Two-vehicle crash causes slowdowns (2024)

BACK TO YOU. THIS IS COVERAGE YOU CAN COUNT ON. WGAL NEWS EIGHT TODAY STARTS NOW. BREAKING NEWS OVERNIGHT IN MEXICO. AT LEAST NINE PEOPLE WERE KILLED WHEN THAT STAGE COLLAPSED. WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT THE EVENT WAS. THEY WERE GATHERED FOR HARRISBURG CITY LEADERS NOW VOWING TO BRING JUSTICE FOR THIS WEEKEND’S THIS WEEK’S DEADLY MASS SHOOTING JUST HAPPENED ON ON TUESDAY NIGHT. YOU CAN HEAR FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT VIOLENCE. A TEMPORARY TENT FOR THE BROAD STREET MARKET OPENS THIS MORNING. I’LL SHOW YOU SOME OF THE LAST MINUTE PREPS THAT ARE UNDERWAY. IT’S WOMEN’S HEALTH MONTH IN UPMC IS ENCOURAGING YOU TO GET TESTED EARLY. I’LL TELL YOU WHAT, SCREENINGS ARE RECOMMENDED, AND WE START THIS HOUR WITH A LIVE LOOK OVER OUR LANCASTER SKYCAM. SOME BEAUTIFUL PEEKS OF THE SUN THERE. GOOD MORNING TO YOU. I’M KATELYN SMITH, I’M MATT BARCARO. IT LOOKS CALM IN THAT SHOT, BUT IT’S NOT CALM IN SOME PARTS OF THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY THIS MORNING. ABSOLUTELY. WE’VE HAD SOME WARNINGS THIS MORNING, SOME SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS. SO I WANTED TO GET RIGHT TO IT. SHOW YOU OUR STORM TEAM LIVE RADAR NETWORK. YOU CAN SEE ESPECIALLY IN NORTHERNMOST COUNTIES NORTHWEST OF HARRISBURG, INCLUDING MIFFLIN, JUNIATA, UNION, SNYDER, NORTHUMBERLAND, EVEN SCHUYLKILL. YOU’VE BEEN REALLY SEEING THE STORMS SO FAR TODAY. NOW, RIGHT NOW, WE STILL HAVE SOME ACTIVE WARNINGS THAT IS MOVING OUT OF MIFFLIN COUNTY NOW. SO THIS IS MAINLY UNION SNYDER COUNTIES UNDER THIS WARNING. UNTIL 615. NOW, THIS STORM THAT YOU SEE HAS THE HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OVER 60, 70MPH. FREQUENT LIGHTNING PENNY SIZED HAIL, AND OF COURSE, POUNDING RAIN. SO MIFFLINBURG, PENNS CREEK, MIDDLEBURG, YOU ARE UP NEXT WITHIN A MATTER OF MINUTES TO GET THIS HEAVY RAIN IN YOUR AREA, WE ALSO HAVE SOME LIGHT RAIN THROUGH SHIPPENSBURG, CHAMBERSBURG, ALONG 81 DOWN TOWARD WAYNESBORO. SO PLEASE USE CAUTION THERE AS THE ROADS, OF COURSE, COULD BE WET THIS MORNING IN MANY SPOTS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. CURRENT TEMPERATURES. YOU KNOW, IT FEELS LIKE SUMMER OUT THERE. WE HAVE TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S AND 70S WITH DEW POINTS IN THE UPPER 60S. SO IT’S GOING TO FEEL STUFFY. IT’S GOING TO FEEL MUGGY TODAY. WE’RE NOT KICKING THE HUMIDITY JUST YET. I DO THINK AFTER THE SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORMS MOVE THROUGH THIS MORNING AFTER 10:00, THINGS REALLY QUIET DOWN AND THEN WE HAVE A CHANCE LATER IN THE EVENING FOR SOME MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SO MOST OF THE MID PART OF THE DAY IS GOING TO BE DRY. IF YOU WANT TO GET OUTDOORS. ALL RIGHT. AND I KNOW REGINA YOU’VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE THE RAIN IN MIFFLIN COUNTY ON THE