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Notorious PA Convicts Charged AGAIN After New Year's Eve Meth Bust Notorious PA Convicts Charged AGAIN After New Year's Eve Meth Bust
Christaldi Family, Dakota Kauffman Charged In NYE Meth Bust The convict son of an infamous sex offender, his felon relative, and their felon friend have been charged in connection with a large methamphetamine bust in York County on New Year's Eve, police announced on Thursday, Jan. 11.  Eric Daniel Christaldi II/Jr., 27, of Lititz; Mitchell Geovanni Christaldi, 24, of Stroudsburg; and Dakota Brian Kauffman, 27, of East Prospect (formerly of Gap and Myerstown) all have pending drug-related charges after a tip on New Year's Eve led to a drug bust at 39 South Main Street, East Prospect Borough, Lower Windsor Township police detailed in the release.…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
2 Alarm Barn Fire In Lancaster (DEVELOPING; PHOTOS) 2 Alarm Barn Fire In Lancaster (DEVELOPING; PHOTOS)
2 Alarm Barn Fire In Lancaster (Developing; Photos) A 2-alarm fire had multiple crews on the scene in Lancaster County late on Monday morning, authorities said. The fire broke out at a barn in the 3390 block of Blue Rock Road, Manor Township around 11:45 a.m., according to Lancaster County Wide Communications. Blue Rock Fire Rescue is the primary department at the scene although, Hellam Township and West Willow Fire Company responded to the scene.  Hellam Township specifically sent a tanker to assist with water to the fire, delivering 6000 gallons before being released. Tanker 21 on the scene.Hellam Fire Company Tanker 21 delivers w…

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by Jillian Pikora
News
Murder-Suicide Couple ID'd In Wrightsville: Coroner Murder-Suicide Couple ID'd In Wrightsville: Coroner
Murder-Suicide Couple ID'd In Wrightsville: Coroner A husband shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself in York County on Saturday, April 8, 2023, authorities say.  Ronald Kinard, 85, was found dead in the yard of a home in the 6600 block of Sunrise Avenue in Wrightsville, Hellam Township and was pronounced dead at 11:38 a.m.; Grace Kinard, 85, was found inside the home with several gunshot wounds to chest and neck and was pronounced dead at 12:11 p.m. by York County Deputy Coroner Onalee Gilbert and Supervising Deputy Coroner Molly York. The Kinards died several hours before authorities were called at 11:14 a.m., according to th…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
31-Year-Old York County Mom Dies Following Crash On RT 30 31-Year-Old York County Mom Dies Following Crash On RT 30
31-Year-Old York County Mom Dies Following Crash On RT 30 A 31-year-old mother died following a car crash in York County on Tuesday, Nov. 8, authorities say.  Shaela Bolen of Hanover died at WellSpan York Hospital a 2:48 p.m., as certified by Deputy Coroner Carissa McLyman, according to a release by the York County coroner's office.  Bolen had been traveling east on Route 30 in Hellam Township when she lost control of her vehicle for an unknown reason, the vehicle began to roll and Bolen was ejected from her vehicle, Coroner Pamela Gay states in the release.  No autopsy will be conducted, but a routine toxicology test will be perfo…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
PA Driver Was Making Car 'Catch Air' Before Crash That Killed Passenger, 18: Report PA Driver Was Making Car 'Catch Air' Before Crash That Killed Passenger, 18: Report
PA Driver Was Making Car 'Catch Air' Before Crash That Killed Passenger, 18: Report A central Pennsylvania driver was apparently making his car "catch air" before a crash that killed his 18-year-old back-seat passenger, PennLive reports. Isaac V. Shoff, 20, of Wrightsville, was going as fast as 90 mph in a 40 mph zone and flying over hills before he lost control and crashed, killing Hannah Tome, the outlet says citing court papers and York County officials. Tome was ejected from the vehicle that had crashed near Yorkana Road south of Valley Acres Road in Hellam Township around 2:50 a.m., the county coroner said. She was taken to Wellspan York Hospital, where…

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by Nicole Acosta
Obituaries
Central PA Pastor IDd As Victim Of Deadly Crash Central PA Pastor IDd As Victim Of Deadly Crash
Central PA Pastor IDd As Victim Of Deadly Crash A man who died in a single vehicle crash has been identified as a local pastor, according to the coroner and social media posts by his church. Reuben Hilliard, 38, of the 5300 block of Lincoln Highway in Hellam Township, was pronounced dead at WellSpan York Hospital on Tuesday at 8:17 p.m., according to an updated release by the York County coroner’s office. Hilliard lost control of his vehicle while he was traveling westbound along the 490 block of East Market Street in Hellam Borough, York County, according to the initial release by the coroner's office. He struck a parked vehicle and…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
York Coroner IDs Woman, 18, Killed In Hellam Township Crash York Coroner IDs Woman, 18, Killed In Hellam Township Crash
York Coroner IDs Woman, 18, Killed In Hellam Township Crash The York County Coroner's Office has identified the victim killed in a single-car Hellam Township crash Tuesday morning. Hannah Tome, 18, was a back seat passenger in the vehicle that had crashed near Yorkana Road south of Valley Acres Road around 2:50 a.m., the York County Coroner Pamela L. Gay said. Tome was ejected and rushed to Wellspan York Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 4:37 a.m., Gay said. A GoFundMe launched by Patricia Lehr for Tome's mother, Debra, had raised more than $750 as of Tuesday evening. "No parent should have to bury their child," the account says.  "…

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by Cecilia Levine