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>>Wanted man Charged

A man wanted for a fatal shooting in Lancaster County has been arrested.

The Lancaster County DA's office says 27-year old Stephen Jones has been charged with homicide after a shooting early Sunday morning in Ephrata.

Investigators allege Jones forced the 68-year-old victim to stop his vehicle just after midnight Sunday morning on Cats Back Road.

It's alleged Jones shot the victim through the driver's side window.

>>PA's COVID-19 Case Total Passes 118,800

(Harrisburg, PA) -- The PA Department of Health says the Commonwealth's total number of COVID-19 cases is now up to 118,847 since the start of the pandemic. The death toll related to coronavirus complications reached 7,314 through Sunday's announcement. More than one-point-two million COVID-19 tests have come back negative for the virus thus far.

>>Several People Hurt In I-81 Wreck In Lebanon County

(East Hanover Twp., PA) -- Several people are recovering after a multi-vehicle crash involving several tractor-trailers Friday along Interstate 81 in Lebanon County. It happened on the northbound side between the Annville - Fort Indiantown Gap and Grantville - Hershey exits. It's believed the tractors trailers were carrying bread dough, batteries, and cotton when they overturned. There's no word on the severity of the victims' injuries.

>>Electrical Fire Blamed For Manhole Explosion In York

(York, PA) -- Officials in York say an underground electrical fire is to blame for a manhole explosion in York last week. The explosion happened near Beaver and Philadelphia streets Friday evening. No one was injured and several nearby streets were shutdown following the event.

>>Duncannon Man To Prison For Child Pornography Charges

(Harrisburg, PA) -- A man from Duncannon will spend up to 24 years in prison on child pornography charges. Prosecutors say 58-year-old John Shover entered a guilty plea to accusations he produced child pornography between January 2017 and March 2018. Shover will also have to complete ten years' probation and pay a $5-thousand fine.

>>Fire Department Puts Out Blaze, Saves Dogs Life In Sinking Spring

(Sinking Spring, PA) -- The Western Berks Fire Department is being credited with extinguishing a house fire and saving a dog's life early Sunday morning. The fire broke out on the 100 Block of Cacoosing Ave in Sinking Spring Borough Sunday morning. The blaze was discovered in the kitchen area on the first floor of the home and was quickly extinguished. The dog was discovered unconscious on the second floor and was administered oxygen until it regained consciousness.

>>Thousands Take Part In Prayer Ride For Missing Amish Woman

(Bird-In-Hand, PA) -- Organizers say thousands of bikers from across the country traveled to Lancaster County this weekend to take part in a prayer ride for a missing Amish woman. The bikers wore yellow, which is 18-year-old Linda Stoltzfoos' favorite color. The Amish teenager has been missing for more than a month, after being last seen on June 21st while walking home from church on Stumptown Road. Last month, officials arrested Justo Smoker in the kidnapping, but Stoltzfoos is still nowhere to be found.

>>PSP Searching For Missing Inmate In Berks County

(South Heidelberg Twp., PA) -- Pennsylvania State Police are searching for an inmate after he escaped from a correctional center in Berks County. 

Police say 29-year-old Michael Hill of New Ringgold left Wernersville Community Correction Center without authorization Saturday morning. There is an active warrant of arrest for Hill.

>>Crash Closes Part Of Route 12 Saturday

(Alsace Twp., PA) -- A car accident last week is being blamed for shutting down Route 12 in Alsace Township Saturday. It’s reported a vehicle struck a telephone poll, which ended up being suspended across the roadway between Skyline Drive and Antietam Road. It’s unclear if anyone was hurt in the wreck.

>>Three People, Including Infant Recovering After Shillington House Fire

(Shillington, PA) -- Three people, including an infant, are recovering after being rushed to the hospital for smoke inhalation in a fire in Berks County last week. Firefighters got the call Friday morning for the house fire in the 100 block of Second Street in Shillington. Fire officials said the family managed to make it down the stairs but couldn't see the door to get out of the home, so firefighters led them to safety. It appears the fire started in the home’s basement.

>>Easton Community Stands Up For Lebanon

(Easton, PA) -- Lebanese-Americans and more from the Easton community are standing in solidarity with the people affected by the explosion in Beirut last week. This comes as many in Beirut are protesting the country's ruling class, blaming them for the explosion that killed more than 150 people and injured thousands. People gathered at Easton's Centre Square yesterday, singing, praying and crying. Demonstrators said it was heartbreaking to see that incident happen with things already being so bad in Lebanon, they didn't think it could get any worse.


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