Multi-vehicle crash causes backup on I-81 in Cumberland County, Pa.

THE YORK REVOLUTION IS NOW JUST ONE WIN AWAY FROM BEING THE ATLANTIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. DETAILS ABOUT A SPECIAL GUEST AT TONIGHT’S GAME. WHETHER YOU KNEW HER AS PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL OR THE DOWAGER COUNTESS. FANS ARE MOURNING THE LOSS OF MAGGIE SMITH TODAY. WE’LL LOOK BACK AT HER LIFE. BUT WE BEGIN IN THE SOUTH, WHERE HALLOWEEN IS MOVING NORTH AFTER MAKING LANDFALL IN FLORIDA LAST NIGHT. THE DAMAGE AND HOW THE STORM COULD IMPACT OUR WEATHER HERE. THIS IS COVERAGE YOU CAN COUNT ON. WGAL NEWS EIGHT AT NOON STARTS NOW. FLOODING IN SEVERAL STATES AFTER HURRICANE MAKES LANDFALL. THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE RESCUES THAT HAPPENED. A WOMAN, HER INFANT AND DOGS RESCUED IN ATLANTA. HI, EVERYONE. GOOD AFTERNOON, I’M BRIAN ROACH. THE DEATH TOLL STANDS AT 5 IN 3 STATES. RIGHT NOW. NBC’S JAY GRAY HAS MORE FROM TALLAHASSEE. WELL, HELENE, CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE PROBLEMS IN FLORIDA AND STILL MOVING AND WILL BE AN ISSUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LET’S TALK ABOUT WHAT’S HAPPENED HERE IN FLORIDA. IN TALLAHASSEE, WE SAW VIOLENT WINDS, A DRIVING RAIN THAT AT TIMES WAS PUSHED SIDEWAYS BY THOSE WINDS. WE KNOW THERE ARE TREES DOWN, POWER OUTAGES AND GETTING TO REALLY FIGURE OUT NOW AS WE GET INTO THE DAY AFTER EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED HERE AND ACROSS THE STATE, FLOODING, AS ALWAYS, A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COASTLINE WITH THE STORM SURGE IN SOME AREAS 9 TO 10FT. SO WE SAW SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ALONG THE COAST, BUT THEN INLAND, THIS STORM DELIVERED 12IN OF RAIN IN SOME AREAS. TOO MUCH WATER TOO FAST TO FLASH FLOODING, AND PUSHING THAT WATER INTO PLACES IT’S NEVER BEEN BEFORE. LET’S ASSESS WHERE WE ARE WITH THIS SCENE. STILL, SIGNIFICANT POWER OUTAGES HERE IN FLORIDA, BUT WE EXPECT TO SEE THAT GO DOWN. IT’S A NICE DAY AND WE’VE SEEN CREWS MOVING INTO THE AREAS AND TRYING TO RESTORE SOME OF THAT POWER. AS THIS STORM HAS MOVED THROUGH GEORGIA, IT’S LEFT CLOSE TO A MILLION PEOPLE THERE WITHOUT POWER. SOUTH CAROLINA HAD INITIALLY 500,000 WITHOUT POWER. THOSE NUMBERS ARE GOING TO CLIMB. AND THIS STORM IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO CAUSE PROBLEMS. LOOK, IT’S BEEN DOWNGRADED. OBVIOUSLY, THOUGH, IT WAS A HURRICANE OVERNIGHT AS IT MOVED INTO GEORGIA. STILL A CATEGORY ONE THAT THAT REAL TESTIMONY TO THE INTENSITY AND THE STAYING POWER OF THIS STORM. BUT IT’S GOING TO AFFECT THE CAROLINAS. I THINK WE’LL SEE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING THERE. TENNESSEE, KENTUCKY. IT’S GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SO AS WE’RE ASSESSING THINGS AND STARTING TO CLEAN UP AND TRY AND DO SOME RECOVERY IN THE AREAS WHERE HELENE’S ALREADY BEEN, THIS SYSTEM WILL STILL BE WREAKING HAVOC AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST. SO A LOT TO CONTINUE TO WATCH ON THIS STORM. THAT’S THE LATEST RIGHT NOW FROM