the PSP release. Her 2-year-old daughter was conscious and evaluated by EMS at the sc…
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