TRAFFIC CAMS THIS MORNING, RIGHT? I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SEE THAT AND WILL, OF COURSE, KEEP AN EYE ON THAT FOR YOU. AND RIGHT NOW, THOUGH, IN MIFFLIN COUNTY AND THOSE AREAS, NO ACCIDENTS OR CRASHES AT THIS HOUR WILL OF COURSE, KEEP AN EYE ON IT AS YOU’RE HEADING OUT TO WORK THIS MORNING. WE DO HAVE OUR FIRST ACCIDENT OF THE MORNING IN LANCASTER COUNTY, CLAY TOWNSHIP ON MOUNT AIRY ROAD AT FOREST HILL ROAD. SO WE’LL KEEP AN EYE ON THAT FOR YOU. AND AS WE TALKED ABOUT, MIFFLIN COUNTY IS EXPERIENCING SOME RAIN AT THIS HOUR. SO THIS IS A LOOK FROM OUR PENNDOT CAMERA OVER ROUTE 322 AT POTTER’S MILLS EAST. AND YOU CAN JUST SEE HOW RAINY IT IS FROM OUR PENNDOT CAMERA. YOU CAN SEE THOSE RAINDROPS ON OUR LENSES, BUT TRAFFIC IS FLOWING NICELY. YORK COUNTY LOOKING GOOD THIS MORNING ON 83. THERE ARE LOTS OF CARS ON THIS BUSY THURSDAY MORNING, AND IF YOU’RE HEADING OUT OF LANCASTER TO COLUMBIA, TEN MINUTES FOR YOU TO E-TOWN. 14 MINUTES ON 283 WESTBOUND. AND IF YOU’RE GOING TO THE TURNPIKE, THAT’S A 13 MINUTE DRIVE. WE’LL HAVE ANOTHER CHECK FOR YOU COMING UP IN ABOUT SEVEN MINUTES. THIS HAS BEEN A LANCASTER TOYOTA TRAFFIC REPORT. IT HAS BEEN MORE THAN TEN MONTHS SINCE FIRE TORE THROUGH THE BRICK BUILDING, THE BROAD STREET MARKET IN HARRISBURG. AND TODAY, A TEMPORARY TENT TO HELP THE VENDORS DISPLACED BY THAT FIRE IS FINALLY OPENING. IT HAS BEEN A LONG ROAD TO GET TO THIS POINT, AS ORGANIZERS OVERCAME A LOT TO GET TO THIS MORNING. LET’S GO TO NEWS EIGHT’S JAKE REYES. HE IS INSIDE THE NEW BROAD STREET MARKET IN THAT TENT WHERE VENDORS ARE COMING BACK TODAY, JAKE. HEY, MATT AND CAITLIN. GOOD MORNING. WELL, THIS 5000 SQUARE FOOT TENT HOUSES EIGHT VENDORS, FIVE OF WHOM WERE FROM THE BRICK BUILDING, INCLUDING MARY ANN FISHER HERE WITH FISHES, LIGHTS, WHO HAS BEEN HERE FOR 34 FOR 37 YEARS. THAT’S YOU’RE THE OLDEST VENDOR. HOW ARE YOU FEELING THIS THIS MORNING? WELL, WE’RE SUPER EXCITED THIS MORNING TO GET BACK IN IT. UM, YEAH. I’M NERVOUS. I DON’T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT, BUT WE ARE SUPER EXCITED. WE’RE SO EXCITED TO SEE OUR CUSTOMERS COME BACK. AND, UM, YEAH, WE’RE VERY EXCITED. AND OBVIOUSLY YOU WERE DISPLACED BY THIS FIRE. AND HOW HAS THE PAST TEN MONTHS BEEN FOR YOU? WELL, THE PAST TEN MONTHS, IT’S BEEN STRESSFUL. BUT IN A IN A IN A SENSE, I GUESS I TOOK SOME PERSONAL TIME OFF. I’VE BEEN GOING TO THE MARKET FOR 37 YEARS, SO I DID SOME THINGS THAT I WANTED TO DO FOR A LONG TIME. SO IT’S BEEN IT’S BEEN OKAY. IT’S BEEN STRESSFUL IN A WAY TOO. YEAH. AND MARIANNE, WHAT ARE YOU SELLING THIS MORNING? WELL, OUR NUMBER ONE SELLER, OUR SUBS SANDWICHES, BREAKFAST SANDWICHES. WE SELL LOTS OF DESSERTS, SALADS, UM, ICE CREAM. UM, WE’VE GOT A LONG LINE OF FAMILY RECIPES THAT WE’VE BEEN MAKING FOR A LOT OF YEARS. ALL RIGHT, MARIANNE, THANK YOU. AND THE BRICK BUILDING STILL FACES HURDLES IN ITS REBUILD PROCESS. POSSIBLY LOSING STATE