Two Young Ohio Men Killed In Fiery PA Turnpike Crash: Coroner
Two men from Ohio were killed in a fiery single-vehicle crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Lancaster County, the coroner announced on Monday, May 12.
Saurav Prabhakar, 23, and Manav Patel, 20, both of Cleveland, died in the crash that happened around 7:51 a.m. on Saturday, May 10 near mile marker 286 eastbound in East Cocalico Township, according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office.
Emergency crews arrived to find the vehicle engulfed in flames. Prabhakar, who was driving, and Patel, the passenger, were pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 8:30 a.m., investigators said.
Both …
‘A Thug In A Petite Package’: Judge Slams Woman In Manheim Twp. Teen Beating Home Invasion
A Lancaster Township woman who stormed into a home and beat a teenager was sentenced to state prison, the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday, May 3.
Najee Aalliyah Ramirez, 27, of Sterling Place, was sentenced to two to eight years behind bars after being convicted of Burglary, Corruption of Minors, and Simple Assault following a three-day jury trial in May 2024, held without her.
According to prosecutors, Ramirez and three co-defendants kicked down the victim’s door in August 2022 and attacked a juvenile girl and her mother, leaving the teen with head and neck …
Ping Pong-Sized Hail, 70 MPH Winds Threaten North Jersey, Lehigh Valley
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, for parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center said.
Residents in Philadelphia, Trenton, Allentown, Reading, and across North and Central Jersey are impacted, the NWS said.
“Isolated thunderstorms have developed over portions of the region,” the National Weather Service said in a Tuesday afternoon update. “The primary threat will be for hail and damaging winds across eastern PA and northern/central NJ.”
Threats include:
Scattered hail up to ping-pong ball size
Wind gusts …
Teen Found Dead With Gunshot Wound Near Lancaster Junction Trail: Police
A 19-year-old Mount Joy man was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound near the Lancaster Junction Trail, East Hempfield Township Police announced on Monday, May 5.
Emergency dispatchers received a 911 call around 3 p.m. on Friday, May 2, about a person with a gun to their head in the wooded area near Champ Boulevard and South Colebrook Road, according to the release. The call, it was later discovered, was made from the cell phone belonging to the deceased teen.
Multiple agencies, including Lancaster County Park Rangers, West Hempfield Police, Northwest Regional Police, and Middle C…
