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Tornado Confirmed In Central PA, Baseball Dugout, Crops Damaged: NWS Tornado Confirmed In Central PA, Baseball Dugout, Crops Damaged: NWS
Tornado Confirmed In Central PA, Baseball Dugout, Crops Damaged: NWS A brief tornado touched down in Quarryville during storms late Thursday, Sept. 4, the National Weather Service in State College confirmed on Sunday, Sept. 7. The EF-0 tornado produced peak winds of 70 mph, had a path length of 0.15 miles, and reached a maximum width of 30 yards, officials said. It spun up southeast of Collins at 9:31 p.m. and lifted the roof off a dugout at the Solanco Youth Baseball Association, according to the release. The tornado then crossed Kirkwood Pike and damaged crops in a field just north of Encounter Church before lifting near a wooded residential area northwes…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Naked Couple Caught Having Sex In Church Parking Lot In Pennsylvania: Police Naked Couple Caught Having Sex In Church Parking Lot In Pennsylvania: Police
Naked Couple Caught Having Sex In Church Parking Lot In Pennsylvania: Police A couple was caught naked and having sex in the back of an SUV parked at a church in Adams County, police announced on Friday, Aug. 8. Detective Sergeant Hilliard of the Bendersville Borough Police Department spotted the SUV idling without lights at 126 Church Street — the Bendersville Lutheran Parish — around 9:05 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 7, according to police. When he approached, Hilliard found the pair unclothed and engaged in sexual activity in the rear cargo area, the department said. The encounter happened in the church parking lot, just steps from nearby homes, police noted. Both in…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Blaze Engulfs United Missionary Baptist Church Near Girard College, Community Offers Prayers Blaze Engulfs United Missionary Baptist Church Near Girard College, Community Offers Prayers
Blaze Engulfs United Missionary Baptist Church Near Girard College, Community Offers Prayers Flames tore through the United Missionary Baptist Church, less than a mile from Girard College, sending plumes of smoke into the Philadelphia night sky before firefighters wrestled the blaze under control by 9:30 p.m., Deputy Fire Chief Charles Johnson said. Thankfully, the church was empty at the time, and no injuries were reported, but the fire left the historic building scarred. Fire crews managed to prevent the inferno from spreading to nearby homes and businesses. In a heartfelt Facebook post, Danielle of United Missionary Baptist Church assured the community that Pastor Chandra I. Wil…

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by Jillian Pikora
Politics
ICE Enforcement Allowed At Schools, Churches Under New Trump Policy ICE Enforcement Allowed At Schools, Churches Under New Trump Policy
ICE Enforcement Allowed At Schools, Churches Under New Trump Policy Federal immigration authorities now have the ability to arrest individuals in and around  schools and churches — areas previously considered sensitive.  This new policy change involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, announced on the second day of the new Trump Administration on Tuesday, Jan/ 21 by Acting Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman and represents a significant shift from long-standing guidelines. “Criminals will no longer be able to hide in America’s schools and churches to avoid arrest," Huffman said in a statement. "The Trump Administration …

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Bible Study Teacher Assaults 7-Year-Old Student In Church: PA State Police Bible Study Teacher Assaults 7-Year-Old Student In Church: PA State Police
Bible Study Teacher Assaults 7-Year-Old Student In Church: PA State Police A Bible study teacher has been sentenced to prison for repeatedly sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl in a Lancaster County church, prosecutors announced on Wednesday, Aug. 6. Michael Todd Hess, 50, of Quarryville, was sentenced to five to 10 years in prison followed by 10 years of probation after pleading guilty to sexually abusing the child and, years later, a 21-year-old woman in separate assaults, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. The child was assaulted approximately 30 to 36 times during the 2011 school year in a church pew in the sanctuary at New Provide…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Burglar Caught On Camera Breaking Into North Philly Church: Police Burglar Caught On Camera Breaking Into North Philly Church: Police
Burglar Caught On Camera Breaking Into North Philly Church: Police Investigators are searching for the man who broke into St. Helena’s Parish last month, Philadelphia police say.  Authorities said the suspect made his way inside the 6161 N 5th St. church after breaking the back door around 2:30 a.m. on May 21.  He disconnected some of the church's security cameras and was inside the parish for an "unknown length of time," PPD said.  PPD footage PhiladelphiaPolice The burglar stole multiple items and fled in an unknown direction, police said.  He's described as a black man in his 30s or 40s with a medium build and a bear…

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by Mac Bullock