Dauphin County News Archives

“The pattern of neglect that occurred in that home, and the pattern of poor choices that these two individuals made, lead to the fire that caused the death of these two children.”

Criminal homicide is among the charges Ryan and Deb Donachy are now facing, following the death of two of their three children in a fire earlier this month. via WHP-TV Harrisburg

In Dauphin County two convenience stores were robbed overnight, but police do not think they are connected even though the suspects have similar descriptions. via WHP-TV Harrisburg

The district attorney's office is investigating a hit-and-run accident in Dauphin County. via WGAL

Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County Alcohol may be what caused a late night hit and run that leaves one person in the hospital and three others in jail. via WHTM-TV Harrisburg

“In this business, you have to do that or you become stale and people pass you by”

The owners of Lancaster Brewing Company are taking their product outside Lancaster. via LancasterOnline

“We dont' want to take guns away from hunters....”

Yesterday I went to Harrisburg to attend the meeting of the PA House Judiciary Committee, which was considering three gun control laws. via Blog O'Stuff

A Dauphin County Prison guard is facing murder charges in a deadly home invasion robbery last year. via WHTM-TV Harrisburg

Investigators identified the man found shot to death at a Harrisburg city apartment complex as 28 year old Nelton Fahie. via WPMT-TV York

House Republican leaders are not planning a warm reception for Gov. Ed Rendell as he prepares to personally appeal for passage of several gun-control measures. via WTKT-AM Harrisburg

“They migrate from state to state, and when they see a state is easy to deal with.. this would be a playground for somebody like that”

State Senator Jane Orie says she has received a lot of support for a proposed bill she will introduce next week, which would toughen laws for convicted child molestors. via WHTM-TV Harrisburg

“It doesn't ring a bell as a (location) for a lot of accidents”

Two Lancaster County women were killed late Friday night when their sedan collided head-on with a speeding sport-utility vehicle in Dauphin County, investigators said. via LancasterOnline

“Is there ever going to be a red light here? I think it'd be a worthwhile thought to have one, maybe stop some of the speeding through here, if you will.”

Derry Township, Dauphin County Neighbors along one road in Derry Township, Dauphin County want to see changes to the road to make it safer. via WHTM-TV Harrisburg

Getting to work Thursday morning was quite a chore for thousands of motorists as the wet roads seemed to cause accident after accident. via WHP-TV Harrisburg

“I don't think this is the type of offense that warrants going to jail”

LaGrotta, 48, of Ellwood City, Lawrence County, said he could not comment on charges that he added Ann Bartolomeo, his sister, and Alissa Lemmon, his niece, to his payroll last year and paid them more than ... via Ellwood City Ledger

Police held a press conference Friday into the criminal investigation of the parents of two young children killed in a fire last weekend in Swatara Township, Dauphin County. via WGAL

Former Shippensburg University Police Officer Michael Fernsler is charged with attempted rape. via WHTM-TV Harrisburg

The mother of an abandoned baby boy found outside a home in Penbrook, Dauphin County on Saturday night has been found. via WGAL.com

A fire destroyed three apartments in a home along Victor street in South Hanover Township, Dauphin County. via WGAL.com

“I tried to grab a blanket off the pile of stuff I had in the breezeway and tried to put it out. It wouldn't go out and I drug it out in the back porch and then, that was that. It just took off from there”

A fire destroyed a Dauphin County home this morning. Firefighters said a candle may have been to blame. via WGAL

Arrests were made and charges were filed against a couple who tried to flee. CBS 21 News is told they had a plan of escape ready to get out of Pennsylvania. via WHP-TV Harrisburg

The parents of two children who died in a Dauphin County house fire now face criminal charges. via York Dispatch, The York Sunday News

“There was actually people home at the time that were not in the apartments, they were, I guess, in the garage, did hear smoke detectors”

S. Hanover Township, Dauphin County - A fire in Dauphin County on Friday morning left six people without a home. via WHTM-TV Harrisburg

“I was sitting at my desk and it looked like something out of the movies”

A computer theft Thursday afternoon turns into a police chase. But it's not too often that police end a chase with a smile on their face. via WHP-TV Harrisburg

Chatting on the Internet with who he thought was an underage girl, a York man arranged to meet her for sex and sent the girl photos of his penis, according to court documents. via York Daily Record

“I don't think she intentionally wanted the baby to fall out.”

An 11-month-old baby boy, who flew from a moving vehicle in Harrisburg, was apparently not taken to the hospital. via WHTM-TV Harrisburg

“It was the worst I've ever seen in my 15 years as a law enforcement officer.”

Police in Swatara Township, Dauphin County continue to investigate the situation surrounding a fire that killed two toddlers Saturday night. via WHP-TV Harrisburg

Democratic candidates appeared to be running strong Tuesday in the contest for two open seats on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. via PittsburghLIVE.com

Police are looking for a suspect in the armed robbery of the Hampton Inn in the 4200 block of Union Deposit Road this morning. via WHTM-TV Harrisburg

Two people were found dead inside a home in Dauphin County. Police say the bodies were found after five Sunday morning in a house on the two thousand block of Rosedale Avenue in Lower Swatara Township. via WHTM-TV Harrisburg

“Two had to lose their lives and one's suffering. I can't imagine that being a mother”

A devastating fire in Dauphin County has claimed the lives of two small children, and has left their sister and mother in the hospital. via WPMT-TV York

“I don't care what your mental state is -- you have to be thinking about something to do that”

There is no reason why Emmanual M. Nzambi would have wanted to kill Mary Moola, Nzambi's attorney said Friday. via Perry County Weekly

“I got their food stored in my refrigerator”

A 2-year-old boy and his 18-month-old sister died Saturday in a house fire two days after the family's electricity was shut off, authorities said. via Cumberlink.com