Central PA Police Horse Featured In Children's Book Killed Central PA Police Horse Featured In Children's Book Killed
Central PA Police Horse Featured In Children's Book Killed A beloved police horse featured in numerous magazines and a children's book, has died from Cushing's Disease, the Lancaster City Bureau of Police announced on Monday, April 8. The Lancaster Mounted Police Horse, Liam, was a Clydesdale Hackney Cross born in Toronto in 2001, where he worked as a carriage horse before financial constraints lead the previous caretaker to part ways. Liam joined the force in 2005 and was paired with Officer Eric Lukacs in 2007 through his retirement on April 29th, 2023.  Officer Eric Lukacs and his partner, mounted police force horse, Liam. Lancaster Bu…
Pimp Admits Trafficking Aspiring Teen Model In Central PA, DA Says Pimp Admits Trafficking Aspiring Teen Model In Central PA, DA Says
Pimp Admits Trafficking Aspiring Teen Model In Central PA, DA Says The first man captured by the Lancaster County Human Trafficking Task Force has been sentenced after confessing to his crimes, the District Attorney announced on Monday, April 8. More than two years after his arrest, Louis Fountain, 34 of Brookhaven, Delaware County pleaded guilty to two counts of trafficking individuals, four counts of promoting prostitution, and one count of living off prostitutes before Lancaster County President Judge David Ashworth on March 29, as detailed in the release. Judge Ashworth sentenced him to serve a "prison term of one year, 11 months, and eight d…
Total Eclipse 2024: NASA Wants To Know About Strange Behavior From Animals Total Eclipse 2024: NASA Wants To Know About Strange Behavior From Animals
Total Eclipse 2024: NASA Wants To Know About Strange Behavior From Animals When parts of the US are under total daytime darkness during a solar eclipse, scientists will be studying if animals act any differently — and they want your help. NASA has funded the "Eclipse Soundscapes Project" to collect the sights and sounds during the total solar eclipse in the afternoon on Monday, Apr. 8. Scientists are asking for the public's help recording how different ecosystems react to the sudden midday change. You can share your observations on social media using the hashtag #EclipseSoundscapes. Don't forget to tag the location where you experience the eclipse. Weird plant a…
Clouds Could Spoil Total Solar Eclipse In PA, Forecasters Say Clouds Could Spoil Total Solar Eclipse In PA, Forecasters Say
Clouds Could Spoil Total Solar Eclipse In PA, Forecasters Say We're days away from the total solar eclipse, and the path of totality is looking clear. As long as the clouds don't get in the way. The total solar eclipse is when the moon will block the face of the sun, casting a shadow over North America. Millions of people will have the opportunity to watch on Monday afternoon, April 8 just after 2 p.m. According to AccuWeather lead long-range forecaster Paul Pastelok, there is some concern clouds could move through Pennsylvania and New York around the time of the eclipse. "There is even a possibility of a passing shower," Pastelok said. "This c…
23 Small Aftershocks Reported By USGS In 23 Hours After New Jersey Earthquake 23 Small Aftershocks Reported By USGS In 23 Hours After New Jersey Earthquake
23 Small Aftershocks Reported By USGS In 23 Hours After New Jersey Earthquake The USGS is reporting 23 aftershocks in the 23 hours since the New Jersey earthquake that rattled the Northeast. The initial earthquake had a magnitude of 4.8 and was reported in Whitehouse Station at 10:23 a.m. Friday, April 5. Tremors were felt by more than four million people from Maryland to New Hampshire. The first aftershock was reported just under an hour later at 11:20 a.m. 6 km NNE of Whitehouse Station with a magnitude of 2.0. The largest aftershock had a 4.0 magnitude and happened just before 6 p.m. Friday, April 5. Most of the aftershocks were not notable, with magnitudes …
PA Driver On Fentanyl Killed Mom, Injured Child In Head-On Christmas Day Crash, Police Say PA Driver On Fentanyl Killed Mom, Injured Child In Head-On Christmas Day Crash, Police Say
PA Driver On Fentanyl Killed Mom, Injured Child In Head-On Christmas Day Crash, Police Say A 24-year-old man high on marijuana and fentanyl caused a head-on crash killing a mom and injuring her child on Christmas Day, Manheim Township police announced on Friday, April 5.  Steven Joel Berrios Maldonado was driving 27-year-old Karina Cruz-Camuy and her sons in a Gray Volkswagon Jetta while high on drugs, the police explained citing a blood test he took at the hospital.  Investigators determined Maldonado was going a minimum of 50.28 miles per hour in the marked 35 MPH zone on Wabank Road near Rabbit Hill Lane in Lancaster Township, when he he left the westbound …
