Dauphin County News Archives

A man who was seriously injured two weeks ago after being shot three times was arrested on suspicion of drug possession near the same York neighborhood where he was wounded.

The sometimes cozy relationships between lobbyists and state lawmakers would be shattered under a proposal to ban lobbyists' gifts to legislators.

Hummelstown Fire Chief Charlie Cogan said three people were taken away by ambulances; all were treated and released at a hospital.

An 18-year-old man is in stable condition after being shot in the chest over the weekend in Dauphin County.

When Dan Soulier interviewed a girl suspected of starting a fire at a public housing complex, he found a chaotic home life that included violence and prostitution.

An explosion leveled a restaurant, shattered windows of businesses across the street and knocked pictures off the wall of a nearby home in Dauphin County Wednesday afternoon.

A Harrisburg woman who misplaced her credit card ended up with it stolen from the Hollywood Casino at Penn National, according to state police reports.

An explosion leveled a vacant Dauphin County restaurant Wednesday, injuring four people.

The Hebron Fire Co. is feeling the effect of having a casino in the area. "We're at a point right now, since the casino opened up, where we are experiencing a cash-flow problem," fire-company representative ...

“They apparently never got out of their car”

A number of cars and businesses in Dauphin County were targeted by vandals early Friday. via WHTM-TV Harrisburg

State police in Dauphin County are looking for a group of people who they said attacked a child in Halifax. via WGAL

A former police officer and part-time clown is facing 12 to 35 years in prison in the attempted rape of a Lebanon County teenager.

Thirty-five-year-old Michael Fernsler of Annville will serve that sentence after a 26- to 52-year term for molesting two 4-year-old girls in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, in 2006.

Lebanon County President Judge Robert Eby likens what he heard Wednesday to "the stuff we have seen in horror movies."

Fernsler has been a Shippensburg University police officer and a North Londonderry Township patrolman. And he's appeared before children's groups as Chuckles the Clown. Read more

It happened just before four o'clock Monday afternoon in the 4600 block of Progress Avenue in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County. via WHP-TV Harrisburg

Last Update: 5/09 8:03 pm Fishermen made the discovery last night on the Lancaster county side of the river. via WHP-TV Harrisburg

“At this point, we are looking at all aspects of this and haven't made a decision one way or another”

Police have identified the body found floating in the Susquehanna River near Three Mile Island Thursday. via LancasterOnline

“This guard was one part of the multiple barriers (that protect TMI)”

A drug and alcohol test performed on a Three Mile Island security guard who was spotted being inattentive to his duties has come back negative, according to an official with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory ... via The York Daily Record

Police said a robber in Dauphin County chased a clerk from a store and then went back inside to take the money. via WGAL

“It's like I've been in jail all this time”

Roberto Diaz escaped from prison and spent 20 years on the run. His luck ran out after he took a bicycle ride. via PhillyBurbs.com

“The great strides made over the past 20 years in reducing accidental childhood injuries by Safe Kids USA, the American injury prevention community, parents and governments is reason for optimism”

The Medical Minute: Safe Kids Week aims to prevent injuries Tuesday, April 29, 2008 Spring and summer is trauma season. via Penn State Live

“It was tantamount to prosecution-by-headline and we're very encouraged by the fact that the court wants to shine a light on this and get to the bottom of it”

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Friday ordered a county judge to determine whether the secrecy of a grand jury that recommended perjury charges against a casino owner and a Roman Catholic priest was violated. via Pocono Record

Kyler Leinbach, a 9-year-old student in Mrs. Sheri Fetterhoff's third-grade class at Linglestown Elementary School in Dauphin County, will receive a $1,000 educational bond for winning first-place in the ... via Earth Times