TALLAHASSEE. I’M JAY GRAY NOW BACK TO YOU. AND OF COURSE THE NEWS EIGHT STORM TEAM KEEPING AN EYE ON THIS. METEOROLOGIST RYAN ARGENTI JOINS US NOW WITH THE TRACK OF HELENE AND HOW IT COULD AFFECT US HERE IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. RYAN. YEAH. AND HELENE IS STILL WREAKING HAVOC LIKE THE PREVIOUS STORY WAS JUST DISCUSSING. AND SOME OF THESE PEAK WIND GUSTS THAT HELENE HAS BEEN BRINGING FOR PARTS OF FLORIDA. LOOK AT SOME OF THESE. THESE PEAK GUSTS IN PERRY, FLORIDA, CLOSE TO 100MPH OF GUSTS. AND YOU CAN SEE DOWN AT AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, 82MPH. JACKSONVILLE, TALLAHASSEE, 72, 58 MILES AN HOUR. VERY POWERFUL HURRICANE AS WELL, BUT AGAIN HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM. AND IT’S AGAIN BUT STILL WREAKING HAVOC AS WE. I’LL ZOOM IN HERE WITH THE RADAR. YOU CAN SEE. LOOK AT ALL THESE TORNADO WATCHES IN RED, THESE FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS IN LIGHT BLUE EVEN HAVE SOME SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS OFF IN NORTH CAROLINA, WREAKING HAVOC RIGHT NOW AS IT MOVES NORTH. AND AS YOU CAN SEE AGAIN, JUST ACROSS PARTS OF THE CAROLINAS THERE. BUT FOR US BACK HOME, WE ARE GETTING SOME OF THOSE OUTER BANDS OF HELENE. BUT NOTHING AS IMPACTFUL AS THE SOUTH IS DEALING WITH NOW FOR THE FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS, WE ARE EXPECTING SOME MORE SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. HIGHS REACHING THE LOWER 70S AND I HAVE THE FULL FORECAST COMING UP. AND WHAT ELSE WE CAN EXPECT FROM HELENE IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND. THE AMERICAN RED CROSS OF GREATER PENNSYLVANIA MOVED VOLUNTEERS AND RELIEF SUPPLIES TO FLORIDA EARLIER THIS WEEK, AND WGAL IS TEAMING UP WITH THE RED CROSS TO HELP THOSE AFFECTED BY HELENE. YOU CAN SCAN THE QR CODE YOU SEE HERE ON YOUR SCREEN TO DONATE TO THE RELIEF EFFORTS. AN AUCTION HAPPENING TODAY IN LEBANON COUNTY TO HELP VICTIMS OF NATURAL DISASTERS ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND NEWS EIGHT’S JACK REYES WAS THERE. THE BRETHREN DISASTER RELIEF AUCTION RAISES HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR VICTIMS OF NATURAL DISASTERS. AND AT THIS AUCTION, YOU’LL FIND LIVESTOCK SPORTING EQUIPMENT, EVEN QUILTS. BUT I FOUND SOME OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF THIS AUCTION. FOOD. BECAUSE WHO DOESN’T LOVE BAKED GOODS? YOU’LL ALSO FIND IN THIS ROOM SOME NICE LOOKING PLANTS AND A BUNCH OF OTHER UNIQUE ITEMS AS WELL. NOW I HAVE GARY STEVENS HERE WITH ME. HE’S THE VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE AUCTION. GARY, TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SILENT AUCTION PART OF THIS PLACE. WELL, WE THIS IS CALLED THE WEST HALL. THE SILENT AUCTION HAS GROWN THEM MUCH. WE HAD TO MOVE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE. I THINK SHE WAS LIKE 300 ITEMS HERE. AND THERE’S AN AUCTION. THERE’S TWO AUCTIONS TODAY, AND ONE TOMORROW. IT’S GROWN. IT’S DONE WELL. OF COURSE, PEOPLE ALWAYS LIKE PASTRIES AND COFFEE. WE HAVE PRODUCE THAT’S GROWN LOCALLY. IT’S NOT FARMED IN