McKenna Alexander

1 week ago | wgal.com | McKenna Alexander

NO WORD ON THE CONDITION OF THE DRIVER. TONIGHT ALSO MARKS THE START OF 100 NIGHTS OF TAPS IN THE GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MEMORIAL PARK. BUT AS NEWS EIGHT’S MCKENNA ALEXANDER EXPLAINS, THE BUGLERS ARE SOUNDING AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ALMOST A DECADE. FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2016, 100 NIGHTS OF TAPS IS HAPPENING HERE AT THE PENNSYLVANIA MONUMENT INSTEAD OF THE GETTYSBURG NATIONAL CEMETERY.

2 weeks ago | wgal.com | McKenna Alexander

TONIGHT, BICYCLISTS IN HARRISBURG ARE REMEMBERING FELLOW BIKERS THAT HAVE DIED IN CRASHES THIS YEAR. GOOD EVENING. I’M JERE GISH. LET’S GO TO NEWS EIGHT’S MCKENNA ALEXANDER. SHE JOINS US LIVE FROM THE CAPITOL WITH MORE ON HOW THOSE CYCLISTS ARE BEING REMEMBERED AND THE COMMUNITY’S CALL FOR SAFER STREETS. MCKENNA.

2 weeks ago | wgal.com | McKenna Alexander

School boards are frequently making headlines for their critical role in district policies; a power that, at times, has caused contention among communities. Because of this impact, voters are being called on to make their voices heard by casting a ballot in the May 20 primary election. "Local politics are really important these days, and that's what you get in a lot of your primaries," said Dr. Sherri Smith, the executive director for the Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators.

3 weeks ago | wgal.com | McKenna Alexander

Lancaster City police have had their hands full this week with not one, but two cases of crime among preteens.The first incident happened at Culliton Park around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 10, where two boys, ages 9 and 12, robbed two 12-year-old girls.Police said the boys took the girls' belongings, and when the girls tried to get their items back, the 12-year-old boy pulled a realistic-looking BB gun from his waistband.

4 weeks ago | wgal.com | McKenna Alexander

Groups across the commonwealth made their voices heard during a series of rallies held Friday evening to protest changes to gender-affirming care in several area health care systems.A passionate crowd made a home on the corner of Hershey's University Drive and Governor Road during a Friday night protest of Penn State Health's updated gender-affirming care policy for transgender youth.Under the updated policy, gender-affirming surgeries or gender-affirming medical or pharmacological services...