Meredith Jorgensen

Lancaster

Reporter at WGAL-TV (Lancaster, PA)

Lancaster County Reporter, WGAL News 8

Articles

Person shot in grocery store parking lot, officers chase down suspects, police say

1 week ago | kesq.com | Rachael Lardani |Meredith Jorgensen

By Rachael Lardani, Meredith JorgensenClick here for updates on this story WEST YORK, Pennsylvania ( WGAL) - One person was shot in a York County grocery store parking lot on Tuesday, according to the West York Borough Police Department. The shooting happened around 12:45 p.m. in the parking lot of Bravo Supermarket on West Market Street in West York Borough. Police said the victim was transported to the hospital. Their condition is unknown.
HIV care advances, challenges in the Susquehanna Valley

2 weeks ago | wgal.com | Meredith Jorgensen

June is nationally recognized as Pride Month. We're highlighting stories surrounding the LGBTQ community and its impacts on the Susquehanna Valley. It's been more than 40 years since the outbreak of HIV and AIDS in the 1980s, when Americans had little information and a lot of fear surrounding an infection that many believed was a death sentence.
Vandals target Ephrata Township park with purple spray paint

2 weeks ago | wgal.com | Meredith Jorgensen

CLEANUP. MEREDITH. WELL, THE CLEANUP IS NEARLY COMPLETE. LORI. TAKE A LOOK HERE. THIS IS THANKS MOSTLY TO AN EFFORT OF PUBLIC WORKS CREW AND A GOOD POWER WASHER. THE SPRAY PAINTED GRAFFITI THAT READ SIX, SIX, SIX AND KKK ARE MOSTLY GONE HERE, BUT NOT FOR TWO DAYS. AS FAMILIES, PEOPLE WITH CHILDREN, PEOPLE WALKING THEIR DOGS COULD SEE WHAT WAS WRITTEN HERE AND SPRAY PAINT. EARLY FRIDAY NIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. KOHBERGER LOVES HER TOWN AND JUST GRADUATED FROM EPHRATA HIGH SCHOOL.
Lanc. Co. man hits utility pole, sets off chain reaction of problems that close road for hours

3 weeks ago | wgal.com | Meredith Jorgensen

Lancaster fire and police had to close a section of Route 340 in both directions since 9:30 a.m. Monday morning.It remained closed through the evening rush hour as utility crews replaced two poles.One was hit by the suspect, 42-year-old Shane McCraken of Willow Street, the other was taken down after a truck clipped a sagging wire from the crash of the first pole.East Lampeter Township police said McCraken hit one pole in what turned out to be a stolen vehicle, went over an embankment and ran...
Damaged church bell tower causes collapse concerns: What experts say

1 month ago | wgal.com | Meredith Jorgensen

North Eighth Street is now reopened, but the sidewalk in front of the Family Christian Fellowship Church in Lebanon City is still blocked off after engineers determined the church's bell tower is not in danger of collapsing. Lebanon City cut off access to several blocks of North Eighth Street on Friday after receiving reports that the bell tower looked unsafe.
Outdoor venues in South-Central Pa. prepare for severe summer weather

1 month ago | wgal.com | Meredith Jorgensen

THE OLDEST FAIR IN THE COUNTRY HAS ONE JOB. WE WANT PEOPLE TO COME HERE AND MAKE MEMORIES. AND FOR THE 260TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE YORK FAIR THIS SUMMER, PLANNERS SAY THE TEN DAY EVENT COULD BRING A RECORD CROWD TO THE 87 ACRE SITE NESTLED IN THE WHITE ROSE CITY. THERE IS ONE VARIABLE THE WEATHER. OBVIOUSLY, THAT’S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT’S THAT’S IMPORTANT, AND OBVIOUSLY IT’S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WE DON’T CONTROL. BUT THEY DO PREPARE FOR IT.
Hundreds of workers to be laid off when steel plant is idled

1 month ago | wgal.com | Meredith Jorgensen

TONIGHT. MEREDITH. LORI. JUST OVER THESE RAILROAD TRACKS IS THE ENTRANCE TO THE LONGEST. THE LONGEST CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING STEEL MILL IN AMERICA. IT’S A MILL THAT SPECIALIZES IN MAKING RAILROAD TRACKS. THE RAILS, THE FLAT BARS AND THE NAILS. BUT CORPORATE OWNERS TOLD WORKERS THAT INSUFFICIENT PRICING AND LOW DEMAND HAVE LED TO THE LAYOFFS, AFFECTING 68 SALARIED EMPLOYEES AND 491 UNION WORKERS. LARUE HESS IS IN CHARGE OF KEEPING THE STEEL IN STEELTON RIGHT NOW.
Pennsylvania man says he slept through tornado at his home

1 month ago | wcvb.com | Meredith Jorgensen

SHED, MEREDITH. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS AN EF0 TORNADO RIPPED THROUGH THIS AREA AROUND 130 YESTERDAY, CRACKING THIS APPLE TREE, BENDING THIS METAL POLE. THE HOMEOWNER SAYS ALL HE KNOWS IS HE WENT TO SLEEP FOR A RELAXING SUNDAY AFTERNOON NAP AND WOKE UP TO A MESS LIKE THIS.
Lancaster County man says he slept through tornado at his home

1 month ago | wgal.com | Meredith Jorgensen

SHED, MEREDITH. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS AN EF0 TORNADO RIPPED THROUGH THIS AREA AROUND 130 YESTERDAY, CRACKING THIS APPLE TREE, BENDING THIS METAL POLE. THE HOMEOWNER SAYS ALL HE KNOWS IS HE WENT TO SLEEP FOR A RELAXING SUNDAY AFTERNOON NAP AND WOKE UP TO A MESS LIKE THIS.
2 Lancaster County law enforcement agencies join ICE task force

1 month ago | wgal.com | Meredith Jorgensen

MEREDITH. HEY, JERRY. THE LANCASTER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS ASKING IF YOU WANT TO JOIN ITS TEAM, BUT IT IS LOOKING TO JOIN A NEW TEAM OF ITS OWN, AND IT ACTUALLY FILED THE APPLICATION LAST WEEK. BUT WE’VE JUST LEARNED THAT IT HAS BEEN ACCEPTED, ALONG WITH ANOTHER POLICE DEPARTMENT IN LANCASTER COUNTY, THE NORTHERN NORTHWESTERN REGIONAL POLICE DEPARTMENT.

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