Fugitive DUI driver accused of killing fianceé in central Pa. crash arrested in Florida
After posting bail in February, a Lebanon County man charged with killing his pregnant fianceé in a DUI crash went on the run for nearly four months before he was found living more than 900 miles away. Christian Hennessey, 47, was arrested in June in Ocala, Florida, after police...
Woman wants justice after re-homed pit bull found dead, hanging in Perry County basement
A Pennsylvania woman is seeking justice after a dog she re-homed was found dead, hung from a ceiling by her hind legs in Perry County. According to a lengthy Facebook post, former owner Gwendolyn Paige said her pit bull, Ruby, was found in the Perry County home “hanging, beaten and dead.” Paige found out about Ruby’s...
Furniture store near Cumberland County Walmart to close
A furniture store in Cumberland County is closing. Value City Furniture at the Silver Spring Commons shopping center at 6520 Carlisle Pike in Silver Spring Township, near Mechanicsburg, is closing. Signs at the store say “Store Closing,” “Everything Must Go! Up to 50% off,” and “Entire Store on Sale!”...
Two major Carlisle logistics and trucking companies announce mass layoffs
CARLISLE- While trucking and logistics remain a key industry in the tristate, some operators may have to find a new employer very soon. Two Cumberland County transport and logistics companies have filed WARN notices to signal mass layoffs. Keen Transport, located at 1951 Harrisburg Pike, Carlisle will see 52 people...
A Jail Nurse Said Willie Cunningham Had Heartburn. It Was Appendicitis.
A nurse at Pennsylvania’s York County Prison told a pre-trial detainee, Willie Cunningham, who was suffering from appendicitis that he had heartburn and gave him Pepto-Bismol, according to a lawsuit filed on November 14 by the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project. The suit was filed against York County, the...
PA House to look at standardizing juvenile diversion programs across the state
HARRISBURG- Earlier this week, the PA House Children and Youth Committee garnered bipartisan support to approve House Bill 144, voting 21-5 to standardize the use of juvenile diversion programs statewide. “Diversion helps youth take accountability, saves taxpayer dollars and makes our communities safer,” said state...
Sober ride home vouchers offered for Thanksgiving weekend
Sober ride home vouchers offered for Thanksgiving weekend.
Harrisburg Holiday Parade returns with ‘Deck the Paws’ theme, Santa
Holiday festivities officially kick off in Harrisburg on Saturday with the Cargill Holiday Parade. The parade will wind its way through the downtown starting at 10 a.m. It will feature giant balloons, marching band and dance team performances, decorated floats, characters and Santa Claus. This year’s theme is “Deck...
Man pleads guilty to setting Cumberland County apartments on fire with 10 people inside
A man accused of drunkenly setting Cumberland County apartments ablaze earlier this year, with nearly a dozen people inside, pleaded guilty this week to some of the 58 offenses filed against him. On March 25, New Bloomfield resident William Kurtz set fire to a house that’s divided into apartments on...
The remains and stories of Native American students are being reclaimed from a Pennsylvania...
The latest round of exhumations of Native American students from a cemetery at the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania resulted in the remains of 17 students being repatriated to their families and tribes, the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma and the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. Most...
