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Raging Wildfires Scorch Pennsylvania, Threaten Communities as Containment Efforts Continue Raging Wildfires Scorch Pennsylvania, Threaten Communities as Containment Efforts Continue
Raging Wildfires Scorch Pennsylvania, Threaten Communities as Containment Efforts Continue Pennsylvania has been dealing with significant wildfire activity, with several blazes impacting different parts of the state as of Sunday, Nov. 10. Blue Mountain Fire, Northampton County: This major wildfire erupted near the Lehigh Gap and scorched approximately 600 acres. As of Nov. 7, officials reported that the fire was 100% contained, preventing further spread. Crews worked tirelessly to secure the area and protect surrounding communities. Governor Josh Shapiro wrote in a release on the fire:  "Thank you to all of our first responders who worked around the clock to battle the Blue Moun…
Here's A County-By-County Breakdown Of Who PA Chose In Presidential Race Here's A County-By-County Breakdown Of Who PA Chose In Presidential Race
Here's A County-By-County Breakdown Of Who PA Chose In Presidential Race For the second straight presidential election, Pennsylvania voters helped a candidate narrowly win the state, with Republican candidate Donald Trump edging out Vice President Kamala Harris in the most recent race.  Trump received 50.51% of the vote (3,457,446 votes) statewide, coming in just ahead of Harris who had 48.53% (3,322,052 votes), according to unofficial results from the Department of State posted on Wednesday, Nov. 6. In 2020, the numbers were similar but with Joe Biden on the winner's side, according to previous reporting by Daily Voice. Four years ago, Biden had 50.01% of …
PA Mom Charged After Fight At Midget Football League Game PA Mom Charged After Fight At Midget Football League Game
PA Mom Charged After Fight At Midget Football League Game A fight at a Shippensburg Midget Football League game has led to charges filed against at least one parent, according to court documents.  Exact details about the fight are not clear, but the fight broke out at the game Sunday night, Oct. 27, Shippensburg Midget Football League Presiden Jeremy Stouffer explained in a statement. "I saw two children last night sitting in the back of their car while the mother was being taken away screaming and bawling waiting for someone to come pick them up over a youth football game," Stouffer wrote. "I am embarrassed of the way our coaches …
Missing Endangered Chambersburg Man Found In Pond By Police Missing Endangered Chambersburg Man Found In Pond By Police
Missing Endangered Chambersburg Man Found In Pond By Police A missing 82-year-old man from Franklin County was located by Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Oct. 14.  Kore Byler had last been seen driving a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado with a Pennsylvania license plate "ZBM2510" in the area of Roxbury Road in Shippensburg Township around 1:30 p.m., on Sunday, Oct. 13, as detailed in a release by the PA State Police in Chambersburg. Pennsylvania State Police, Troop H, Chambers Station was conducting a missing/endangered persons investigation to locate Byler. A call to a "sinking vehicle" in the 600 block of South Baltimore Street of Car…
Married Couple Charged In Central PA Road Rage Incident: Police Married Couple Charged In Central PA Road Rage Incident: Police
Married Couple Charged In Central PA Road Rage Incident: Police A husband and wife have been charged after they stopped traffic at an intersection to threaten a driver and damage their car on Shippensburg Police announced on Friday, Aug. 30.  Christopher "Chris" Clinton Skaggs and Michelle (Naugle) Skaggs previously of Shippensburg but most recently of Orrstown have been charged with disorderly conduct Title 18 5503(a)(4), according to the police release. Officers were sent to the intersection of Rowe Road and West King Street in Shippensburg Borough, Franklin County after Cumberland County 911 received a call about a road rage incident that had ju…
2 Maryland Men ID'd In Double Fatal Crash On I-81: PA State Police 2 Maryland Men ID'd In Double Fatal Crash On I-81: PA State Police
