>>Central Dauphin School District to Reverse In-Person Learning
(Harrisburg, PA) -- The Central Dauphin School District is reversing its return to in-person instruction. The school board voted last month to return to five-day in-school learning but scaled back its decision after a middle school student tested positive for COVID. All of the Middle School and the 5th grade at South Side Elementary will continue virtual learning until next week. The district has reported about 45 COVID cases since August.
>>COVID Cases Force Warwick High School Out of Championship Game
(Lititz, PA) -- Warwick High School is deciding to sit out of this season's District 5A Championship football game. The decision was announced yesterday after seven more COVID-19 cases came back positive. Warwick now has over a dozen total positive cases as remote-learning will continue the rest of the week. The school board says the decision was made for the safety of staff members and students.
>>Former Dauphin County Prison Guard Charged for Sexual Assault
(Harrisburg, PA) -- A former Dauphin County Prison guard is being accused of having a sexual relationship with an inmate. Twenty-five-year-old Kayli King was charged with one count of institutional sexual assault yesterday. King allegedly admitted to having oral sex with the inmate after an investigation was launched by the Dauphin County Prison Security.
>>Manheim Township Couple Facing Charges for Hosting Underage Drinking Parties
(Lancaster County, PA) -- A Manheim Township couple is being charged for hosting many underage drinking parties. Police say the couple provided a place for their children to hold parties where kids were drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana. Officers were sent to the home about 20 times for different disturbances. Both parents are facing one count each of endangering the welfare of children, corruption of minors and furnishing alcohol to minors.
>>Alcohol Sales Allowed in More Communities
(Harrisburg, PA) -- A few municipalities in Midstate counties are allowing alcohol sales after last Tuesday's election. A referendum was on ballots in York, Lebanon and Franklin Counties. Loganville, South Annville Township and Saint Thomas Township all voted to begin alcohol sales following the election.
>>Commission Votes to Dissolve Northern Berks Regional Police
(Berks County, PA) -- The Northern Berks Regional Police Department is going to be disbanded next year. The commission overseeing the force voted in favor to dissolve the department yesterday. A majority of residents who attended the meeting say they want the police to stay. The department currently covers Ontelaunee Township, Leesport Borough and Maidencreek Township. Only one commissioner voted no to dissolving.
>>Reading City Council Approves New Managing Director
(Reading, PA) -- Reading City Council is appointing a new managing director for the city. Mayor Eddie Moran picked Abraham Amoros as the next managing director last month. The City Council voted to approve the mayor's choice yesterday. Amoros was a community development director for the city of York and a director of communications in Governor Ed Rendell's administration.
>>One Dead After SUV Crashes Into Five Motorcycles
(Berks County, PA) -- More information is being released about a car accident that left one man dead over the weekend. State Police say an SUV crashed into five motorcycles in Penn Township after crossing the double yellow line. Forty-four-year-old Jess Rohrbach was pronounced dead at the scene and two other motorcyclists are being treated at the hospital for severe injuries.
>>One Man Shot in Reading Monday Afternoon
(Reading, PA) -- A Reading man is being treated at the hospital after a shooting yesterday afternoon. The shooting happened on the 200 block of Cedar Street. Police say the man was taken to the hospital but his condition is unknown. An investigation is ongoing.
>>Lancaster County Man Leads Police on Chase
(Lancaster County, PA) -- A Mountville man is being accused of leading police on a chase in a stolen vehicle. Police say the chase began last Thursday after they spotted the stolen vehicle on the 300 block of West Main Street. The man was charged yesterday with attempting to elude police, theft by unlawful taking, DUI and other summary traffic offenses.
>>Pennsylvania COVID-19 Cases Continue To Rise
(Harrisburg, PA) -- COVID-19 cases are continuing to rise throughout Pennsylvania. The state added more than 34-hundred new cases to the total yesterday, pushing it over 234-thousand. Four new deaths related to the virus were added to the death toll, which is at nine-thousand-24.
>>Shooting Over Mask Dispute Ruling
(Bethlehem, PA) -- Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin is ruling that the police officers involved in a shooting of a man, who got angry over a mask-wearing policy and opened fire, were justified. Police say Adam Zaborowski allegedly fired multiple shots at a cigar store clerk on July 31st following a dispute over the suspect's refusal to wear a face mask, which helps limit the spread of COVID-19. Martin says the officers were justified in the non-fatal shooting of Zaborowski the following day as he started firing shots at police during a traffic stop. Zaborowski is facing charges of attempted criminal homicide, attempted murder of a law enforcement officer, assault of law enforcement officers, firearm offenses and more.
>>State Officials Warn Of Social Gatherings Over Holidays
(Harrisburg, PA) -- State officials are urging citizens to not see extended family during the holidays this year due to COVID-19. State Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine says they want people to stay within their households for holidays and holiday gatherings and celebrate with extended family remotely. This message comes as Pennsylvania saw its highest daily report of COVID-19 cases on Saturday with more than four-thousand.
>>Coroner Coronavirus Bill Vetoed By Governor Tom Wolf
(Harrisburg, PA) -- Governor Tom Wolf is vetoing a bill aimed to require county coroners to investigate COVID-19 deaths. The bill would have doctors report the deaths related to the virus to county coroners, and they would investigate all those deaths and keep track of the data, instead of doctors directly reporting them to the Department of Health. Wolf says the current system works faster without county coroners, but some disagree, saying the system lags as it can take days or weeks before the deaths are reported and show up in the electronic systems. They added that it could be a problem when someone's had a contact, and coroners have not been notified and made sure that testing is done.