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Silo Collapses At Farm In Central PA (
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A silo collapse has sent numerous emergency crews to a farm in Lebanon County on Saturday morning, according to emergency dispatch. The silo — and part of a barn collapsed at a farm in the 900 block of Mount Pleasant Road in South Annville Township, according to LCDES. The call to LCDES came in around 11:30 a.m. on April 27. As of 1 p.m. crews remain on the scene, but there is still no word of any injuries. Check back here for updates in this developing situation.
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13 Vehicles Including School Van Involved In Fatal US Rt 30 Crash: York Officials (
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A serious crash involving 13 vehicles — including a school van — left one person dead, "numerous people" were injured, and Route 30 in York County was closed in York County for hours on Tuesday morning, authorities explained in an updated release. The crash fatality happened at the scene as Coroner Pam Gay detailed in a release the following day. The"older adult male front seat passenger" who was seatbelted in a 2008 black Toyota Yaris suffered injuries and was pronounced dead at 9:05 a.m. "The driver of the Yaris was transported from the scene to Wellspan York Hospita…
Police & Fire
Video Captures Screams From Neighbors As Fire Engulfs Harrisburg Row Homes
A massive fire tore through row homes in Harrisburg Thursday morning, April 11, leaving multiple residents displaced. The fire broke out on the 600 block of Ross Street, bringing numerous fire companies to the scene around dawn. Ring footage being circulated by multiple outlets including CBS21 shows neighbors screaming for help as flames spread. 👀 BREAKING NOW: Dramatic video from a neighbor captures fire spreading along Ross Street in Harrisburg this morning.https://t.co/EWN7XJuagN(Video submitted by resident, used by with permission.) pic.twitter.com/Ri08FMXw6j — Steve …
Obituaries
PA 911 Operator, Kaitlynn Beatty, 20, Killed In Crash: State Police
A three-vehicle crash has left a 911 operator dead, authorities explained in the days following her sudden passing. Kaitlynn Elizabeth Beatty, 20 of Irwin, was killed in a three-vehicle crash along Glades Pike/Route 31, west of Tree Army Road in Jefferson Township on Jan. 30, as detailed in the Pennsylvania State Police report. Kaitlynn died at the scene, PSP Trooper Christopher Allen Explained. She had been on her way home from work at Somerset County 911. She was a Pittsburgh native who had turned 20 years old just 15 days before the crash, according to her obituar…
Police & Fire
1 Dies Following 3 Separate Cars Slamming Into Utility Poles In South Central PA Over 15 Hours
One person has died after three separate incidents of passenger vehicles slamming into utility poles along highways in South Central Pennsylvania within 15 hours. The person who died passed at Gettysburg Hospital following the first crash into a utility pole along Route 116/Hanover Road in Mount Pleasant Township around 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19, the Pennsylvania State Police explained. The driver "failed to stop at a stop sign" and their white 2010 Chevrolet Malibu collided with a semi-truck and spun around, while the trailer slammed into the utility pole, state police exp…
Police & Fire
Child, Adult MedEvaced After Balcony Breaks: Chambersburg Fire Dept.
An adult and a child were airlifted to a hospital after plummeting from an apartment balcony on Thursday, according to the Chambersburg Fire Department. The adult and child were on the second-floor balcony of the residence in the 100 block of Kennedy Street near Roy-Pitz Avenue in Chambersburg when the railing gave way just after 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 19, according to officials with the department. The pair fell approximately 12 feet and emergency crews were called to the scene at 4:46 p.m., Chambersburg Fire Department Chief Dustin Ulrich explained. Lack of "structural integr…
Police & Fire
Triple Fatal, 2 Airlifted From I-80 Crash In Central PA: State Police
Three people were killed and two others were airlifted to nearby hospitals following multiple crashes just after midnight on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, authorities say. The multiple-vehicle crashes happened on Interstate 80 West by mile marker 156 near Milesburg in Boggs Township (Centre County), according to a release by Pennsylvania State Police. The crashes began with a collision between a tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle, according to state police. The tractor-trailer went down an embankment and the car came to rest on the right shoulder. At that time, only the tractor-trailer dr…
Police & Fire
Major Brush Fire Burns Across Three Central PA Counties
Three Central Pennsylvania counties are battling a brush fire that started in York County, authorities say. The first call to the fire at the intersection of Chain Saw Road and Green House Road in Franklin Township on Monday, March 27, 2023 at 11:33 a.m., according to emergency dispatch. Since then the fire spread to Kuhn Road and Maxelle Lane in Cumberland County— burning across 10 acres. ⚠️ Use caution in the area of Kuhn Road as units respond to a reported brush fire. @ccpa_dps911 @cvpublicsafety @PSPTroopHPIO — Monroe Fire Company (@MonroeFireCo25) March 27, 2023 At least one ai…