2 Maryland Men ID'd In Double Fatal Crash On I-81: PA State Police The two people who were killed in a crash on Interstate 81 on Wednesday, Aug. 21 have been identified as men from Maryland, Pennsylvania State Police announced. Diamonte Drequan Disney, 25, and Tiheen "Tizzy" Justice Nathaniel Matthews, 20, both of Hagerstown, MD, were pronounced dead at the scene by the Franklin County Coroner, as detailed in the PA State Police release.  The double fatal crash happened on I-81 South at mile marker 5.5 in Antrim Township, Franklin County at 1:54 a.m., as Daily Voice initially reported.  Southbound lanes were closed for over five hours Wedne…
Double Fatal Crash On I-81 Hospitalizes 2: Pennsylvania State Police Double Fatal Crash On I-81 Hospitalizes 2: Pennsylvania State Police
Double Fatal Crash On I-81 Hospitalizes 2: Pennsylvania State Police Two people were killed in a crash on Interstate 81 on Wednesday, Aug. 21, Pennsylvania State Police announced. The single-vehicle crash led to two people being pronounced dead at the scene, and the two other passengers were taken to local hospitals for injuries, according to PA State Police. The deadly crash happened on I-81 South at mile marker 5.5 in Antrim Township, Franklin County at 1:54 a.m., troopers detailed in the release. Southbound lanes were closed for over five hours Wednesday morning between Exit 10: PA 914 Marion and Exit 5: Greencastle - Waynesboro, according to PennDOT. Th…
Cinema Flooded, Warehouse Ripped Open, Church Destroyed When Debby Crossed Harrisburg (PHOTOS) Cinema Flooded, Warehouse Ripped Open, Church Destroyed When Debby Crossed Harrisburg (PHOTOS)
Cinema Flooded, Warehouse Ripped Open, Church Destroyed When Debby Crossed Harrisburg (Photos) A cinema, a warehouse, and a church in the Harrisburg area have all closed after suffering severe damage due to the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby as it made its way across Pennsylvania.  Central Pennsylvania was hit hard by heavy rain and high winds on Thursday, Aug. 8.  The Harrisburg Brethren in Christ Church located in the 2200 block of Derry Street had its roof blown off as the storm came through.  A note from our HBIC staff in the wake of today's storm: "Good morning, HBIC family, By now, you may have seen the... Posted by Harrisburg BIC Church on Friday, August 9, 2024 The …
Escape Attempt? Carlisle County Prison Inmate Kicks Out Window, Police Say Escape Attempt? Carlisle County Prison Inmate Kicks Out Window, Police Say
Escape Attempt? Carlisle County Prison Inmate Kicks Out Window, Police Say An inmate kicked out a window at the Cumberland County Prison, Middlesex Township Police announced on Friday, Aug. 2.  Michael Phil-Lemonte Harden, 36, of Harrisburg, was in prison for "Disorderly Conduct Engage In Fighting" when he kicked the glass out of a window, on July 6, according to court documents and the police.  "Harden was in prison for other charges when he became violent kicking out the window," police wrote in the release. It is unclear if he wanted to use the glass in a fight, escape through the window, if it was an accident, or something else. He was charged with …
Shot Fired From PA Trooper's Pistol After Pursuit Led By Man Intimidating Victim: Police Shot Fired From PA Trooper's Pistol After Pursuit Led By Man Intimidating Victim: Police
Shot Fired From PA Trooper's Pistol After Pursuit Led By Man Intimidating Victim: Police A single shot was fired from a PA State Trooper's weapon while arresting a man wanted for intimidating a victim hours after being served with a protection from abuse order in Franklin County, police said. Brett Daniel Crone, 43, of Greencastle, was served with the order sometime Saturday, July 27, PSP Trooper Megan Frazer said. Troopers were called around 8:40 p.m. on reports of Crone intimidating a victim, Frazer said. Troopers saw Crone driving near Dresden Circle and Wedgewood Driver in Antrim Township, and tried to pull him over, Frazer said. Crone failed to stop and a pursuit was init…
17 Sent To Hospital After Acid Leak Near Letterkenny Army Depot (UPDATE) 17 Sent To Hospital After Acid Leak Near Letterkenny Army Depot (UPDATE)
17 Sent To Hospital After Acid Leak Near Letterkenny Army Depot (Update) A potential acid leak has led to a shelter-in-place order at Letterkenny Army Depot on Thursday, county officials say.  The call about the hazmat situation at the base came into Franklin County Emergency Management at 9:31 a.m. on July 11.  The incident at the AFCO facility located in the 800 block of Development Avenue in Letterkenny Township. The acid leak was "a combination of water, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, and a dye mixture of those two acids"  Shawn Cornwell with the Franklin Fire Company confirmed following a press conference that afternoon. The yellow …