FROM OUT OF STATE. IT’S LOCAL PRODUCE. AND THE FLOWERS. THIS IS A VERY BUSY SPOT, ESPECIALLY WHEN PEOPLE WANT COFFEE AND DONUTS. YEAH. AND YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE STUFF OVER HERE IS HANDMADE. IT LOOKS REALLY COOL. BUT WE KNOW A LOT OF THIS STUFF WILL HELP OUT A LOT OF THOSE VICTIMS, ESPECIALLY OF HELENE. HOW WILL THOSE EFFORTS LOOK? WELL, ALL THE MONEY YOU RAISED HERE, WE WILL BE DIVVYING OUT TO DIFFERENT AGENCIES THAT DO DISASTER RELIEF. CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN. THE MENNONITES, WHOEVER NEEDS AID. WE HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF HELPING THEM. I MEAN, WE HAVE A LIMIT WHAT WE CAN GIVE, BUT WE WILL GIVE WHAT WE CAN. ALL RIGHT. WE ALWAYS SAY THAT SOMEONE SAYS, WELL, WHAT DO YOU WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO TO MAKE WHAT THE LORD MAKES IS WHAT WE WILL HAVE. ALL RIGHT, GARY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND THE AUCTION IS OPEN RIGHT NOW. YOU CAN COME OUT THIS FRIDAY. THE AUCTION DOES WRAP UP TOMORROW EVENING REPORTING AT THE LEBANON VALLEY EXPO. JAKE REYES, WGAL NEWS EIGHT. MAGGIE SMITH, THE ACTRESS KNOWN FOR HER WORK IN THE HARRY POTTER MOVIES AND DOWNTON ABBEY, HAS DIED. SMITH WON AN OSCAR FOR THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE BACK IN 1969, AND WON NEW FANS LATER AS THE DOWAGER COUNTESS OF GRANTHAM IN DOWNTON ABBEY AND PROFESSOR MCGONAGALL IN THE HARRY POTTER FILMS. SMITH’S FAMILY SAYS SHE DIED EARLY TODAY IN A LONDON HOSPITAL. WE’LL LOOK BACK AT HER LIFE IN THE NEXT HALF HOUR OF NEWS EIGHT AT NOON. MAGGIE SMITH WAS 89. FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP IS MEETING WITH UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY. THIS COMES AS PUBLIC TENSIONS HAVE BEEN RISING BETWEEN THE TWO OVER UKRAINE’S DEFENSE AGAINST RUSSIA’S INVASION. THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE, FACING ACCUSATIONS FROM HIS DEMOCRATIC OPPONENT, VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS, THAT HE IS ADVOCATING FOR UKRAINE TO SURRENDER. BUT ZELENSKYY SAID ZELENSKY SAID HE AND THE FORMER PRESIDENT HAVE A COMMON VIEW THAT THE WAR IN UKRAINE HAS TO BE STOPPED AND PUTIN CAN’T WIN. HARRIS MET WITH ZELENSKY YESTERDAY. LANCASTER POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A SHOTS FIRED INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS HAPPENED ON JUNIATA STREET JUST BEFORE 2:30 A.M. ONE WITNESS SAYS THEY HEARD MULTIPLE GUNSHOTS AND SAW TWO PEOPLE RUNNING TOWARD STEPHENS AVENUE. ONE RESIDENT OF SOUTH ANNE STREET SAYS AT LEAST ONE BULLET WENT THROUGH THEIR FIVE YEAR OLD’S BEDROOM WINDOW, BUT THE CHILD WAS NOT HURT. STATE POLICE SAY THEY’VE MADE AN ARREST IN A SEXUAL ASSAULT THAT THEY SAY HAPPENED REPEATEDLY IN A LANCASTER COUNTY CHURCH. TROOPERS SAY THE VICTIM CAME FORWARD THIS WEEK, CLAIMING THAT 49 YEAR OLD MICHAEL HESS TOUCHED HER INAPPROPRIATELY ON A WEEKLY BASIS FOR A YEAR DURING A BIBLE STUDY CLASS AT NEW PROVIDENCE CHURCH OF GOD IN PROVIDENCE TOWNSHIP. POLICE SAY THE ABUSE HAPPENED IN 2011, WHEN THE VICTIM WAS 7 TO 8 YEARS OLD. THE CHURCH SAYS TODAY THAT HESS WAS A VOLUNTEER. TROOPERS SAY THE CHURCH IS COOPERATING WITH THIS INVESTIGATION. WE’RE HEARING FROM THE FAMILY OF A TEEN WHO WAS KILLED IN A SHOOTING IN HARRISBURG TODAY. POLICE SAY 30 YEAR OLD RASHAD NEAL SHOT AND KILLED 17 YEAR OLD ANTWAN BYERS BACK IN AUGUST. THE DAUPHIN COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYS NEAL WAS ACTING IN SELF-DEFENSE, SO HE’S NOT FACING MURDER CHARGES. ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS, WITNESSES SAY WITNESSES SAW BYERS SHOT AT SOMEONE ELSE BEFORE HE WAS SHOT. WE SPOKE TO BYERS FATHER, WHO SAYS HE WATCHED SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OF THE SHOOTING. I KNEW IT WAS SELF-DEFENSE BECAUSE I SEEN THE TAPE AND WE HAD TO TAPE HIM. TELL ME ANYTHING I’D SAY. SELF-DEFENSE. I DON’T KNOW WHERE THE GUN CAME FROM. I DON’T KNOW WHEN. I DIDN’T KNOW HE HAD A GUN AT ALL. I DIDN’T KNOW MY MY SON. OTHER LIFE. I KNEW NOTHING ABOUT. HE’S AT HOME. HE’S THE PERFECT KID. NEAL WAS CONVICTED IN CONNECTION TO A MURDER IN NORTH CAROLINA. POLICE SAY HE IS FACING FELONY CHARGES FOR THE SHOOTING. THAT KILLED BYERS. BUT BECAUSE HE IS NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE A GUN, POLICE SAY NEAL IS STILL NOT IN CUSTODY. AND INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE THAT HE WENT TO NORTH CAROLINA AFTER THIS SHOOTING. A 15 YEAR OLD BOY IN JUNIATA COUNTY IS CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH THREATS TO JUNIATA HIGH SCHOOL. STATE POLICE SAY THE THREATS ON WEDNESDAY WERE NOT CREDIBLE. THE 15 YEAR OLD IS NOW A HONEY. GROVE IS NOW FACING CHARGES RELATED TO UNLAWFUL ACTS AND CONDUCT. TEACHERS IN THE HEMPFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT IN LANCASTER COUNTY COULD BE HEADED FOR A STRIKE. THE PRESIDENT OF THE HEMPFIELD EDUCATION ASSOCIATION RELEASED A STATEMENT LAST NIGHT SAYING THAT MEMBERS ARE FRUSTRATED AND WERE EXPECTING TO START THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH A RAISE. NEWS EIGHT ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE HEMPFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT. IN A STATEMENT, IT SAYS ITS GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A FAIR AND EQUITABLE, EQUITABLE CONTRACT FOR ITS STAFF WHILE BALANCING THE NEEDS OF THE DISTRICT. THE YORK REVOLUTION ARE NOW ONE WIN AWAY FROM BECOMING ATLANTIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. THE REVS PLAY GAME THREE OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES TONIGHT AT HOME AT WELLSPAN PARK. NEWS EIGHT’S GABRIELLE THOMAS HAS A PREVIEW FOR US. IT’S GOING TO BE A FUN TIME HERE TONIGHT AT WELLSPAN PARK AS THE REVS GO HEAD TO HEAD WITH THE CHARLESTON DIRTY BIRDS. GET THIS IF THEY WIN TONIGHT’S GAME, THEY WILL OFFICIALLY BE ATLANTIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. AND BOY, IS THAT SUPER EXCITING. NOW I HAVE JOHN GIBSON JOINING ME. HE IS THE GENERAL MANAGER FOR THE TEAM. JOHN, HOW EXCITED ARE YOU FOR TONIGHT’S GAME? OH, JUST I’M ANXIOUS. BUTTERFLIES IN THE STOMACH A LITTLE BIT. I GOT TO TRY TO KEEP IT TOGETHER FOR THE SAKE OF OUR FANS AND AND GETTING THROUGH AND GETTING OUR STADIUM OPEN TODAY. BUT WHENEVER YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP, IT’S ALWAYS A REALLY GREAT MOMENT. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE OUR FOURTH CHAMPIONSHIP IN 17 SEASONS. TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT AT HOME IN FRONT OF THE BEST FANS IN THE ATLANTIC LEAGUE WOULD BE JUST A THRILL. AND YOU GUYS ARE EXPECTING A SPECIAL GUEST TONIGHT, RIGHT? YEAH. THAT’S CORRECT. FOR THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING US FOR A LONG TIME, YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE SOMEBODY OUT IN CANNONBALL CORNER WHO MIGHT HAPPEN TO BE HERE TONIGHT AS A SPECIAL APPEARANCE. THANKS, JOHN. WELL, WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. AND WE ARE CROSSING OUR FINGERS FOR A BIG WIN. YOU CAN PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS HERE AT THE BOX OFFICE OR ONLINE. THE FIRST PITCH IS AT 630. REPORTING HERE AT WELLSPAN PARK IN YORK. I’M GABRIELLE THOMAS, WGAL NEWS EIGHT. MORE SPORTS TONIGHT. OF COURSE IT’S FOOTBALL FRIDAY. DON’T FORGET TO TUNE IN TONIGHT FOR WEEK SIX EDITION OF FOOTBALL FRIDAY. JOIN SPORTS DIRECTOR BETHANY MILLER AND JACOB HALL AS THEY HIGHLIGHT THE BIGGEST MATCHUPS ACROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. WEEK SIX LOOKING TO BE THE MOST ELECTRIC EDITION YET OF FOOTBALL? FRIDAY. THAT’S TONIGHT ON NEWS EIGHT AT 11, GETTING OUR FIRST CHECK ON WALL STREET THIS FRIDAY. THE DOW IS UP BIG RIGHT NOW. 322 POINTS AT 42,497. THE NASDAQ HAS DROPPED 53. AND THE S&P 500 UP JUST A FRACTION LAST WEEK THE NETWORKING SITE LINKEDIN STARTED ACCESSING THE USER PROFILES ON ITS SITE WITHOUT PERMISSION. ESSENTIALLY, IT GRANTED ITSELF THE PERMISSION TO USE YOUR INFORMATION TO TRAIN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. BUT HERE’S THE GOOD NEWS YOU CAN OPT OUT OF THIS FE

Multi-vehicle crash causes backup on I-81 in Cumberland County

Updated: 6:25 PM EDT Sep 27, 2024

Emergency services responded to a multi-vehicle crash on I-81 in Cumberland County on Friday evening. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.The crash occurred on I-81 southbound 1.1 miles north of Exit 57: Route 114 Mechanicsburg in Wertzville. According to 511PA, there is a lane restriction in place. No injuries have been reported at this time. Drivers may expect some delays in their commute. For live traffic updates, click here. Do you have photos or video of an incident? If so, upload them to Be sure to include your name and additional details so we can give you proper credit online and on TV.

WERTZVILLE, Pa. —

Emergency services responded to a multi-vehicle crash on I-81 in Cumberland County on Friday evening.

Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.

The crash occurred on I-81 southbound 1.1 miles north of Exit 57: Route 114 Mechanicsburg in Wertzville.

According to 511PA, there is a lane restriction in place.

No injuries have been reported at this time.

Drivers may expect some delays in their commute.

For live traffic updates, click here.

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