Police & Fire
Children Airlifted In Bucks County Crash, Police Say
Two children were flown to a nearby hospital following a two-vehicle crash in Bucks County, authorities said. The crash involving a trash truck and SUV happened at the intersection of Route 113 and Minsi Trail in Hilltown Township around 3:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, local police said. The kids, who were riding in the SUV, were airlifted to Lehigh Valley Hospital with serious injuries, Hilltown police said. The SUV driver was brought to Grand View Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the trash truck was uninjured. Traffic was diverted from the area for abou…
Police & Fire
Multiple Firefighters Rushed To Trauma Center After Roof Collapse Near PA Golf Course
Three firefighters were knocked down when a roof collapsed at a building fire near a golf course in central Pennsylvania, fire officials say. Multiple fire companies were called to a fire in a 30 foot by 40 foot building near Piney Apple Golf Course that was being used as a garage at 1663 Wenksville Road, Menallen Township, near Biglerville at approximately 1:18 a.m. on Tuesday, July 20, according to Vigilant Hose Company Shippensburg's Fire Chief Clyde Tinner. While battling the blaze, fire crews removed the roof to expose more areas of the building that were on fire, but "the area over a …
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2 Extricated From Crumpled Car, Taken To Trauma Center In Deadly Lehigh Valley Crash (
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Two victims were extricated from a crumpled car and taken to a nearby trauma center following a deadly Tuesday afternoon crash in the Lehigh Valley, authorities said. Emergency crews responding to the crash on Freemansburg Avenue near Linden Street in Bethlehem Township found a vehicle that had slammed into a wall and telephone pole shortly before 12 p.m., the Nancy Run Fire Company said. Crew members used hydraulic tools to safely remove the pair of victims from the crumpled vehicle. Both were removed in about 20 minutes before being taken to a local trauma center, the fire company said.…
Police & Fire
Driver Hurt In Lehigh Valley Crash With Train Car (
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A driver was hurt after crashing into a train car in the Lehigh Valley area early Friday, authorities said. The driver was heading north on South Delaware Drive in Lower Mount Bethel Township and struck the side of the last car of a train that was crossing near the 5700 block around 2:15 a.m., the local fire company said. The driver was treated at the scene for a minor head injury and refused medical transportation, the company said. She was later turned over to state police, and the scene was cleared around 3:30 a.m. Scroll down to view additional photos from the scene. On Friday M…
Police & Fire
Drivers Hospitalized As Serious Rollover Crash Shuts Down Route 22 (
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A Wednesday morning rollover crash shut down Route 22 in Northampton County and sent both drivers to nearby hospitals, authorities said. A sedan collided with an SUV, which overturned on the overpass above 25th Street at the Wilson and Palmer Township boroughs around 9 a.m., according to LehighValleyLive. One driver had to be extricated from the vehicle, and both were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment of unspecified injuries, the outlet stated citing police officer and fire chief Jim Alercia. Route 22 eastbound was shut down for about an hour and a half between 25th and 13th Streets…
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Newborn Named After 911 Dispatcher Who Coached Mom Through Labor On Side Of Highway
Elizabeth Elyce Jalloh has a name with a story to tell. "Elizabeth" is an homage to her mom Charlotte Fatoma's grandmother, whom she says is beautiful, kind and caring. The baby's middle name is after the 911 dispatcher, Elyce Rivera, who coached Fatoma through the entire delivery over the phone on the side of Pennsylvania's Interstate 476 in late October. Fatoma and her baby met Rivera for the first time early this week on the "Today Show." There, Fatoma asked Rivera -- whom she describes as being "patient, kind and angelic -- to be her new daughter's godmother. "There w…
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1 Hospitalized In Myerstown Building Explosion
An explosion at a commercial building caused a large fire that injured one person in Jackson Township early Wednesday morning, according to authorities. Fire crews including multiple tankers were called to the Lapp Carriage Shop at 372 King St., in Myerstown around 7 a.m., according to Emergency Dispatch Services. Pennsylvania State Police said only that one male was hospitalized with unknown injuries. Wagon 30, PT-30, and Tanker 30 are all currently operating at a working commercial fire with victims in the 300 block of King Street, more to come. Posted by Goodwill Fire Company No. 1…
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