FUNDING IF A CONTRACTOR ISN’T DECIDED SOON. BUT AS THESE DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE, VENDORS STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO DO BUSINESS HERE AND THE MARKET WILL OPEN AT 7:00 THIS MORNING, REPORTING LIVE IN HARRISBURG. JAKE REYES, WGAL NEWS EIGHT. ALL RIGHT, SO GET OUT THERE AND GIVE THEM SOME BUSINESS. RIGHT. MARKETS LIKE FAMILY. SO THE VENDORS AND THE PEOPLE WHO COME, THE CUSTOMERS, THEY REALLY HAVE A CONNECTION. SO IT’S GREAT TO SEE THAT THEY’LL BE BACK TOGETHER IN THE TENT IF YOU CAN’T MAKE IT TODAY. IT’S OPEN FRIDAY. AND SATURDAY AS WELL. ALL RIGHT JAKE, THANK YOU. RIGHT NOW IN HARRISBURG AS WELL. POLICE CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR WHOEVER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A MASS SHOOTING THAT LEFT TWO PEOPLE DEAD AND THREE OTHERS HURT. THAT SHOOTING WAS TUESDAY NIGHT. POLICE SAY THEY FOUND ONE MAN WHO HAD BEEN SHOT IN THE AREA OF 14TH AND MARKET STREETS, AND ANOTHER NEAR 16TH AND CHESTNUT STREETS. BOTH OF THOSE MEN DIED. ANOTHER MAN AND TWO WOMEN WERE ALSO SHOT. POLICE SAY THEY DID FIND A GUN AND SHELL CASINGS AT THE SCENE. THEY ARE NOW LOOKING THROUGH SURVEILLANCE VIDEO THAT NEIGHBORS GAVE THEM. WE’RE COMING AFTER YOU. WE’RE TIRED OF THIS. WE WANT TO MAKE THIS CITY SAFE. AND IF YOU DON’T WANT TO BE A PART OF A REVITALIZING THE CITY OF HARRISBURG, THEN LEAVE. THIS MARKS HARRISBURG’S NINTH AND 10TH HOMICIDES OF THE YEAR, AND THIS MORNING, WE’RE ALSO HEARING FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN HARRISBURG ABOUT THE SHOOTING THIS IS THE SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI CATHOLIC CHURCH, HOLDS A WEEKLY PRAYER SERVICE EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PEOPLE WHO ATTENDED LAST NIGHT SAID THAT THEY ARE CONCERNED BECAUSE THE CHURCH IS JUST A FEW BLOCKS AWAY FROM WHERE THE SHOOTING HAPPENED. IT HAPPENS TOO FREQUENTLY IN OUR PARISHIONERS ARE FROM THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORHOOD. A LOT OF ELDERLY PEOPLE THAT WALK TO CHURCH AND EVEN IN THE EVENING THEY WILL WALK BACK TO THEIR HOMES. SO YOU IMMEDIATELY WORRY THAT NOBODY GOT HURT, THAT YOU KNOW. BUT THE SAD THING IS THAT SOMEBODY DID GET HURT, EVEN IF YOU DON’T KNOW THEM. THE CHURCH SAYS IT’S ALSO REACHING OUT TO ITS OWN PARISHIONERS WHO HAVE CHILDREN, AS THEY BELIEVE YOUNG PEOPLE IN HARRISBURG NEED MORE HELP AND ATTENTION SO THEY CAN AVOID GETTING INVOLVED IN VIOLENT CRIMES LIKE THAT ONE. IN STATE NEWS RIGHT NOW, A SUSPECT IS IN CUSTODY FOR ANOTHER MASS SHOOTING. THIS ONE HAPPENED IN DELAWARE COUNTY. POLICE SAY TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED, THREE OTHERS WERE SHOT YESTERDAY MORNING WHILE WORKING AT A FAMILY OWNED LINEN BUSINESS IN CHESTER. OFFICERS HAVE IDENTIFIED THAT SHOOTER AS A DISGRUNTLED EMPLOYEE OF THE BUSINESS. THEY SAY HE LEFT THE SCENE AFTER FIRING THOSE SHOTS, BUT WAS CAUGHT A SHORT TIME