Silver Spring police investigating arsons
Around 8:22 Friday night Silver Spring Township Police responded to a report of possible trespassing on the first block of Glendale Drive. Police say when they got on scene they found two small fires...
View ArticleMan arrested for simple assault
Susquehanna Township Police arrested Solomon Nyarko for simple assault Friday.Police say they were dispatched to the 3400 block of Walnut Street. When they got to the scene a woman had been assaulted...
View ArticleRep. Mike Fleck is first openly gay state legislator in PA history
Rep. Mike Fleck is the first and only legislator currently in Pennsylvania’s General Assembly who is openly gay. He is also one of only two openly gay Republican state legislators nationwide.Fleck...
View ArticlePolice: Pa. woman kidnapped man, hoarded animals
READING, Pa. (AP) — Police in eastern Pennsylvania said a woman had in her home not only dozens of animals running wild but for months kept an elderly man against his will.Fifty-five-year-old Mary Lou...
View ArticleCorbett talks bipartisanship; Dems wait for proof
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Corbett is stressing bipartisanship as he gears up for his next two years in office and a 2014 re-election campaign.Still, the Republican former attorney general...
View ArticleFord recalling nearly 90,000 vehicles
Ford is recalling nearly 90,000 2013 Ford Escapes and Ford Fusions because of a fire hazard. There have been reports of overheating and fires in models with the 1.6 liter Ecoboost engine.The problem...
View ArticleSalvation Army employees robbed at gunpoint
Two female employees of the Salvation Army in Lower Paxton Township were robbed at gunpoint in the parking lot just before 10:00 p.m. Saturday.Lower Paxton police say the robber took a bank bag with...
View ArticleTwo rescued from burning home
Firefighters helped two people escape from a burning home on the 600 block of Peffer Street on Sunday morning.The fire broke out around 11:30 a.m. Two people inside the row home, a man and a woman,...
View ArticleEnola man arrested for rape
Joshua Markelwitz, 26, of Enola, was arrested Friday after an intensive investigation, according to Lower Paxton Township Police.Police say a 15-year-old girl told them Markelwitz had sexual contact...
View ArticleSearch for robbery suspect
West Shore Regional Police are asking the public for help tracking down a man wanted in two August robberies.Officers say the man seen in the attached surveillance photo robbed two Lemoyne businesses,...
View ArticleWho to tip this holiday season, and how much
USNews.com:Few rituals are more awkward than end-of-year tipping. How much do you give your trainer at the gym? What about your regular postal worker or newspaper delivery service? Or parking lot...
View ArticleCarlisle police searching for man who made death threats
Carlisle police are looking for 26-year-old Windsor Morda.He's accused of threatening to kill 47-year-old Steven Spraglin while pointing a gun at him. It happened Thursday evening around five in the...
View ArticlePolice find six million pounds of explosives
By JANET McCONNAUGHEYAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A town in northwest Louisiana was being evacuated and state police were starting a criminal investigation of a company after finding about 6...
View ArticleWeekly gas price update
Average retail gasoline prices in Harrisburg have fallen 0.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.52/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has fallen 3.7 cents per...
View ArticlePesticides in tap water cause food allergy
ScienceWorldReport.com:With 12 million Americans allergic to one food item or another, allergists from the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) have focused on this in order to...
View ArticleFacebook RIP status worries police in search for missing teen
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh police say they've become more concerned about a 16-year-old girl last seen on Saturday now that someone has changed her Facebook status to "R.I.P" — or "rest in...
View ArticleKate Gosselin runs to manage stress: 'Looking good is a side benefit'
Examiner.com:By: Samantha ChangKate Gosselin ran the Zappos Rock N Roll Las Vegas Half-Marathon on Dec. 2, 2012, continuing a racing streak she began last year.Gosselin, who is in the best shape of her...
View ArticleTwo tickets split Cash 5 jackpot of more than $500,000
Two jackpot-winning Cash 5 tickets worth more than $270,000 each from the Friday, Nov. 30, drawing were sold at the following locations:Capital City Mall, 3506 Capital City Mall Drive, Camp Hill,...
View ArticleGovernor's mansion opens for holiday tours
“Pennsylvania’s Holiday Traditions” will welcome visitors to the Governor’s Residence this holiday season, First Lady Susan Corbett announced today. The annual holiday tours are free and open to the...
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