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High Winds Leave Thousands Without Power In Central PA High Winds Leave Thousands Without Power In Central PA
High Winds Leave Thousands Without Power In Central PA Almost 4,000 PPL customers are without power in Central Pennsylvania following a windy weekend.  As of 10 a.m. on Monday, April 15, the majority of outages were approximately as follows, according to the outage map: Lockhaven 900. Bloomsburg 704. Selinsgrove 658. Mechanicsburg 1,103.  The National Weather Service had warned the public of the potentially high winds at speeds of 35 to 50 mph, but the winds actually topped 60 mph according to an updated release.  🧢Hold on to your hats! 🌬️Winds will gust 35 to 50mph at times today. 📉Lighter winds expected this evening &…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
One Injured When Car Slams Into Annville Home: Fire Officials One Injured When Car Slams Into Annville Home: Fire Officials
One Injured When Car Slams Into Annville Home: Fire Officials One person was injured when a car slammed into a home in Anville on Sunday morning, fire officials announced. The Bellegrove Fire Company was called to a report of a motor vehicle accident into a structure in the 1500 block of North State at 1:56 a.m., on Feb. 11, the company detailed in a release later that day. One person was treated by EMS, but it is unclear if they were a resident or the person in the vehicle.  "Crews shored up [the] interior wall of structure which was damaged," as stated in the release.  The people who live in the home are being assisted by the Red Cr…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
FATAL FIRE: Woman Killed, Police Officer Treated After Historic Summy House Goes Up In Smoke FATAL FIRE: Woman Killed, Police Officer Treated After Historic Summy House Goes Up In Smoke
Fatal Fire: Woman Killed, Police Officer Treated After Historic Summy House Goes Up In Smoke A woman has died following a fire at the historic building known as The Summy House.  The fire broke out at the Summy House, 33 South Main Street, Manheim Borough at 5:07 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 13, according to borough police.  The fire was in a second-floor room in the historic building that is home to 20 apartments and 22 residents, the police explained in a release that afternoon. When officers found the room where they believed the fire was coming from, it was locked.  Two officers broke down the door, extracted a woman from the room, and got the remaining apartment residents to sa…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
5 Dead In Allegheny County Home Explosion 5 Dead In Allegheny County Home Explosion
5 Dead In Allegheny County Home Explosion The death toll has risen to five in a home explosion in an area outside of Pittsburgh this weekend. The home explosion at at 141 Rustic Ridge Dr. in Plum (Allegheny County) Saturday morning, Aug. 12, destroyed three houses, with four adults and one adolescent dead as of Sunday afternoon, county officials said. Three more victims were taken to area hospitals: Two were in stable condition and have since been released from the hospital, and the third individual remains critical. Ring footage obtained by WTAE shows the explosion. PLUM EXPLOSION | Ring door bell footage was given to us of …

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
York Co. Family Of 7 Displaced By Fire Gets Surge Of Support Thanks To Their HOA York Co. Family Of 7 Displaced By Fire Gets Surge Of Support Thanks To Their HOA
York Co. Family Of 7 Displaced By Fire Gets Surge Of Support Thanks To Their HOA Homeowner's associations get a bad reputation. HOAs are known for rules about house color, where to place your basketball hoop, and when you should bring up your trash cans, but one York County HOA is quickly building a good rep. by helping a family in their neighborhood after a devasting house fire.  Courtney Cadden's family of seven (including her three siblings, dad, stepmom, and boyfriend) are safe but they have "literally lost everything" after the house fire on Sunday, May 7, 2023, as she told CBS21.  Everyone please say a prayer for our family, our house burnt down early this mo…

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by Jillian Pikora