PA Dad's Vasectomy Interrupted By Earthquake PA Dad's Vasectomy Interrupted By Earthquake
PA Dad's Vasectomy Interrupted By Earthquake To get your first question out of the way: Everything turned out fine. Justin Allen, of Horsham, PA was mid-vasectomy when the room began rattling on Friday, April 5. Justin Allen was in a vasectomy when the room began shaking Friday, April 5. Jallen_Town X At the time, he thought it was just a train going by, but the doctor knew better and "put the tools down," The Guardian reports. As most of us know, it was a 4.8 magnitude earthquake with an epicenter of Lebanon, NJ that Allen and the doctor both felt. The procedure was resumed after the shaking stopped, and Allen told The Guardian…
4.0 Magnitude Aftershock: PA Feels Additional Tremors 4.0 Magnitude Aftershock: PA Feels Additional Tremors
4.0 Magnitude Aftershock: PA Feels Additional Tremors Hours after a 4.8 magnitude earthquake rattled the northeast, several states are once again feeling the earth move in what appears to be an aftershock. Just after 6 p.m. on Friday, April 5, the tremors of a 4.0 magnitude earthquake — an aftershock from an earlier 4.8 quake originating in New Jersey — could be felt across the Northeast. Similar to its earlier counterpart, the quake shook buildings across New York City, New Jersey, and parts of Connecticut, with some reporting feeling it in Pennsylvania and western Massachusetts. Original Story: 4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northeast T…
Trump To Make Campaign Stop In Lehigh Valley Trump To Make Campaign Stop In Lehigh Valley
Trump To Make Campaign Stop In Lehigh Valley Former President Donald Trump will speak in North Whitehall Township next Saturday, April 13.  The campaign event will be held at the Schnecksville Fire Hall, 4550 Old Packhouse Road, at 7 p.m. Doors open at 3 p.m.  Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis on his campaign website. 
Pennsylvania Man Charged After Toddler Shot Self With Unattended Gun: DA Pennsylvania Man Charged After Toddler Shot Self With Unattended Gun: DA
Pennsylvania Man Charged After Toddler Shot Self With Unattended Gun: DA Three-year-old Elijah Abreu Borgen accidentally shot himself with a gun that an Allentown man had stashed under the couch, according to the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office.  Jose Hilario Abreu, 28, is charged with involuntary manslaughter, prosecutors said in a release Friday.  Borgen was shot on the 900 block of East Hamilton Street on March 28 and rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest where he succumbed to his injuries, city police said previously. On Friday, the DA's Office said Abreu had placed a loaded handgun under a sofa where Borgen and a 2-year-old w…
More Filming Planned In Delaware County For 'Mare Of Easttown' Sequel More Filming Planned In Delaware County For 'Mare Of Easttown' Sequel
More Filming Planned In Delaware County For 'Mare Of Easttown' Sequel Crews will shoot in Collingdale next week for an upcoming television show, according to borough police.  "Task," a followup to the 2021 HBO miniseries "Mare of Easttown," will film scenes on the 400 block of MacDade Boulevard between Roberta Avenue and Marshall Avenue on Friday, April 12, authorities said in a release.  Police will be on the scene to assist with traffic control between 3 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Saturday, April 13, officials said. Drivers are asked to avoid the area during filming. Beginning at 9 a.m. Friday, temporary no-parking zones will be established to m…
Drunk Driver Fleeing In Central PA Escapes Hospital: Police Drunk Driver Fleeing In Central PA Escapes Hospital: Police
Drunk Driver Fleeing In Central PA Escapes Hospital: Police A Manheim man led authorities on a high speed chase and was taken to the hospital, only to flee on foot, the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department announced on Friday morning. The pursuit began when officers saw "a blue Chevy pickup truck traveling at a high rate of speed northbound on Lancaster Road in East Petersburg Borough" at 11:09 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, the NLCRPD stated in the release. When the officers tried to conduct a traffic stop, 25-year-old Giovanni Lester "attempted to flee [but] lost control of the vehicle as he attempted to turn onto Root Road. The vehicl…