UPDATE(2): Arrest made in murder of Monica Schmeyer, police not finished yet
UPDATE:A York County cold case is closer to being cracked after police arrest a man they say pulled the trigger.Monica Schmeyer died after she was shot to death during a home invasion in 2010. The...
View ArticleLate night robbery occurs when man is attacked from behind
On Monday evening, a man living in Mechanicsburg reported being assaulted and robbed.The incident occurred in the 1000 block of Lancaster Boulevard.The attacked approached the man from behind, struck...
View ArticleFormer police officer convicted of having over 140,000 pictures of child porn
The United States Attorney Office announced Tuesday in a press release that Blaine R. Handerhan, a former Mount Carmel Borough police officer, was sentenced in federal court before Senior United...
View ArticleShamokin Dam bank robber sentenced to time in state prison
The man who robbed a Shamokin Dam bank in November was sentenced Tuesday.William G. Cowell, 32, of Marysville, Pa., will serve five to twenty years in state prison according to the sentence imposed by...
View ArticleKortne Stouffer's father talks about his discussion with the last person to...
Kortne Stouffer's father hit the national airwaves again Tuesday night, trying to get the story out to bring his daughter home.Kortne Stouffer has been missing since the early morning hours on July...
View ArticleShots fired at Harrisburg salon break window, frighten patrons
Scary moments for a Harrisburg barber shop Tuesday afternoon. Police are investigating after it was rattled by gunfire.It happened at Tariq Finest Unisex Salon on North Sixth Street.The owner's...
View ArticleHarrisburg to get some extra tools to help fight crime
A new effort to fight crime in the City of Harrisburg seems to be working and soon police will have some extra tools to use.The Dauphin County District Attorney says there's a plan to add cameras to...
View ArticleCouple tries to steal shirts, woman has drugs in her bra
A Lancaster County pair satisfied many of the dumb criminal criteria on Monday, and were charged because of it.Around 430 p.m., Walmart loss prevention spotted two suspects hiding a large purse. The...
View ArticleUPDATE: Argument over a dog leaves one dead, another behind bars
UPDATE:On Tuesday around 225 p.m., Robert Goda, 64 of Laureldale and Bruce Muth, 49 of Laureldale, who lived near each other, continued an ongoing argument about Goda's dog. Muth confronted Goda on...
View ArticleShooting investigation underway in Lancaster County
CBS 21 is following breaking news out of Lancaster County where the coroner is on the scene of a shooting. It happened around 2:30 this morning in the first block of Green Lane in Little Britain...
View ArticlePolice in Franklin County are investigating after shots were fired at a motel.
Police in Franklin County are investigating after shots were fired at a motel.It happened yesterday afternoon at Carson's Motel in the 400 block of Loudon Street in Chambersburg.Two men and one woman...
View ArticleUS corn, soy prices hit records as drought lingers
Courtesy AFP:AFP - US corn and soybean prices closed at new record highs Tuesday as a new survey showed worse-than-expected crop damage from a brutal drought across the country's central...
View ArticleAmericans are having fewer babies
Courtesy Bloomberg.com:By Steve MatthewsDebra Mollen, 41, a psychology professor in Denton, Texas, said she and her husband don’t plan to have children as they strive to pay down their mortgage and...
View ArticleShooting investigation in Lancaster County
Lancaster County police say a teenager has died following an accidental shooting. It happened around 2:30 this morning in the first block of Green Lane in Little Britain Township. Police say a 16-year...
View ArticleRisk of US double-dip recession rises
Courtesy AFP:The odds the United States will slip back into recession next year have risen, ratings agency Standard & Poor's said, citing risks from the European debt crisis and budget tightening...
View ArticleAmericans toss out as much as 40% of their food, study says
Courtesy LATimes.com:By Tiffany HsuAmericans are throwing out nearly every other bite of food, wasting up to 40% of the country’s supply each year – a mass of uneaten provisions worth $165 billion,...
View ArticleGoogle-sponsored free WiFi coming to a mall near you
Courtesy ArsTechnica:by Casey Johnston Google and Boingo intend to bring free WiFi to a select few malls in the US, reported Gigaom on Tuesday. The only catch is that users will need to view an ad for...
View ArticleUPDATE: Three Mile Island takes unit offline to make repairs to heating element
UPDATE:Steam and loud noises coming from the towers at Three Mile Island had residents confused and concerned earlier Wednesday.Following a planned plant shutdown for maintenance at around 8 a.m., a...
View ArticleWith school starting again, State Police remind of bus laws, new texting law
Information provided by PA State Police:With the start of the new school year, the Pennsylvania State Police will be increasing patrol efforts to reduce the amount of motor vehicle violations that...
View ArticleSeveral local airports to receive money for improvements from state
Governor Tom Corbett Wednesday announced a $3.7 million state investment that will help 19 airports enhance their operations and accommodate increasing business needs. “Transportation is an economic...
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