Mother recounts Halifax fire that severely burned son, injured 3 others: ‘I want to...
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A Halifax woman says she is struggling to cope after a fire destroyed the home where her family built decades of memories. “I miss him, I miss my daughter-in-law, I miss my grandchildren,” Paula Hoover said. The fire tore through Hoover’s home on...
Pennsylvania High School Employee Taken Into Custody After Stealing Nearly $10K From Athletic Events
A Cedar Cliff High School employee is accused of stealing nearly $10,000 from the school through ticket sales at athletic events, police said. Lower Allen Township police said they were alerted to an internal inquiry involving Karen Lauer-Pines, 68. The inquiry centered on the alleged theft and misappropriation of...
‘Always say I love you’: widow of man killed in Cumberland County
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Jessica Humphreys is speaking about her husband for the first time after he was tragically killed in a fire last month. Jessica said she had just been at the house hours before the flames broke out. She was hanging out with her husband, Alex Reynolds, and their three sons, Weston (12),...
Historical York County Mill Celebrates 200 Years of Operation
YORK COUNTY, Pa. — The Wallace Cross Mill in East Hopewell Township, York County has stood for 200 years. Experts with the York County History Center announced a special event in celebration of the Mill’s contributions to the agricultural community. “Alexander Wallace built the Mill and the house...
Pennsylvania State Police vehicle crashes on way to shooting that never happened: troopers
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A Pennsylvania State Police vehicle got into a crash while responding to reports of a shooting in South Middleton Township Tuesday. Troopers were dispatched around 3:35 p.m. to a home in the 300 block of Fairview Township after receiving report of gunshots. But on...
Trio Arrested After Stealing $50,000 of Lowe’s Merchandise
Three people have been charged with theft after stealing customer account information to purchase nearly $50,000 worth of product from Lowe’s stores across Pennsylvania. Joel Cabrera-Gutierrez and Francisco Dejesus-Valerio are being charged with nine counts of organized retail theft and corrupt organizations. Leury...
Driver who killed central Pa. woman checking her mailbox learns his sentence
A motorist initially charged with vehicular homicide while DUI after he fatally struck a woman checking her mailbox has been sentenced on a lesser count. In Lebanon County court last month, Michael Zimmerman, 64, was sentenced to spend six months on house arrest on a count of involuntary manslaughter for fatally...
Police search for Lancaster woman accused of threatening, stalking Milton Hershey School house parents
HERSHEY, Pa. — Police in Dauphin County are searching for a Lancaster woman accused of threatening to kill two houseparents at Milton Hershey School. Nicole Lynn Swigart, 41, allegedly left a series of threatening voice messages to the victims, beginning in January. In the calls, she allegedly threatened to kill both...
Central Pa. man who killed grandma, community pillar, in DUI crash learns his fate
A Carlisle man who rammed his vehicle into an elderly couple on a downtown Carlisle sidewalk last year after leaving a bar has been sent to state prison. Martin Brinton, 57, will spend at least three years locked up for killing 73-year-old Ellen Kievit, a beloved pillar of the Carlisle community, and severely...
Duo charged after Lebanon County traffic stop turns up dozens of stolen checks
LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A duo from New York face dozens of charges after a traffic stop in Lebanon County last week turned up stolen checks, fraudulent debit cards, and drugs, Pennsylvania State Police say. A total of 25 charges were filed against 46-year-old Stacey Theriault, while 35-year-old Elijah Ellington...
