Christine Vendel
Investigative and Breaking News Editor at The Patriot-News
Investigative/breaking news editor for PennLive/The Patriot-News. Former Kansas City Star reporter. Tennis mom. ❤s data, holiday parades, the truth & my 9 pets.
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2 days ago |
pennlive.com | Christine Vendel
Updated: Apr. 22, 2025, 2:07 p.m.|Published: Apr. 22, 2025, 1:59 p.m.Rooming home fire on N. 12th in HarrisburgA electrical fire in an illegal rooming house displaced six residents early Monday, officials said. The fire was first noticed by a neighbor at 2:44 a.m., who banged on the doors in the first block of North 12th Street to awaken the residents. The residents were able to safely escape.
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3 days ago |
pennlive.com | Christine Vendel
Craig Stoudt was fishing in his boat with his two sons Sunday afternoon when he saw two kayaks headed straight for the deadly Dock Street Dam in Harrisburg. He thought they were trying to maneuver through a gap in the middle of the dam, so he started recording what he thought was a daredevil stunt on his cell phone. It soon became apparent that wasn’t the case.
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1 week ago |
pennlive.com | John Beauge |Christine Vendel
WILLIAMSPORT-The man accused of firebombing the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion in Harrisburg was involuntarily committed to a mental health facility after a 2023 domestic violence attack at his home in Lower Paxtang Twp. That was revealed in court documents in Lycoming County related to Adrian Jones-Balmer, 34, obtaining a protection from abuse (PFA) order against her then husband Cody A. Balmer, 38. The couple later divorced.
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1 week ago |
pennlive.com | Zahriah Balentine |Christine Vendel
A 62-year-old man set to be evicted from his apartment Friday after causing numerous problems and refusing offers of assistance shot his neighbor, killed himself and set his home on fire, according to officials. Duane Ulmer had not boxed up any of his belongings even though he was aware of the eviction, officials said.
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2 weeks ago |
pennlive.com | J.D. Prose |Christine Vendel
More than 3,000 Pennsylvania State Police patrol troopers are now equipped with body-worn cameras to record interactions with the public, the agency said Thursday. State police said the effort, which started in the summer of 2023, was completed weeks ahead of schedule and covers patrol troopers at all 89 stations across Pennsylvania. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.
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