Zahriah Balentine

6 days ago | pennlive.com | Zahriah Balentine

CrimePublished: May. 09, 2025, 3:57 p.m.A 46-year-old man “had a woman by the hair” and was holding a gun before he fired a shot that buzzed over the heads of responding police officers in Derry Township, according to charging documents released Friday. Frazier Matthews, of Steelton, was charged with firearms violations and disorderly conduct in connection with the early Thursday incident that shut down a major thoroughfare in Dauphin County for several hours.

6 days ago | pennlive.com | Zahriah Balentine

NewsPublished: May. 09, 2025, 1:36 p.m.A tractor-trailer crash is causing heavy traffic backups on Route 22 in Dauphin County Friday afternoon, officials said. The crash happened around 12 p.m. in the westbound lanes near the Mountain Road exit (Route 325), according to PennDOT spokeswoman Fritzi Schreffler. Schreffler said the left lane is closed due to center median damages from the tractor-trailer along with a fuel spill. The right lane is open, as the tractor-trailer is off the road, she said.

6 days ago | pennlive.com | Zahriah Balentine

NewsPublished: May. 09, 2025, 1:11 p.m.Wildfires in Shippensburg areaInvestigators have determined that the two large-scale forest fires in Michaux Forest, which has burned over 2,700 acres in Cumberland County, was human-caused, officials said. The Thompson Hollow Fire, which started April 23, has burned around 2,248 acres as of May 1 was 80% contained, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) said.

1 week ago | pennlive.com | Zahriah Balentine

Updated: May. 09, 2025, 9:15 a.m.|Published: May. 09, 2025, 9:14 a.m.A 26-year-old man is facing up to eight years in prison after injuring his baby daughter in February, leaving her with broken bones and internal bleeding, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Bryan Garcia-Almanza, of Mount Joy, was sentenced to 33 months to eight years, prosecutors said on Thursday.

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CrimeUpdated: May. 08, 2025, 1:25 p.m.|Published: May. 08, 2025, 1:24 p.m.A 48-year-old Harrisburg man is facing multiple charges following a police incident in Derry Township early Thursday morning. Frazier Matthews was charged with attempted car robbery, recklessly endangering another person, persons not to possess use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms, carrying a firearm without a license, possession of controlled substance, and other related charges, Derry Township police said.