Lancaster News
- Quarryville man jailed for racial threats at bar May 25, 2013A local man is behind bars for allegedly threatening and making racial comments at another man at a Quarryville bar.Kevin Bryant Grove, 31, is charged with felony ethnic intimidation and terroristic threats, a misdemeanor, for the Thursday night incident at J&B Hotel, 26 E. State St.Grove allege... […]
- Large glass window topples onto Lancaster city street May 25, 2013A close call on a Lancaster city street this morning resulted in lots of broken glass, but no injuries.A large pane of glass from a pedestrian bridge in the 500 block of North Duke Street toppled onto the road, but missed any passing cars and people, officials said.The block was closed for over an h... […]
- Man "very critical" after stabbing outside city church May 25, 2013A Lancaster man is in critical condition after being stabbed this morning while waiting in line for breakfast at a city church.The man, who hasn't been identified, was stabbed several times while standing outside First Presbyterian Church, 140 E. Orange St., police said.A witness called 9-1-1 just a... […]
- Man in pursuit jumps off city parking garage May 25, 2013A man was injured Friday night when he jumped off a Lancaster city parking garage while being chased by security, according to officials.The 28-year-old man apparently jumped off the third floor of the garage at 534 N. Queen St., according to police and fire officials.The man was being pursued by a ... […]
- Foster father jailed for beating girl, 3 in Reinholds home May 24, 2013A Lancaster County judge described the horrific injuries inflicted during a beating last year as a "life sentence" for 4-year-old Belle Roeting.However, Joshua Martin, the foster father accused of punching the child, doesn't deserve to be "warehoused" in prison for the rest of his life, the judge sa... […]
- Truck knocks down traffic light in Earl Township May 24, 2013A tractor trailer took out a traffic light on Route 322 at Railroad Avenue in Earl Township, backing up rush hour traffic.The truck, owned by Enterprise Chemical Transport in Canton, Ga., knocked down the traffic signal, causing the pole to fall across the tanker's trailer."He was making a right fro... […]
- State DEP will check eyesore in Conestoga River May 24, 2013The pillars in the Conestoga River at Engleside are all that remain of a railroad bridge wiped out by Hurricane Agnes in 1972. They have become a collecting ground for tree limbs and trash floating down the river, creating an eyesore there."To say the least," a reader wrote, "it is not an attractive... […]
