TOP HEADLINES 6/1

>>Two Job Fairs To Be Hosted In Harrisburg This Week

(Harrisburg, PA) -- Those who are looking for a job in the Harrisburg-area are being invited to attend two job fairs this week. The Greater Harrisburg Community Job Fair will take place from 1:00-4:00 p.m. today in the PA Preferred Banquet Hall at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center. The PA-Harrisburg Law Enforcement Hiring Expo is scheduled to take place Thursday from eleven-in-the-morning until two-in-the-afternoon at the same location. Walk-ins are welcome for both events.

>>Pennsylvania Businesses Now Allowed To Operate At Full Capacity

(Harrisburg, PA) -- All Pennsylvania businesses are now allowed to operate at full capacity. The state's capacity-limit mandate ended yesterday after it was put into effect a year ago. The only COVID-19 restrictive order left in the state is that unvaccinated people will still be required to wear masks, which is expected to end June 28th or when 70-percent of the population is vaccinated.

>>Vacant House Catches Fire In Harrisburg

(Harrisburg, PA) -- Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that damaged a vacant house in Harrisburg. The blaze broke out yesterday morning in the first-block of South 13th Street. No injuries were reported from the scene.

>>Missing Man From Carlisle Found

(Carlisle, PA) -- The search for a missing man from Carlisle is over. Police announced yesterday that John Dunnam has been found, and he is safe. He was reported missing on May 25th after he was last seen hiking on a part of the Appalachian Trail in the area of Chimney Rocks between the Deer Lick Shelter and the Rocky Mountain Shelter.

>>Reading Fightin' Phils To Possibly Relocate

(Reading, PA) -- The Fightin' Phils could be possibly playing somewhere else other than in Reading. Officials announced recently that the Major League Baseball is requiring significant upgrades to FirstEnergy Stadium for the team to still play for the city. While the stadium has been a staple of Berks County for more than 70-years, city officials say the upgrades will cost millions of dollars.

>>Berks County Couple Accused Of Being Involved In Lancaster County Shooting

(East Petersburg, PA) -- A Berks County couple is facing several charges after they were accused of being involved in a Lancaster County shooting. Thalia Ortiz and Rashaun Taylor are facing several charges including reckless endangerment after Taylor fired a gun at a home in East Petersburg during an argument. Police say a bullet struck an innocent bystander. The investigation is ongoing.

>>Berks County Man Accused Of Being Involved In Lehigh Valley Robbery

(Bernville, PA) -- A man from Berks County is accused of being involved in a robbery in Lehigh Valley. Twenty-one-year-old Eric Camacho of Bernville is facing several charges including two felony counts each of robbery and conspiracy for allegedly robbing someone off the Ironton Rails to Trails in Whitehall Township. He was arraigned by a district judge last week with his bail set at one-hundred-thousand-dollars.

>>Building In Reading Damaged After Vehicle Crashes Into It

(Reading, PA) -- Repairs are going to have to be made for a building in Reading that was recently struck by a vehicle. The accident happened yesterday morning in the 200-block of South Fifth Street. Police say a pickup truck smashed into the back of the building and broken bricks blocked the rear parking lot for several hours.

>>Muhlenberg Township Store Fronts Damaged By Ponding Water

(Muhlenberg Township, PA) -- Some businesses in Muhlenberg Township are going to have to make some repairs after being damaged by ponding water. Authorities were called to a plaza in the 3,000-block of North 5th Street Highway yesterday. Fire officials say a large portion of water collected inside the façade of the retail locations and caused a collapse.

>>Pennsylvania Treasury Looking To Return Military Medals To Rightful Owners

(Harrisburg, PA) -- Officials with the Pennsylvania Treasury are working to reunite hundreds of unclaimed military honors to their rightful owners. Officials say they have countless military decorations sitting in the vault of the state treasury, and they never get rid of them until they find the owner. They also have other unclaimed property inside the vault such as jewelery, coins, silver and more. Officials say they plan on updating the website starting June 7th, but Pennsylvanians looking to reclaim their property can go online to patreasury-dot-gov.

>>Business Owners Look Ahead Following Lifting Of COVID Restrictions

(Harrisburg, PA) -- Pennsylvania restaurant owners say it will be a long time before they're operating at 100%. Yesterday, all remaining COVID-19 restrictions in the state were lifted except for mask wearing. Some restaurant owners say the industry is plagued by a combination of lack of employees, product and customers. They added that some places are raising prices due to food shortages and supply chain issues, and many customers are still leery about COVID-19. Some business owners don't think things will ever get back to how they were as this is the new normal.

>>Child Custody Exchange Ends In Shooting, Arrests

(Lancaster County, PA) -- One person is in the hospital after a child custody exchange in Lancaster County ended with a shooting. Police say around 8 p.m. Sunday, Thalia Ortiz and Rashaun Taylor were reportedly meeting for an arranged child custody exchange at a home in East Petersburg when an argument started. They added that Ortiz got physical with the child's father's girlfriend, and as they were leaving, she allegedly fired multiple shots into the home, striking an innocent bystander. Ortiz and Taylor then drove off, and the victim was taken to a hospital. Police eventually found Ortiz and Taylor, and both are facing charges.

>>76ers Miss Opportunity To Sweep Wizards

(Washington, DC) -- The Philadelphia 76ers have missed a golden opportunity to sweep the Washington Wizards last night. Philly lost 122-to-114 after Joel Embiid got injured in the first quarter and did not return. Tobias Harris led the way for the 76ers with 21 points and 13 rebounds, but that wasn't enough to keep up with the Wizards starting-five who all scored in double digits. Game-five is set for tomorrow night from Wells Fargo Center in what will be the first packed arena in more than a year.


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