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Police responded to a motorcycle accident in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Police responded to a motorcycle accident in Lancaster County

THIS IS THE COVERAGE YOU CAN TRUST. WGAL NEWS 8 AT 12 STARTS NOW. STATE GRANTS GO TO FIRE-DAMAGED BROAD STREET MARKET IN HARRISBURG. WHAT THE MONEY WILL BE SPENT ON. AN EARLY MORNING FIRE IN ELIZABETHTOWN, LANCASTER COUNTY, LEAVES A DOZEN PEOPLE HOMELESS. POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR A SIX-YEAR-OLD WHO HAS NOT BEEN SEEN FOR ABOUT EIGHT HOURS. GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M SUSAN SHAPIRO. STATE POLICE IN DAUPHIN COUNTY ARE ASKING FOR HELP IN THE SEARCH FOR THIS MISSING SIX-YEAR-OLD BOY. THEY ARE LOOKING FOR JONATHAN PRINGLE, WHO WAS SEEN LAST MORNING AROUND FOUR IN THE 300 BLOCK OF MARKET STREET IN LYKENS. POLICE SAY HE HAS AUTISM AND CAN ONLY SPEAK SEMI-VERBALLY. POLICE SAY THE BOY WAS WEARING PAJAMAS WHEN HE DISAPPEARED. THOSE PAJAMAS LOOK LIKE THIS. I THINK THIS IS A PHOTO. HERE ARE THE PAJAMAS. THE STRIPED PAJAMAS THAT LOOK LIKE THIS. WHEN HE DISAPPEARED. WE WILL HAVE MORE INFORMATION AS SOON AS WE GET IT. AN EARLY MORNING APARTMENT FIRE IN ELIZABETHTOWN, LANCASTER COUNTY. IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. A NEWS EIGHT VIEWER SENT A VIDEO. THE FIRE BEGAN ABOUT ONE AM THIS MORNING ON WEST HIGH STREET NEAR PEACE ALLEY. FIREMEN TOLD NEWS EIGHT THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES, BUT TEN ADULTS AND TWO CHILDREN ARE NOW EMPTY FROM THEIR HOMES AND ARE BEING ASSISTED BY THE RED CROSS. AUTOPSY RESULTS ON A 13-YEAR-OLD FOUND DEAD IN A HOUSE IN SHIPPENSBURG, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, ON TUESDAY WILL TAKE UP TO EIGHT WEEKS. LEVI MAJESKI WAS THE SON OF THE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AT SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY. THE UNIVERSITY RELEASED A FAMILY STATEMENT, IN PART ON BEHALF OF THE MAJESKI FAMILY, ANNOUNCING WITH DEEP SADNESS THAT OUR SWEET LEVI JAMES PASSED INTO THE ARMS OF JESUS ​​ON AUGUST 20TH. MARK, TRISH AND BRADY ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE TREMENDOUS SUPPORT FROM OUR COMMUNITY. THEY ARE HEARTBROKEN. PLEASE HUG YOUR CHILDREN TIGHT. TELL THEM YOU LOVE THEM AND PRAY FOR OUR DEAR FRIENDS. THE STATE IS GIVING GRANT FUNDS TO FIRE-DAMAGED BROAD STREET MARKET IN HARRISBURG. NEWS EIGHT'S TOM LEHMAN IS LIVE WITH MORE ON THE AWARD. YES, SUSAN. THE BROAD STREET MARKET WILL RECEIVE $350,000 FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, AS STATE LEGISLATURE ANNOUNCED TODAY. THIS MONEY WILL BE USED TO OPERATE THE MARKET AS WELL AS FOR ROOF REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE AIR CONDITIONING AND VENTILATION HERE AT THIS HISTORICAL LANDMARK IN MIDTOWN HARRISBURG. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WAS MADE EARLY TODAY AND IT MEANS A LOT OF MONEY WILL BE SAVED IN THE OPERATIONS OF THIS MARKET. THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING TEMPORARY FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES SINCE LAST YEAR'S FIRE WHICH TOOK THE BRICK BUILDING ACROSS THE STONE BUILDING HERE AT BROAD STREET MARKET IN FIRE, LEADING ONLY ONE OF THE MARKET'S BUILDINGS TO BE OPEN TEMPORARILY. AND SINCE THAT HAPPENED, THE MARKET HAS LOST MOST OF ITS REVENUE, ACCORDING TO LEADERSHIP. Things have still been really challenging and difficult, and it's been a rough year. So this news is a turning point for the market. The market has turned itself around financially. The stone building, which of course will remain open, will receive some investment from this government grant. In addition, there is a tent for vendors displaced by last year's fire that opened earlier this year. Market leadership has promised that financial controls are in place to ensure the funds are not misused. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE FORMER BROAD STREET MARKET EXECUTIVE NOW FACING CRIMINAL PROSECUTION FOR ALLEGED MISFUSION OF FUNDS. I'LL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT WHAT MARKET LEADERSHIP IS SAID TO PREVENT MISUSE OF THE FUNDS LATER TODAY HERE ON WGAL. BUT FOR NOW IN HARRISBURG: TOM LEHMAN, NEWS EIGHT. THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IS OVER, AND IT'S NOW ON TO GET TO THE ELECTION. KAMALA HARRIS ACCEPTED HER PARTY'S NOMINATION LAST EVENING DURING A SPEECH TO THE CONVENTION. NEWS EIGHT'S AMY LIU HAS MORE FROM CHICAGO. KAMALA HARRIS BLENDS HER PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL STORIES AND COMMITS TO WHAT SHE CALLS A NEW WAY FORWARD. FOLLOWING OH, I ACCEPT YOUR NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. HARRIS DESCRIBES HERSELF FROM HER PAST. MY MOTHER WAS ON A TIGHT BUDGET. WE LIVE WITHIN OUR MEANS. BUILDING A PERSONAL CONNECTION TO POLITICS AND OPPORTUNITY. ECONOMY WHERE EVERYONE HAS A CHANCE TO COMPETE AND SUCCEED. FINALIZE A CEASEFIRE IN THE WAR BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS. END THIS WAR IN A WAY THAT KEEPS ISRAEL SAFE. RELEASE THE HOSTAGES. END THE SUFFERING IN GAZA AND THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE CAN EXERCISE THEIR RIGHTS TO DIGNITY, SECURITY, FREEDOM AND SELF-DETERMINATION. ENSURE AMERICA'S MILITARY DOMINANCE. I WILL FULFIL OUR SACRED OBLIGATION TO CARE FOR OUR TROOPS AND THEIR FAMILIES. AND I WILL ALWAYS HONOR AND NEVER MISS THEIR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. AND I WILL DRAW A CONTRAST BETWEEN FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP AND HERSELF. YOU CAN ALWAYS TRUST ME TO PUT COUNTRY OVER PARTY AND SELF. I BEGGING VOTERS TO VOTE FOR YOU ON ELECTION DAY. AMERICA, WE ARE NOT GOING BACK. WE ARE NOT GOING BACK. ALSO ON POLITICS, HARRIS TALKS ABOUT PASSING A BIPartisan BORDER SECURITY AGREEMENT AND PATHWAYS TO IMMIGRATION. SHE ALSO TALKS ABOUT RESTORING FEDERAL ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM. AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IN CHICAGO, I'M AMY LU WGAL NEWS 8, THE VICE PRESIDENT MADE SEVERAL CLAIMS ABOUT HER OPPONENT, REPUBLICAN DONALD TRUMP. DURING THAT SPEECH, NEWS 18 FACT-CHECKED HER CLAIMS, AND THAT'S COMING IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR. INDEPENDENT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. HAS WITHDRAWN HIS NAME FROM THE ARIZONA BALLOT. MANY ARE SPECULATING THAT KENNEDY IS GETTING OUT OF THE RACE AND BACKING FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP. BOTH KENNEDY AND TRUMP ARE HOSTING SEPARATE EVENTS IN THE PHOENIX AREA TODAY. TRUMP WAS IN ARIZONA YESTERDAY AND WAS ASKED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF ENDORSING KENNEDY. DIFFICULT THING. INDEPENDENT. YOU KNOW, IT WASN'T INTENDED THAT WAY. THE COUNTRY IS REALLY A TWO-PARTY SYSTEM. WHETHER PEOPLE LIKE IT OR NOT. REPUBLICANS, DEMOCRATS, AND I HAVE TALKED TO HIM IN THE LAST MONTHS, BUT NOT RECENTLY. BUT THERE ARE RUMORS THAT HE'S GOING TO MAKE AN ENDORSEMENT. THAT WOULD BE A GREAT HONOR FOR ME. THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN HAS SAID A SPECIAL GUEST WILL JOIN HIM AT TODAY'S EVENT IN ARIZONA. OUR COVERAGE OF OUR 2024 COMMITMENT CONTINUES ONLINE ON WGAL DOT COM. AND LATER THIS HOUR ON WGAL NEWS EIGHT AT 12 NOON. METEOROLOGIST TJ SPRINGER IS WITH ME THIS FRIDAY WITH A FANTASTIC FORECAST. YES, IT REALLY IS. I HAVE A FEELING, TODAY. IT'S BETTER TO GO WITH A FRIDAY THAN MAYBE A MONDAY. FRIDAY, AS THEY SAY, IS A BEAUTIFUL FRIDAY. SUSAN, LOTS OF SUNSHINE, IF YOU GO OUT OR HAVE BEEN OUT, IT STILL FEELS COMFORTABLE. HAS THE HIGH PRESSURE FIRMLY IN CONTROL. SO IF YOU GO OUT, EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO CONTINUE TO RISE AT THIS ALTITUDE ABOVE US. RIGHT NOW, THERE IS REALLY A LACK OF HUMIDITY IN STORM TEAM'S LIVE RADAR NETWORK. SOME CLOUDS OFF THE COAST ALONG THE FRONT. BUT FOR THE MOST PART IT'S CALM. REGIONAL. JUST A FEW CLOUDS OUT THERE, TRAVELLING THROUGH THE SKY. BUT IT LOOKS WONDERFUL LOOKING EAST OVER PARTS OF DOWNTOWN LEBANON. TEMPERATURES ARE ABOVE 20°C FOR US BUT WE'RE CONTINUING THAT WARMING TREND. 