Jillian Pikora Three different fire crews were called to the scene of an apartment fire Saturday night in East Donegal Township. Emergency Dispatch Services say the call to the fire came in around 7:40 p.m. Saturday to the 200 block of Rivermoor Drive.When fire crews arrived on scene they immediately searched for the start of the fire, which led them to a third floor apartment. Dispatch tells us the fire is thought to have started in the ceiling between two apartments.Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the two apartments within the building. Assistant Fire Chief with the Maytown Fire Department Michael Rhoads tells us, Nobody on the other side of the building was affected. Just the one side of the building. The damage on the inside is moderate damage to the apartment. No injuries were reported but two families were displaced by the fire and are currently staying with relatives.The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Nonprofit plans to build tiny home community for homeless veterans in Harrisburg
WGAL News 8 Updated: 12:33 PM EST Feb 11, 2021
WGAL News 8 Updated: 12:33 PM EST Feb 11, 2021
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Show Transcript REPORTS, HELP IS ON THE WAY IN THE FORM OF TINY BUILDINGS DESIGNED TO HELP RE-BUILD LIVES IN A BIG WAY. IT IS LONGER THAN IT IS WIDE. TOM ZIMMERMAN FOUNDER OF , VETERANS OUTREACH OF PENNSYLVANIA IS DESCRIBING WHA WILL SOON BE A VILLAGE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR HOMELESS VETERANS. A LOT OF ENGINEERING WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE WE BUILD THE COMMUNITY. SITTING ON FIVE ACRES OF DONATED LAND ALONG THE SUSQQUEHANA RIVER JUST SOUTH OF HARRISBURG THE COMMUNITY WILL , INCLUDE 15 SO CALLED TINY HOMES FOR VETERANS. HAVING A TINY HOME WHERE IT IS THEIR PLACE. THEIR HOME. THEY HAVE A PLACE TO PUT THEIR HEAD ON A PILLOW. EACH HOME WILL HAVE A BED, BATHROOM, DESK, REFRIGERATOR AND TELEVISION THERE WERE ALSO BE A 5000 SQUARE-FOOT COMMUNITY CENTER WHERE VET
Elderly York County couple s frustration with lack of vaccine appointments
WGAL News 8 Updated: 2:39 PM EST Feb 11, 2021
WGAL News 8 Updated: 2:39 PM EST Feb 11, 2021
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Show Transcript PROBLEMS THEY ARE RUNNING INTO WHEN TRYING TO GET AN APPOINTMENT. TONIGHT, AMBER GERARD SPOKE TO A COUPLE ABOUT THEIR FRUSTRATION. RONA FELDBLUME, 79 AND HER HUSBAND MICHAEL, 80 RARELY LEAVE THEIR HOME. THEY HAVE MISSED BIRTHDAY PARTIES, WEDDINGS BECAUSE THEY ARE SCARED. SO, WHEN THEY HEARD THE VACCINE WAS AVAILABLE, THEY WERE RELIEVED. BUT IT WAS SHORT-LIVED. IF I SEE ANOTHER SPOT ON THE WALL THAT I RECOGNIZE FROM 20 DAYS AGO, I’M GOING TO GO START TO GO STARK MAD. WHICH IS WHY THEY IMMEDIATELY WENT ONLINE TO SIGN UP FOR THE VACCINE. WHEN WE TRIED TO GET ON THE WEISS SITE, IT SAID ALL THE APPOINTMENTS WERE TAKEN. WE WENT TO RITE AID. WE GOT THROUGH THE ENTIRE WORKSHEET AND IT CAME BACK, AND IT SAID THIS APPOINTMENT HAS TAKEN. CHOOSE ANOTHER DAY.
Jillian Pikora A small plane landed on the Pennsylvania Turnpike on Monday night.Emergency crews were called to Interstate 76 at mile marker 257.9, between Lebanon-Lancaster Exit 266 and Harrisburg East Exit 247, shortly after 6:30 p.m.Two right lanes were blocked by the Cessna plane. Drivers were asked to avoid the area and stay alert. The roadway reopened around 9 p.m.According to the PA Turnpike Commission, the pilot landed the plane in the right lane, headed westbound near the lawn service plaza in Conewago.After the plane landed it was struck by a tractor-trailer. The tail of the plane was hit but the nose of the plane received the bulk of the damage.Emergency dispatch services in both Dauphin and Lebanon counties sent crews to the scene.The Turnpike Commission says no injuries were reported. The cause of the emergency landing is under investigation.