Here's Where You Can See Fireworks For Independence Day In Central PA Here's Where You Can See Fireworks For Independence Day In Central PA
Here's Where You Can See Fireworks For Independence Day In Central PA Independence Day is coming and so are fireworks!  Here's our guide to where you can view the fireworks across South Central Pennsylvania: Adams County Carrol Valley Borough  Near Carroll Commons on 5685 Fairfield Road. Thursday, July 4 begins at 6:30 p.m.; Fireworks at 9:45 p.m. A Gettysburg Fourth!  Gettysburg Area Recreational Park. Thursday, July 4 begins at 5 p.m.; Fireworks at 9:20 p.m. Cumberland County Stars Burst Over Carlisle Carlisle Fairgrounds. Wednesday, July 3 begins at 7 p.m.; Fireworks at 9:30 p.m. Newville Lions Club Community Fair  …
Rescue From Greencastle Farm Silo With Help From Washington County Crews (PHOTOS) Rescue From Greencastle Farm Silo With Help From Washington County Crews (PHOTOS)
Rescue From Greencastle Farm Silo With Help From Washington County Crews (Photos) Someone became trapped in a grain silo in Pennsylvania on Friday morning — and was freed with the help of emergency crews from Maryland.  The call to a report of someone "trapped in a grain silo" in the 14000 block of Williamsport Pike in the Greencastle-Antrim area came into Franklin County 911 at 11 a.m. on June 14, according to the Washington County Division of Emergency Services. Around 10:50 today, Qnt27 alerted for confined space rescue in Franklin County Pa (Greencastle) units from Co3 arrived... Posted by Longmeadow Vol. Fire Co. on Friday, June 14, 2024 Soon…
'Explosion' Injures 3 Workers At Plant In Waynesboro: Authorities (UPDATE) 'Explosion' Injures 3 Workers At Plant In Waynesboro: Authorities (UPDATE)
'Explosion' Injures 3 Workers At Plant In Waynesboro: Authorities (Update) Multiple people were injured in an explosion-like event at a manufacturing plant in South Central Pennsylvania. Emergency crews were called to the "fire department incident" at Johnson Controls located at 100 Cumberland Valley Avenue in Waynesboro at 7:23 a.m., according to emergency dispatchers in Franklin County. "An air chamber rupture," was also reported to the police. They added that the incident is contained to the facility. Three people were injured, two of whom were airlifted to hospitals, according to dispatchers and witnesses. The extent of their injuries is unknown. Daily …
Billboard Top 100 Rapper Lil Skies Arrested In Chambersburg Billboard Top 100 Rapper Lil Skies Arrested In Chambersburg
Billboard Top 100 Rapper Lil Skies Arrested In Chambersburg Rapper Lil Skies has 3.4 million followers on Instagram, a performance scheduled at Summer Smash, and a recently filed criminal charge in Pennsylvania.  Kimetrius Christopher Foose, 25 of Waynesboro — also known as Lil Skies — was arrested on the criminal charge of "Accidents Involving Damage to Attended Vehicle," the Chambersburg police department announced on May 31. Lil Skies is accused of causing a crash in the 1100 block of Main Street but "failed to stop to exchange information with the other driver," the police stated in the release.  He was arrested on May 20 but clearly was releas…
Dream Home Destroyed By Fire: Pennsylvania Family Sees Support Dream Home Destroyed By Fire: Pennsylvania Family Sees Support
Dream Home Destroyed By Fire: Pennsylvania Family Sees Support Support is on the rise for a Franklin County family who lost everything in a house fire. The Hunter-Egolf family's Welsh Run Road home erupted in flames on Wednesday, May 22. Here are some photos of this mornings working fire on Welsh Run Road. 🔥 Crews are still operating on the scene but the fire is out. Remain to avoid area if possible. Thank you and be safe.🚒🚑 Posted by M M P & W Volunteer Fire Company on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 A GoFundMe campaign says the house was the family of five's dream home under renovation, and was completely destroyed. Clothing for the three gi…
Crash Shuts Down I-81 On-Ramp In Franklin County Crash Shuts Down I-81 On-Ramp In Franklin County
Crash Shuts Down I-81 On-Ramp In Franklin County A multi-vehicle accident shut down an on-ramp to Interstate 81 in Franklin County on Friday morning, May 17, according to PennDOT.  Officials said it happened on the PA 696 ramp to I-81's southbound lanes near Exit 24 in Southampton Township. The ramp was still closed as of 9:30 a.m.  It's not yet clear if anyone was hurt.