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Building Explosion Rocks Central PA (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) Building Explosion Rocks Central PA (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)
Building Explosion Rocks Central PA (Photos, Videos) A public works building exploded on Wednesday morning, July 5 in Central Pennsylvania, authorities say.  Six homes were evacuated when a propane leak caused an explosion at the public works storage building behind the township's office building on 971 North Colebrook Road in Rapho Township, according to Lancaster County Wide Communications Emergency Dispatch.  It happened at 6 a.m., and could be felt all the way in Columbia Borough and Mount Joy, readers told Daily Voice.  Posted by Zach-DeAnne Jones on Wednesday, July 5, 2023 Rapho Township Buliding Blew up. Houses and woods aroun…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
12-Year-Old Boy Killed By Falling Tree In PA 12-Year-Old Boy Killed By Falling Tree In PA
12-Year-Old Boy Killed By Falling Tree In PA A falling tree left a 12-year-old boy dead in Pennsylvania over the weekend, according to a fundraiser launched on behalf of his grieving family. Daniel Lee Beiler “died instantly” when he was hit by a tree branch that had been blown by the wind around 4 p.m. Saturday, April 22, Stephen Stoltzfus writes in a GoFundMe created for the boy’s funeral expenses. The tragic accident occurred on Sawmill Road in Providence Township, where intense thunderstorms rattled the county throughout the day, according to WGAL, adding that PSP is investigating. Lovingly remembered as a “young boy blooming int…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Gas Explosion Blows Up Home, Injuring Two People In Dauphin County Gas Explosion Blows Up Home, Injuring Two People In Dauphin County
Gas Explosion Blows Up Home, Injuring Two People In Dauphin County A struck gas line appears to have leveled a home and injured two people in Dauphin County, according to crews on the scene.  A home in the 3200 block of Crest Road near the intersection with Northway Road in Susquehanna Township exploded around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13, according to emergency dispatch.  The neighborhood was evacuated and is sheltering in a nearby church with support from the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania.  Currently at the scene on Crest Road in Susquehanna Township for a gas line explosion and structure fire. Posted by DJM News Media on Tuesday, Dec…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Man Shot By Police On Car In Susquehanna River Missing, Women, Child Rescued (VIDEO) Man Shot By Police On Car In Susquehanna River Missing, Women, Child Rescued (VIDEO)
Man Shot By Police On Car In Susquehanna River Missing, Women, Child Rescued (Video) A man asking police to shoot him while standing on top of a car on the Susquehanna River was missing after police did what he asked -- only after he threatened a woman with a hunting knife, WGAL reports citing the Dauphin County DA. The woman and a child, who were with him in the car in the river, were rescued from the car by authorities in Harrisburg near the Dock Street Dam around 3:30 a.m., the outlet said. A search for the man remained active Sunday afternoon. Video from the scene was posted by DJM News Media for Live Storms Media, and Capital City Fire photos (scroll for video). Click…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
'It Was Family': Patrons Lament Closing Of Popular PA Diner After 50 Years 'It Was Family': Patrons Lament Closing Of Popular PA Diner After 50 Years
'It Was Family': Patrons Lament Closing Of Popular PA Diner After 50 Years A popular Central PA diner is closing its doors after 50 years in business. The Cross Keys Diner's last day in business will be Dec. 12. Angie and Nick Barakos purchased the diner after moving to the US from Greece, WGAL reports. The diner survived COVID-19, even though it closed twice. The hotel business suffered and banquets. were "next to non existent," one worker wrote on Facebook. The rumor is true! Cross Keys is closing their doors for good on December 12, 2021. Back in October of 2006, when my... Posted by Cross Keys Diner on Sunday, November 28, 2021 "It is a typically fam…

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by Cecilia Levine