Shippensburg man with eight prior convictions for 911 abuse charged with more, cursing out...
SHIPPENSBURG- A man with over a half dozen convictions of abuse of the emergency dispatch system in South Central PA is facing fresh charges following an incident earlier this week. Steven K. Blake failed to post bail of $2,500 after being charged with three felony counts of communications with 911, misdemeanor...
WATCH | Auto-body shop engulfed in flames after over 50 years of family business
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A well-known garage is now severely damaged after an extensive fire broke out Wednesday afternoon. According to emergency dispatch, the fire happened at Bretzman’s Garage around 12:36 p.m. While no injuries were reported, video shows the decades-ran business engulfed in flames. It's...
Large group of protesters, including influential TikToker, gathered outside York Starbucks distribution center
YORK COUNTY, Pa. — Starbucks workers and other protestors gathered Wednesday at a company distribution center in York to protest what they describe as unfair labor conditions. Hundreds rallied in support of employees statewide, picketing outside the company’s regional distribution center on Bartlett Drive. The...
What led to statewide manhunt for fugitive, missing baby found in Blair County
DUNCANSVILLE, Pa. (WTAJ) — A missing 6-month-old was found last week during a statewide manhunt involving a York County fugitive, and new court documents reveal what led to the pursuit. State police in numerous Pennsylvania counties are still searching for Pedro Luis Vega-Rivera after the kidnapping and recovery of...
Cash-strapped Dauphin County gives commissioners a unique perk: Take-home cars
Editor’s note: This story was updated at 9:20 a.m. Wednesday to include new information on the origin of the cars. For more than 15 years, Dauphin County has provided personal take home cars for its commissioners. But why? It’s the only third-class county in Pennsylvania to do so and...
Robbers with guns surround vehicle with mom, daughter in Cumberland County: police
A woman was driving home from McDonald’s in Lemoyne one night last week when a group of men in a pickup truck confronted her with guns and tried to steal her car, court documents show. The woman told West Shore Regional police the pickup truck followed her around 12:50...
Dauphin County school closes due to power outage
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM)– A school in the Harrisburg School District is closed on Wednesday due to a power outage. According to the Harrisburg School District, there will be no school at Camp Curtain Academy on Wednesday, November 19, due to an early morning power outage. The school district said the power at Steele...
BBQ restaurant in Dauphin County announces closure
LOWER PAXTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM) — A locally owned BBQ restaurant in Dauphin County just announced its closure. Shakedown BBQ, which is located at 1708 Fairmont Drive in Harrisburg, is owned and operated by Central Pennsylvania natives Chris and Sarah Heilig. Earlier today, the owners announced on Facebook that...
Pennsylvania, its local governments are on track to use nearly all $13B in pandemic...
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Third-Degree Burns Alleged In McDonald’s ‘Hot Coffee’ Lawsuit In Pennsylvania
A Pennsylvania woman, Annette Allen, is suing McDonald’s, alleging she suffered third-degree burns after a tray holding multiple cups of “excessively hot” coffee collapsed and spilled on her. The lawsuit, filed on November 10th in the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas by Florida-based firm Morgan &...
