© WGAL The scene of a fatal fire in the 1400 block of North 15th Street. Fire crews in Harrisburg were called to the scene of a fatal fire Sunday. Emergency dispatch services says the call for the fire came in just before 5 p.m. to North 15th Street between Reily and Calder streets. Sign …
Great West Life Assurance Co. Can lessened its stake in Middlesex Water (NASDAQ:MSEX) by 11.6% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,325 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 174 shares during the quarter. Great West Life Assurance Co. …
Business partners Vernon Wendland, Wayne Dornack and Russel Hoven wanted to get into the restaurant business as quickly and easily as possible. That was the idea when they ordered not one, but two prefab diners from Valentine Manufacturing in the fall of 1950. The typically curious “sidewalk engineers” marveled at the construction site at 1223 …
COOLBAUGH TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The sound of rifle fire cracked the air on a recent blustery morning at a Poconos shooting range. When the game warden rolled in, the shooters turned their heads to watch his dark SUV roll slowly across the snow. © TIM TAI/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS State game warden Praveed Abraham (left) checks …
SUMMERDALE, PA, NOV. 29—Northeast Fire & Rescue responded to reports of a garage fire, and units arrived to find heavy fire engulfing a two-story detached garage, which was in close proximity to a house and shed. The garage, which was used as a workshop, contained paint, propane tanks and other chemicals, which exploded during the …
BOYERTOWN, Pa. — It was one of the deadliest theater fires in American history that affected nearly every family in one Berks County town. Each year, community members host a tribute to those lost in the Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown. “We are here to remember the 113th anniversary of the Boyertown Opera House …
PITTSBURGH — Casey DeSmith felt the puck at his feet, looked down to confirm it was indeed the case then exhaled as his Pittsburgh Penguins teammates poured over the bench in the middle of an empty arena to congratulate their backup goaltender, the one hardly playing like a backup. Starting in place of a shaky …
By Caitlin Yamada, The Union WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, staff moved into the new Washington County Communications Center. Cara Sorrells, the dispatch supervisor for the county, said the move went well, and she is currently troubleshooting a few issues. Essential equipment was moved and only a few supplies are left to move. At 3 p.m., …
1 dead after house fire in Harrisburg
SHENANDOAH — A Mahanoy City man charged by borough police for breaking in to fire-damaged homes waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Thursday, sending the case to county court. As the hearing for Joseph R. Minnich, 48, of 315 W. South St., was set to begin before Magisterial District Judge Anthony J. Kilker, …
