Gabriel Thomas

Lancaster

Reporter at WGAL-TV (Lancaster, PA)

I like impacting peoples lives through my writing. All around powerhouse✨ 1913. Reporter at WGAL 8| VCU Alum|

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Beauty supply store in York County prepares for Chinese tariffs

1 week ago | wgal.com | Gabriel Thomas

GOOD MORNING, CAITLIN AND MEREDITH. WELL, RIGHT NOW I’M HERE AT NEW YORK BEAUTY SUPPLY HERE IN YORK TOWNSHIP. AND THIS HAIR THAT I’M HOLDING, IT’S HUMAN HAIR CALLED PINK LEMON, IS IMPORTED FROM CHINA. BUT THAT’S NOT ALL. 95% OF THE PRODUCTS HERE AT THIS BEAUTY SUPPLY ARE IMPORTED FROM CHINA. AND THOSE PRICES ON PRODUCTS COULD DEFINITELY INCREASE. NOW I HAVE ANGIE JOINING ME THIS MORNING. SHE IS THE OWNER HERE AT NEW YORK BEAUTY SUPPLY.
Two men dead after early-morning shooting, fire in Lebanon

1 week ago | wgal.com | Rachael Lardani |Gabriel Thomas

BLOCK OF SOUTH NINTH STREET. GOOD AFTERNOON. BRIAN. ONE PERSON IS DEAD FOLLOWING A DEADLY SHOOTING HERE IN LEBANON CITY, WHICH POLICE BELIEVE IS CONNECTED TO A FIRE. TAKE A LOOK HERE. THE ACTIVE POLICE CHIEF TELLS ME THAT THIS FIRE WAS INTENTIONALLY SET. AND AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THESE APARTMENT BUILDINGS ARE BEHIND A LOCKSMITH HERE IN THE 500 BLOCK OF SOUTH NINTH STREET. NOW, WE ALSO SAW INVESTIGATORS CARRY SEVERAL BAGS WORTH OF EVIDENCE, AND POLICE HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING ALL MORNING.
Pennsylvania State Police plan to supply body-worn cameras for 3,000 troopers

2 weeks ago | wgal.com | Gabriel Thomas

CONCERNING BEHAVIOR. HAPPENING TODAY, PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE ARE EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE PLANS TO EQUIP ALL PATROL TROOPERS WITH BODY CAMERAS. NEWS EIGHT’S GABRIELLE THOMAS IS LIVE IN SUSQUEHANNA TOWNSHIP, OUTSIDE OF THE STATE POLICE HEADQUARTERS, WITH THE LATEST ON THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. GOOD MORNING. GABRIELLE. GOOD MORNING, REGINA AND KAITLIN. AND A COUPLE OF HOURS BEHIND THESE DOORS HERE AT PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE HEADQUARTERS.
Auto tariffs: What you could pay at the dealership

2 weeks ago | wgal.com | Gabriel Thomas

Last week President Donald Trump announced that a 25% tariff on finished cars would start on April 3. A 25% tariff on car parts would take effect by May 3 at the latest.UPDATE: Trump pauses tariffs but hikes China's to 125%.
College students rally for state grants

2 weeks ago | wgal.com | Gabriel Thomas

More than 20 schools from across Pennsylvania are gathering at the state Capitol to advocate for higher education and funding for smaller institutions.Those schools are members of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (AICUP), which represents 85 independent nonprofit higher education institutions.\ More than half of Pennsylvania’s four-year college students attend independent nonprofit schools (AICUP), totaling 275,000 students, challenging common stereotypes about private...
Susquehanna Valley grocery store braces for changes tariffs could bring

3 weeks ago | wgal.com | Gabriel Thomas

NEWS EIGHT. AND EVEN THOUGH WE DON’T HAVE ALL THE DETAILS ON THOSE TARIFFS YET, AS AMY JUST MENTIONED, HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THAT NEWS CONFERENCE AT 4:00 TODAY. SOME HERE IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY ARE ALREADY BRACING FOR THE CHANGE. NEWS EIGHT’S GABRIELLE THOMAS LIVE THIS MORNING AT AN AFRICAN GROCERY STORE IN YORK COUNTY THAT DOES HAVE A LOT OF PRODUCTS SHIPPED IN FROM OVERSEAS. THE OWNERS, GABRIELLE, ARE CONCERNED ABOUT PRICE HIKES, POTENTIALLY. YEAH. GOOD MORNING, MATT AND CAITLIN.
Witnesses testify in cold-case homicide trial

3 weeks ago | wgal.com | Gabriel Thomas

A decades-old mystery returns to court Tuesday following years of investigation into MaryAnn Bagenstose's 1984 disappearance. Her husband, Jere Bagenstose, stands accused of killing her. The trial has the defense and prosecution presenting witnesses, including state troopers, friends, and neighbors. During testimony, a former friend of MaryAnn Bagenstose described the night before her disappearance, speaking for nearly two hours.
Candidates in Pa. 36th Senate District make final pitch

1 month ago | wgal.com | Gabriel Thomas

WELL, THE POLLS WILL OPEN IN ABOUT 30 MINUTES, BUT RIGHT NOW, I’M STANDING IN THE PARKING LOT OF ONE OF THE NEW POLLING LOCATIONS. MICHAELS MOTOR CARS. NOW, THE STATE SENATE SEAT HAS BEEN IN REPUBLICAN CONTROL FOR MORE THAN A DECADE. AND TODAY, THREE CANDIDATES ARE ASKING FOR YOUR VOTE TO FILL THAT SEAT. NOW, THIS ELECTION STARTED OR WAS CALLED, AS I SHOULD SAY, AFTER REPUBLICAN RYAN ALMOND WAS RESIGNED AND DECIDED TO WORK ALONGSIDE U.S. SENATOR DAVE MCCORMICK.
Two candidates removed from Lebanon mayor's race ballot

1 month ago | wgal.com | Gabriel Thomas

BALLOTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 8 P.M. TWO NAMES WERE REMOVED FROM THE BALLOT IN THE LEBANON MAYOR’S RACE. REPUBLICAN SCOTT CHURCH AND SHARON ZOOK WERE REMOVED. CHURCH HAD 181 SIGNATURES ON HIS NOMINATING PETITION, AND DURING A HEARING TODAY, 107 WERE FOUND TO BE INVALID. YOU NEED 100 SIGNATURES TO GET ON THE BALLOT. ZOOK HAD 112 SIGNATURES AND 18 WERE FOUND TO BE INVALID. THAT LEAVES INCUMBENT CHERI CAPPELLO AND CHALLENGER DAMIEN VARGAS ON THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
Immigration officers in State College arrest Colombian man accused of child rape

1 month ago | wgal.com | Gabriel Thomas

Immigration officers arrested a Colombian man in State College He's accused of raping a child. Julio Cesar Henao-Cordoba, 38, has been wanted by Panamanian law enforcement since 2022. He had previous arrests in Texas that same year. Henao-Cordoba reported to ICE in York in 2022 and was paroled. He is currently being held at the Clinton County Correctional Facility and will likely be deported back to South America.