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Car hits motorcycle in Lancaster city - Lancaster Newspapers
The witness, who asked that her name not be used, said the motorcycle rider was conscious, but could not get up on his own. He was taken to Lancaster General Hospital. His condition is not known.
Suspected bank robber captured - Lancaster Newspapers
"It's a little scary," said the woman, who asked not to be identified. "To think of a guy running loose with a gun — but with all the police here I'm sure, at least I hope, they have it under control. It's exciting, though. People will be talking ...
Hempfield, Penn Manor students face discipline in wake of separate school bus ... - Lancaster Newspapers
"I'm not sure what's worse — the bus driver not trying to control the kids or seventh- and eighth-graders being that out of control," a Marticville parent, who asked that her name not be used, said in an email. Eschbach Bus Service, which contracts ...
Busy day at local stores - Lancaster Newspapers
They shop more casually," said the manager, who declined to give her name. Bucking the trend, the Ephrata Walmart had no customers waiting for the store's doors to open Monday, a shift manager there said. In keeping with that lack of early-morning ...
Teepee removed at Occupy Lancaster site - Lancaster Newspapers
"I think there's a heightened sensitivity because of what happened in Oakland and New York City," an occupier, who declined to give his name, said Friday. "So many camps have been shut down, and more will likely be shut down in the future. ...
Rising cost of flood insurance a worry - Lancaster Newspapers
The woman, who asked that her name not be used, dropped her own flood policy years ago when it reached $800 a year and was being raised every year. "There are a lot of people like that," she said. "I couldn't understand it because people who are on ...
How interior work at train station was derailed - Lancaster Newspapers
And an individual with knowledge of the project, who did not want to be identified, said the initial proposals released to the public did include a statement calling for improvements to the building's interior. However, when the construction contracts ...
Hot topic: How Plain treat their horses - Lancaster Newspapers
"My husband takes pride in his horses," added the woman, who declined to give her name. Dr. Andrew Ellis, a veterinarian who treated Byler's horse first at Costco and then at her home a couple of miles away, said the overheating question is murkier ...
No cougar, says Game Commission - Lancaster Newspapers
"Two horses were mauled," according to a Columbia man who said he heard stories secondhand and asked not to be identified. "Another story I heard, two horses were mauled and one was killed. "I understand the Game Commission is going bananas over this ...
Dogs dumped - Lancaster Newspapers
"When we heard about all the other puppies, we assumed they were not lost but thought they had been dumped," said the woman, who asked not to be named. No one knows who abandoned the dogs but some have theories. "I think it's a family who is ...
Fishermen rescued from Susquehanna River - Lancaster Newspapers
... boat was able to maneuver to the sizable rock near the bridge where the men were stranded. "They were grateful that we rescued them. I don't think they ever felt threatened," said Strickler. Strickler said the anglers did not want to be identified.
Man hurt after truck collides with buggy - Lancaster Newspapers
A husband, wife and daughter were riding in the buggy, according to a neighbor of the family, who did not wish to be identified. The family was traveling to a funeral, he said. The truck struck the buggy, and all three passengers were thrown from it. ...
Truck, buggy collide on Route 340 - Lancaster Newspapers
A husband, wife and daughter were riding in the buggy at the time of the wreck, according to a neighbor of the Amish family who did not wish to be identified. The family was traveling to a funeral at the time, he said. The truck struck the buggy and ...
One hole-of-a predicament - Lancaster Newspapers
A spokesman for McMinn's (now called McMinn's Asphalt of Pennsy Supply Inc.), who did not want to be identified, confirmed that when a PennDOT job is completed, the state sends an inspector to either approve the job or ask for corrections to be made. ...
Police investigating mysterious pool of blood outside Marietta Sheetz - Lancaster Newspapers
A person who was at the store that morning, who asked not to be identified, said there was so much blood that it looked like someone dropped a water balloon filled with blood on the parking lot. The blood was on the left side of the store, ...
Candidates for district judge crowd ballot - Lancaster Newspapers
One sitting district judge, who spoke off the record, agreed. "There are a record number of attorneys this year positioned to become district judges," he said. "There could be as many as 10. Why is that? Part of it may be the economy," and the fact ...
County Dems won't force party members to support commissioner candidate - Lancaster Newspapers
"This was spineless," said a party member who was present at the meeting and spoke on the condition of anonymity. "They're ducking and running for cover. We as a committee are not observing innocence until proven guilty." The source described the ...
Woman shot to death - Lancaster Newspapers
A neighbor who asked not to be identified, said she and other residents were wakened by four loud shots. A woman who identified herself as a cousin of the victim said the dead woman's four children, ages 5 to 10, were placed in foster care after the ...
Motorcyclist dies in wreck - Lancaster Newspapers
A witness who asked not to be named said the car was eastbound and the motorcyclist was riding west on Columbia Avenue. County dispatchers' initial reports to emergency responders said the cyclist was "bleeding from the head" and that it was ...
Dog survives being tossed from moving truck on Route 30 - Lancaster Newspapers
"I've never seen anything like that," the woman, who asked not to be identified for fear of harassment by the dog's former owner, said. "It was so upsetting." "I was driving my daughter to work. ... We were running late today," she explained. ...
Lancaster man, 62, faces charges for making threats, assault, DUI - Lancaster Newspapers
According to a criminal complaint filed by West Hempfield Township police, the victim, a 24-year-old county man who asked not to be identified, was driving his vehicle east on Harrisburg Pike Thursday night, when he got behind Metzinger's gold 2005 ...
Judge forms task force to address sex abuse in Plain community - Lancaster Newspapers
A local Amish man, who asked not to be named, said his community is talking about the issue but has not decided what its role will be with the group. "It's something I think we need to look at," the man said. "What I mean is we realize the seriousness ...
Questions in man's death - Lancaster Newspapers
The woman, who asked that her name not be used, said he once set up a computer system for her. "He was really good with computers," she said. He was friendly and talkative, she said. He also mentioned he was an alcoholic. "I knew he had trouble with ...
Truck driver dies as rig hits house in Paradise Township - Lancaster Newspapers
"That's amazing for all the traffic that goes through here," said a female neighbor, who asked not to be identified. That section of Route 30, also known as Lincoln Highway East, has a posted speed limit of 35 mph. "But everyone goes faster than that," ...
'Short sales' avoid foreclosures - Lancaster Newspapers
The wife, who asked that her name not be used, said their house — on which they had taken out a second mortgage — sold within a matter of months in mid ...