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Top Stories for September 26, 2022

>>Police Still Looking For Suspect In Early Sunday Shooting

(Harrisburg, PA) -- Four people are recovering after a shooting at an afterhours party in Harrisburg Sunday morning. Police responded to a warehouse in the 23-hundred block of Woodlawn Street around 5 a.m. yesterday. All four victims were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. No suspects have been arrested in the shooting yet.   

>>Carlisle Woman Killed During Illegal Street Race In New Jersey 

(Wildwood, NJ) -- Two people are dead, including a Carlisle woman, after an unsanctioned car rally in New Jersey over the weekend. Police in Wildwood, New Jersey confirmed 18-year-old Carlisle-native Lindsay Weakland was killed when she was hit by a driver in the race. The driver, 37-year-old Gerald White, was arrested. His passenger died after the crash as well. 

>>Transformer Transport To Take Eight Hours In Lancaster Tomorrow

(Lancaster County, PA) -- A large transformer will be making its way through Lancaster County this week. Buckingham Heavy Transport will be moving the massive equipment tomorrow. The transport will start at the NS Railyard in Columbia Borough and will be dropped off at the South Manheim Substation on Bucknell Road. The eight-hour transport will start around 9 a.m. as the trailer carrying the transformer will be escorted by police and other vehicles. 

>>SpaceX Falcon Mistaken For UFO Over Pennsylvania Saturday

(Harrisburg, PA) -- A strange, streaking light over Central PA had residents scratching their head. Around 7:30 Saturday night, the night sky lit up with what some were speculating was a comet or even a UFO. Neither was true, as space.com has confirmed it was the SpaceX Falcon. The rocket launched from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Saturday night and was seen over Midstate due to the dry air that made it more visible.             

>>Parents Protest After School Satan Club Event In Dillsburg

(Dillsburg, PA) -- The community of Dillsburg is still upset after a controversial group met at Northern York High School over the weekend. The After School Satan Club hosted a Satanic Temple event at the local school on Saturday. The event and the club were approved by the school board back in August after winning a freedom of religion argument . Dozens of parents and other community members stood outside the school in protest of the event.

>>Local Minister Busted In Online Sex Sting

(Dauphin County, PA) -- A Harrisburg-area minister is facing charges after a sex sting in Philadelphia earlier this month. On September 16th, 46-year-old David Kohlmeier was arrested. The Montgomery County District Attorney says it was an online operation where detectives posed as a teen to lure child predators. Kohlmeier was a minister at the Unitarian Church of Harrisburg but has since been fired. 

>>"Woofstock" Celebrating 17 Years In Harrisburg

(Harrisburg, PA) -- Another successful "Woofstock" is in the books and more animals have found their fur-ever homes as a result. Sunday marked the 17th annual pet adoption event at Riverfront Park in Harrisburg. It's one of the largest events of its kind on the east coast. The Central Pennsylvania Animal Alliance says they're already looking forward to making next year's celebration bigger and better.  

>>Suspect Arrested In Manheim Borough Shooting

(Lancaster County, PA) -- The suspect in a Manheim Borough double shooting is in custody today. Police report two women suffered non-life-threatening injuries when they were shot just after 3 a.m. yesterday at a location on South Pitt Street. Witnesses and the victims, who knew the suspect were able to identify the alleged shooter and police later arrested him at his home. Suspect Dustin Wolf is expected to be arraigned today.

>>1 Dead In York Shooting

(York County, PA) -- One person is dead after a weekend shooting in York. Reports say that 28-year-old Akawame Anderson was wounded in an assault at around 1 a.m. at an area along Wallace Street. He was taken to a local hospital where he later died. No suspect information has been released.

>>Fatal Route 222 Accident Remains Under Investigation

(Reading, PA) --Authorities are continuing to search for the cause of a fatal vehicle accident. Twenty-eight-year-old Christopher Rankin suffered fatal injuries Friday morning on Route 222 in a crash involving his car and a tractor-trailer. Rankins died at the scene.

>>Lancaster County Men Arrested In Central Indiana On Drug Charges

(Lancaster County, PA) -- Three Lancaster County men are facing charges after being arrested late last week in central Indiana. Authorities reports that 27-year-old Radames Vargas Jr, 29-year-old Christopher Brown-Conroy and 25-year-old Jamarr Parker were traveling together in two separate cars and were stopped when they were observed driving erratically. Between the two vehicles, a subsequent search resulted in the discovery of marijuana, fentanyl, hydrocodone and other drugs. Charges against each of the men includes possession of illegal drugs.

>>Eagles Crush Division Rival

(Philadelphia, PA) -- The Eagles are on a roll after destroying the Commanders on Sunday. Philadelphia faced its former quarterback Carson Wentz and they made sure he wouldn't forget about the Philly defense, sacking him nine-times. Washington's defense had no answer for Devante Smith who finished with 169-yards and a score. The Birds will go back home next week as former head coach Doug Pederson and his Jaguars take on Philly at The Linc.


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