York man charged with accidentally firing gun into residence
YORK, Pa. — A York man was arrested after he reportedly fired a gun into a neighboring home by mistake. According to West Manchester Township Police, Brian Michael Norwood, 19, was charged with discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure, recklessly endangering another person and disorderly conduct. Police...
Cumberland County dog owners charged after refusing care for suffering pregnant dog
State police have charged a Shippensburg couple with aggravated animal cruelty after they refused to give their desperately ill, pregnant micro American Bulldog appropriate medical care. On July 15 Dashondi Moorer and Niquey Jones drove the dog, Tiny, to CaRe Veterinary Center in Frederick, Maryland to be examined...
Mississippi woman charged with cashing forged check at York County credit union
NEW CUMBERLAND, Pa. — A Mississippi woman has been accused of cashing a forged check at a York County federal credit union last month, police state in charging documents. Hanna Marie Morrison, 32, of Ellsville, MS, was arrested after attempting to cash a second forged check at the same credit union, one day after...
Dying man – with even less time than most of us to waste –...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — These days, John DeSanto’s voice is weak, which is notable for someone who — even if you don’t remember his name, which you certainly wouldn’t, because he was known as “Moose Maxwell,” to whatever extent he was known — once had a booming voice. DeSanto once briefly lived his childhood dream […]
Dauphin County bank acquires Florida company
Susquehanna Township-based Mid Penn Bancorp, the parent company of Mid Penn Bank, has completed the acquisition of a Florida-based investment advisory firm. Mid Penn announced on Monday morning that it acquired Cumberland Advisors on Thursday. The 53-year-old fee-for-service investment management company had...
Local police once again warn public of ‘dangerous social media challenge’
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– Local police are once again warning the public about a “dangerous social media challenge.” A local police department warned the public about a social media challenge called the “door-kicking challenge” back in November, which has drawn law enforcement attention after a nationwide...
Ex-central Pa. man files an appeal in stolen body parts case
WILLIAMSPORT — The former Cumberland County resident described as a “critical middleman” in a national scheme to funnel stolen body parts to “oddity collectors” is appealing his conviction. Notice of an appeal to the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals was filed Monday in the...
Melissa Trayer, John Bigley Jr. Die Days Apart In PA Jails
Two inmates died at separate Central Pennsylvania county prisons within days of each other, officials announced on Monday, Jan. 5. A 53-year-old woman died after she was found unresponsive in her cell at Cumberland County Prison in Carlisle on Friday, Jan. 2, officials said. Melissa Marie Trayer was discovered...
Prominent Howard University choir to sing in Harrisburg next month
Howard University’s prominent gospel choir will perform next month in downtown Harrisburg, marking the group’s first appearance in the city in a decade. The Market Square Presbyterian Church will host the Howard Gospel Choir on Sunday, Feb. 15 for a 4 p.m. show. The show is arranged by the church’s Arts on the Square...
Dauphin County judge makes history as she begins 10-year term
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Dauphin County made history Monday with swearing in its newest group of elected officials. La Tasha C. Williams, the first Black woman elected judge in the county, took her oath of office just before noon. A former Susquehanna Township commissioner and defense attorney, she promised fair...