23°C IN LANCASTER, NOW ABOVE 25°C IN CARLISLE. FOR THOSE OF YOU IN LEWISTOWN IT'S STILL A LITTLE COOLER AT 21°C BUT WE EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO RISE TO 27°C THIS AFTERNOON. WE'RE IN FOR A STARRY NIGHT AND TEMPERATURES WILL DROP EVEN FURTHER THEN BUT IT WILL NOT BE AS COOL AND WE EXPECT A WARMER WEEKEND. SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT A LITTLE MORE. AND IF THE HUMIDITY COMES BACK HERE, SUSAN, THAT'S COMING SOON. ALL RIGHT. THANKS. PENNDOT SAYS FLOOD-DAMAGED ROUTE 147 IN DAUPHIN COUNTY WILL BE OPENED IN A FEW DAYS. NEWS EIGHT'S JAKE REYES REPORTING FROM REED TOWNSHIP, WHERE MOTORISTS HAVE BEEN HAVING DETOURS FOR TWO WEEKS. THAT FLOODING CAUSED THE CLOSURE OF ROUTE 147 IN READ TOWNSHIP ON AUGUST 9. AND BEHIND ME YOU CAN SEE ROAD CLOSURES THAT HAVE CAUSED SEVERAL DETOURS IN THE AREA. PENNDOT HAS SAID IT WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO TAKE 30 DAYS TO REOPEN THIS ROAD. BUT THE WAY THE WORK HAS PROCEEDED SO FAR, IT WILL BE OPEN BY MONDAY MORNING. DETOURS ARE STILL IN OPERATION, SO IF THIS AREA IS PART OF YOUR COMMUTE, LISTEN CLOSELY. DRIVERS WITH SMALLER VEHICLES LIKE CARS AND PICKUPS ARE STILL USING ROUTE 25 AS A DETOUR. HERE THE ENVIRONMENT IS DIFFERENT FOR LARGE TRUCKS HEADING NORTH. TAKE ROUTE 22 322 WEST TO ROUTE 1115 NORTH TO SHAMOKIN DAM, THEN ROUTE 61 SOUTH TO SUNBURY AND ROUTE 147 SOUTH. SOUTHBOUND TRUCK TRAFFIC SHOULD TAKE ROUTE 209 NORTH TO INTERSTATE 81, SOUTH TO ROUTE THREE, 22 WEST TO ROUTE 147. I KNOW THAT'S A LOT. SO IF YOU MISSED IT, I HAVE THAT ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE. AND PENNDOT SAYS THEY'VE RECEIVED SOME NEGATIVE FEEDBACK ON THESE DETOURS, AND THEY UNDERSTAND THE FRUSTRATION. THEY ALSO ASKED TRUCK DRIVERS TO BE CAREFUL WHEN USING THESE DETOURS. WE HAVE A SMALL ROAD BUILT FOR SMALL VEHICLES AND THEY END UP USING SEMI-TRAILER TRUCKS AS A SHORTCUT. AND THAT CAN BE VERY ANNOYING. AND IT'S UNSAFE. NOW THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL WORK TO BE DONE, BUT THAT CAN HAPPEN WITH TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. REPORTING FROM REED TOWNSHIP, DAUPHIN COUNTY, JAKE REYES, WGAL NEWS EIGHT. THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS READY TO LOWER ITS BASE RATE FROM ITS CURRENT 23-YEAR HIGH. THAT'S WHAT FED CHAIRMAN JEROME POWELL SAID THIS MORNING AT THE FED'S ECONOMIC CONFERENCE. THE TIME HAS COME FOR A POLICY ADJUSTMENT. POWELL DID NOT SAY WHEN THE INTEREST RATE CUTS WOULD BEGIN OR HOW LARGE THEY WOULD BE. IT IS GENERALLY ASSUMED THAT

Police responded to a motorcycle accident in Lancaster County

Emergency crews responded to a car crash involving a motorcycle around 2:30 p.m. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today. The crash occurred at the intersection of Marietta Avenue and Apostle Way in East Hempfield Township. No road closures have been reported at this time, but emergency crews are diverting traffic to another intersection. There are currently no reports of injuries. Live traffic updates can be found here. Do you have photos or videos of an accident? If so, upload them. Be sure to include your name and other details so we can credit you appropriately online and on TV.

Emergency services responded to a traffic accident involving a motorcycle around 2:30 p.m.

Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.

The accident occurred at the intersection of Marietta Avenue and Apostle Way in East Hempfield Township.

No road closures have been reported at this time, but emergency crews are diverting traffic to another intersection.

There are no reports of injuries at this time.

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Do you have photos or videos of an incident? If so, upload them to https://www.wgal.com/upload. Be sure to include your name and other details so we can give you credit online and on TV.