Accident blocks road near cemetery in Fairview Township, reports

THIS IS COVERAGE YOU CAN COUNT ON. THIS IS COVERAGE YOU CAN COUNT ON. WGAL NEWS 8 STARTS NOW. A DRUG OVERDOSE REDUCTION EVENT PLANNED FOR TODAY IN YORK. HOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE DURING NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH. A YORK POLICE OFFICER SHOOTS AND KILLS A DOG THAT WAS ATTACKING HIM. WHAT POLICE INCIDENTS LEAD TO THIS SHOOTING? AND TWO HARRISBURG SCHOOLS ARE LOCKED DOWN AS POLICE RESPOND TO A SHOOTING THERE. WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THIS MORNING'S VICTIM. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. IT'S 4:30 AM ON THIS TUESDAY MORNING. I'M MATT BARCARO, I'M CAITLIN SMITH. WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE WITH US. LET'S CHECK HER FORECAST WITH CHIEF METEOROLOGIST CHRISTINE FERREIRA. GOOD MORNING. YESTERDAY WE FINALLY HAD SOME RAIN. WE FELT LIKE FALL TOO, RIGHT? IT WAS COOL. IT WAS HUMID ALL DAY. LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT WE HAVE OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE'RE STILL STRUGGLING WITH A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN ACTIVITY. YOU CAN SEE HERE THERE'S STILL SOME RAIN IN OUR TEN DAY YEAR. SO WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A FEW. BUT THIS MORNING YOU COULD GET SOME DRIZZLE. AND THAT'S WHAT WILL BE THE CASE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. MOST OF THE STORM TEAM RADAR NETWORK LOOKS DRY, BUT A LITTLE FOG OUT THERE AGAIN. THERE WAS SOME AREA FOG AS WELL. LOOKS LIKE VISIBILITY HAS IMPROVED IN PARTS OF FRANKLIN AND ADAMS COUNTIES, BUT I'LL KEEP AN EYE ON IT FOR YOU THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURE CHECK. ACTUALLY FEELS PRETTY GOOD. REFRESHING. 58 IN HARRISBURG, 58 IN LANCASTER, 61 DEGREES IN CHAMBERSBURG. AND HERE'S A LOOK AT THE NEXT 12 HOURS WITH A HIGH OF 66 DEGREES. TODAY WE'LL SEE A LOT OF CLOUDS, SOME PARTIAL, SOME PARTIAL, SOME SHOWERS. BUT I DON'T THINK THE COVERAGE IS GOING TO BE AS GREAT AS WHAT WE SAW YESTERDAY. BACK TO YOU. THANKS, CHRISTINE. COVERAGE ON THE STATE OF ADDICTION. THIS MORNING THERE'S WORK BEING ON REDUCE DRUG OVERDOSES AT AN EVENT IN YORK. 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THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SAYS A 20-INCH BREAK IN A SEWER PIPE WAS IDENTIFIED SUNDAY AFTERNOON, CAUSING RAW SEWAGE TO RUN INTO SEVERAL WATERBODYS. THE AGENCY SAYS THE AREAS AFFECTED ARE PENNS CREEK, LOWER MIDDLE CREEK AND THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, 20 MILES DOWNRIVER FROM SELINSGROVE, WHICH INCLUDES LIVERPOOL AND PERRY COUNTY, UNTIL ASSESSMENT AND SAMPLING CAN BE DONE. THE AGENCY SAYS FISHING, BOATING, SWIMMING AND ANYTHING IN THE WATER ARE NOT ALLOWED. STUDENTS IN THE HARRISBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE RETURNING TO CLASS TODAY AFTER TWO OF THESE DISTRICT SCHOOLS WERE FORCED TO LOCKDOWN YESTERDAY WHILE POLICE INVESTIGATED A SHOOTING. POLICE SAY A MAN WAS SHOT IN THE ANKLE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AT AROUND THREE. THIS HAPPENED ON NORTH SIXTH STREET. OFFICERS SAY THE MAN WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BUT IS EXPECTED TO BE FINE. ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF AT STEELE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND ALSO CAMP CURTIN ACADEMY HAVE BEEN IN LOCKDOWN. BUT THIS LOCKDOWN WAS LIFTED SHORTLY AFTER 3:30 AM, ALLOWING ALL STUDENTS AND STAFF TO LEAVE CLASS AT THE REGULAR TIME. IN GEORGIA, STUDENTS AT APPALACHIA HIGH SCHOOL ARE BACK IN THE CLASSROOM ALMOST THREE WEEKS AFTER A SHOOTING IN WHICH TWO STUDENTS AND TWO TEACHERS WERE KILLED. STUDENTS RETURNED YESTERDAY TO ENTER THE SCHOOL BOARD AS AN “OPEN HOUSE.” STARTING TODAY, SCHOOL WILL OPEN HALF-DAY, AND RETURN TO REGULAR CLASSES AFTER THE FALL BREAK. IN YORK, POLICE SAID A POLICE OFFICER SHOT TWO DOGS THAT ATTACKED HIM, KILLING ONE OF THEM. THIS HAPPENED AT 10:30 AM ON SUNDAY MORNING AT JESSUP PLACE. POLICE SAY THEY WERE CALLED TO INVESTIGATE A GUN ATTACK, AND WHEN THE POLICE OFFICERS GOT BEHIND THE HOUSE IN SEARCH OF THE SUSPECTS, TWO GERMAN SHEPHERDS ATTACKED A POLICE OFFICER, WHO OPENED FIRE. IN A STATEMENT, YORK POLICE COMMISSIONER MICHAEL MULDROW SAYS THE LAW ALLOWS COPS TO USE FORCE AGAINST THREATENING ANIMALS, BUT HE IS SORRY THE DOGS WERE SHOT. WE ALSO KNOW THE COP WAS TREATED FOR A DOG BITE AND WAS BACK ON THE ROAD IN FRANKLIN COUNTY YESTERDAY. CHAMBERSBURG POLICE SAYS THEY ARRESTED A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER. POLICE SAY JEFFREY HOCKENBERRY, SENIOR, WAS ARRESTED FRIDAY FOR DELIBERATELY FAILING TO PROVIDE HIS CURRENT RESIDENTIAL INFORMATION TO STATE POLICE IN LANCASTER COUNTY. AN ACCIDENT IN WEST EARL TOWNSHIP LEFT THREE PEOPLE TO THE HOSPITAL. EMERGENCY DISPATCHERS SAY THIS ACCIDENT INVOLVED TWO VEHICLES AND HAPPENED LAST NIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION OF COCALICO CREEK ROAD AND SOUTH SEVENTH STREET AT 740 IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY. A NEW CUMBERLAND MAN COULD FACE UP TO THREE YEARS IN PRISON FOR FALSE POLICE ACTION. THE UNITED STATES MIDDLE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SAYS 50-YEAR-OLD WILLIAM GRAVES JUNIOR IMpersonated A DEPUTY U.S. MARSHAL ON SEVERAL TIMES BETWEEN THE AGE OF 20, 22, AND 23. STATE POLICE SAYS GRAVES SHOWED STATE OFFICERS A FAKE U.S. MARSHAL ID AND LICENSE PLATE BADGE DURING A TRAFFIC STOP. GRAVES

Accident blocks road near cemetery in Fairview Township, reports

Updated: 6:25 a.m. EDT, September 24, 2024

A traffic-related crash was reported in York County Tuesday morning.Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.Emergency crews responded to Old York Road near Old Depot Road in the area of ​​Mount Olive Cemetery in Fairview Township.Firefighters were called to the scene just before 6 a.m. to clear debris.The crash is blocking Old York Road. Backup is expected in the area.It is unclear at this time how many vehicles were involved and if anyone was injured.Click here for traffic updates.Do you have photos or video of an incident? If so, upload them. Be sure to include your name and other details so we can give you appropriate credit online and on TV.

FAIRVIEW TOWNSHIP, Pa. —

An accident was reported in York County on Tuesday morning, causing traffic delays.

Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.

Emergency crews responded to Old York Road near Old Depot Road in the area of ​​Mount Olive Cemetery in Fairview Township.

The fire brigade was called to the scene shortly before 6 a.m. to clear away the rubble.

The accident is blocking Old York Road. Traffic jams are expected in the area.

It is currently unclear how many vehicles were involved and whether anyone was injured.

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