LATER. BREAKING NEWS OVERNIGHT FROM MEXICO. AT LEAST NINE PEOPLE WERE KILLED. DOZENS OTHERS HURT AFTER THIS STAGE COLLAPSED DURING A CAMPAIGN RALLY. THIS IS VIDEO SHOWING THE MOMENT THAT COLLAPSED HAPPENED. IT HAPPENED IN THE NORTHERN MEXICAN STATE OF NUEVO LEON. A CHILD WAS AMONG THOSE KILLED. OFFICIALS SAY THE COLLAPSE WAS CAUSED BY A STRONG GUST OF WIND. AS YOU SAW THERE, THE CAMPAIGN EVENT WAS FOR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JORGE ALVAREZ MENDEZ. OFFICIALS SAY THAT HE WAS NOT HURT IN THE COLLAPSE. AND NOW TO THE WAR BETWEEN ISRAEL AND HAMAS. ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU MAY SOON SPEAK TO LAWMAKERS IN WASHINGTON, DC. HOUSE SPEAKER MIKE JOHNSON SAYS AN INVITATION FOR HIM TO APPEAR BEFORE CONGRESS IS COMING, QUOTE, AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. THIS, DESPITE AN INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT PROSECUTOR SAYING HE WOULD APPLY FOR A WARRANT TO ARREST NETANYAHU FOR WAR CRIMES. NOW, HOUSE DEMOCRATS SPOKE YESTERDAY SAYING THAT THEY WOULD RESPECT THE DECISION TO INVITE HIM. NETANYAHU’S LAST ADDRESS TO CONGRESS WAS BACK IN 2015. NEW THIS MORNING, A COLLEGE IN DELAWARE COUNTY NOW SAYS IT’S MOVING ITS GRADUATION CEREMONIES OFF CAMPUS THIS WEEKEND BECAUSE OF ONGOING PALESTINIAN PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTESTS. SO THIS IS WHAT THE CAMPUS LOOKS LIKE RIGHT NOW IN SWARTHMORE COLLEGE. THEY’VE BEEN THERE SINCE APRIL 22ND AND ARE IN THE SPACE WHERE THE COMMENCEMENT CEREMONIES TYPICALLY HAPPEN. PROTEST ORGANIZERS SAY THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED NOTICE TO CLEAR THAT SITE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, OR THEY COULD FACE INTERIM SUSPENSIONS OR CHARGES. REGARDLESS, THOUGH, SWARTHMORE SAYS IT’S MOVING THE FORWARD WITH ITS PLANS FOR A COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY OFF CAMPUS THIS SUNDAY AT PHILADELPHIA’S MANN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS. RIGHT NOW, IT IS WOMEN’S NATIONAL WOMEN’S HEALTH MONTH THAT KICKED OFF ON MOTHER’S DAY. AND SO HEALTH LEADERS ARE USING THIS TIME TO TRY TO ENCOURAGE WOMEN TO REALLY GET THOSE TESTING DONE EARLY SO YOU CAN TRY TO PREVENT ANY DISEASES. LET’S GO TO NEWS EIGHT’S GABRIEL THOMAS. SHE IS LIVE OUTSIDE UPMC MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN WEST MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP WITH MORE ON WHAT YOU SHOULD GET TESTED FOR. GABRIELLE. GOOD MORNING MATT AND CAITLIN. WELL, DOCTORS SAY CATCHING AN ILLNESS BEFORE IT ESCALATES MAKES IT EASIER FOR THEM TO TREAT YOU. NOW, THE THE LONGER YOU WAIT, IT MAY BE HARDER TO STOP THE DISEASE. ACCORDING TO A OBGYN AT UPMC, UM, WOMEN SHOULD GET MULTIPLE SCREENING TESTS A YEAR DEPENDING ON YOUR AGE. SCREENING TESTS LIKE PAP SMEARS AND MAMMOGRAMS CAN CATCH CERVICAL CANCER AND BREAST CANCER BEFORE YOU MAY DEVELOP SYMPTOMS. DOCTORS SAY EARLY DETECTION IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT DECREASES A WOMAN’S CHANCES OF GETTING OTHER DISEASES. WE SPOKE TO AN OB GYN AT UPMC AND SHE SAYS THE PANDEMIC LIMITED THE ACCESS TO APPOINTMENTS AND CAUSED A LOT OF WOMEN TO PUT A PAUSE ON THEIR HEALTH. THERE WERE A LOT OF TIMES WOMEN WEREN’T COMING TO GET SCREENED AND THEN WHEN THEY WANTED TO GET SCREENED, SOMETIMES IT WAS A CHALLENGE GETTING THEM IN. A LOT OF WOMEN PUT THEIR CARE ON A HOLD, AND WHAT I SAW FOR THE PATIENT POPULATION THAT I CARE FOR, UM, IS THAT I STARTED TO SEE A LOT OF LAPSE IN CARE. HERE ARE THE TESTS THAT ARE RECOMMENDED FREQUENTLY FOR WOMEN. STARTING AT AGE 21. YOU SHOULD GET A PAP SMEAR EVERY THREE YEARS. IF YOU ARE 40 YEARS OR OLDER, YOU SHOULD BE GETTING A MAMMOGRAM EVERY YEAR. IF YOU’RE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 45 AND 50 YEARS OLD, YOU SHOULD BE GETTING A COLONOSCOPY EVERY TEN YEARS UNTIL YOU ARE 75. OF COURSE, HOW OFTEN YOU GET TESTED DEPENDS ON YOUR HEALTH STATUS AND FAMILY HISTORY, OR WHATEVER IS RECOMMENDED BY YOUR DOCTOR. BUT JUST MAKE SURE YOU’RE SEEING A PHYSICIAN IF YOU ARE UNSURE OR YOU’RE CONFUSED ABOUT A DISEASE. REPORTING LIVE HERE IN WEST MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, GABRIELLE THOMAS WGAL NEWS EIGHT. THANKS, GABRIELLE. STATE POLICE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR FAMILY IS PROTECTED WHILE YOU’RE DRIVING. MAYBE FOR THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND OR THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. TODAY, THEY ARE OFFERING TO CHECK YOUR CHILD’S CAR SEAT TO MAKE SURE IT IS PROPERLY INSTALLED. THIS IS VIDEO OF A PREVIOUS EVENT THAT HAPPENED IN DAUPHIN COUNTY TODAY. TROOPERS IN LANCASTER COUNTY WILL BE DOING THE SAME THING. THEY’LL BE SET UP FROM 2 TO 6 THIS AFTERNOON AT THE WOMEN’S AND BABIES HOSPITAL ON THE CORNER OF HARRISBURG PIKE AND GOOD DRIVE NEAR PARK CITY CENTER. AND MAYBE YOU WANT TO DO THAT BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT ON A ROAD TRIP FOR THIS WEEKEND. AT THE START OF THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, TRIPLE A SAYS YOU SHOULD LEAVE BEFORE 11 THIS MORNING TO AVOID TRAFFIC. OF COURSE, THAT MEANS TAKING OFF WORK TOMORROW, SO YOU HAVE TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION WITH YOUR BOSS. IT SAYS THE BUSIEST TIMES TO DRIVE WILL BE LATER TODAY AND TOMORROW, WHEN MAYBE YOU’RE GOING ON THAT TRIP AND OTHER PEOPLE ARE JUST HEADING OUT TO WORK. SO YOU’RE ALL GOING TO BE SHARING THE ROADS AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH MAKES IT EXTRA BUSY. IF YOU DO NEED TO FILL UP, HERE’S A CHECK ON THOSE GAS PRICES IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. YORK IS SEEING THE HIGHEST WHERE AN AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR THAT IS $3.87 LANCASTER IS A BIT LOWER THERE AT 378, IT’S THE SAME. WE’RE SEEING IN HARRISBURG AREA. 378 THERE, AND LEBAN