>>Singer Jason Isbell Requiring Vaccination Proof To Attend Shows
(Harrisburg, PA) -- Grammy Award winner Jason Isbell says he's requiring everyone who attends his shows, including the one in Harrisburg this month, to bring proof of vaccination. Isbell is scheduled to perform at Riverfront Park in Harrisburg August 28th. Harrisburg University is sponsoring the show and is releasing a statement about the show shortly. Yesterday, Isbell posted online that if the venue where he's scheduled to perform doesn't allow proof of vaccination, they won't play.
>>York Looks At City Surveillance Camera Network
(York, PA) -- Officials in York are looking at setting up a citywide surveillance camera system to help the city deal with gun violence. The nonprofit Better York is going to determine if a camera system would benefit the city. The system would be modeled after a similar network in Lancaster. It would be run by a nonprofit organization with a community board of directors. York Police would not monitor the network.
>>Police Seek Public's Help In Identifying Stabbing Suspect From Harrisburg Bar
(Harrisburg, PA) -- Harrisburg Police are asking the public for help in identifying suspects who were involved in a stabbing at a local bar that left two people hurt. The incident occurred August 5th at Bill's Café on Derry Street. Witnesses told police a suspect entered the bar, stabbed the victims and then fled in a newer white SUV. The two victims drove themselves to the hospital for treatment of their injuries. Photos of the suspects are available on the Harrisburg Police Facebook page. Anyone with information about the stabbing at Bill's Café last week is asked to contact Harrisburg Police.
>>Mechanicsburg Area School Board Makes Masks Optional
(Mechanicsburg, PA) -- The Mechanicsburg Area School Board has voted to let masks be optional in local schools this year. The school board discussed its health and safety plan for the year in an often contentious meeting last night. The meeting drew a capacity crowd, and a majority of the parents who attended were opposed to a mask mandate.
>>Missing Elizabethtown Mother, Son Found Safe
(York County, PA) -- Police in York County say a 14-year-old mother and her four-month-old son have been found safe. The pair was reported missing from Lancaster County on Sunday. Police say Daneishya Neal and her son, Zymir, had run away from their home in Elizabethtown. They credit the excellent response from the public in helping find them.
>>Man Driving In Central Pennsylvania Dies From Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound
(Hellam Twp, PA) -- Police in York County say a 37-ywar-old man who appeared to lose control of his car while driving died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The incident happened on US Route 30 near the Wrightsville exit yesterday just before noon. Police say the driver crossed all lanes of traffic and crashed in a field. When police found the driver, they discovered he'd shot himself. No other motorists were hurt.
>>COVID-19 Hospitalizations In Berks County Triple In Three Days
(Reading, PA) -- COVID-19 cases are again on the rise in Berks County. Hospitalizations have tripled from Saturday to Tuesday with 18 people now getting care. The Delta variant is the main cause for the spike. Only one person, however, has needed to be hospitalized in intensive care.
>>Masks Now Required In All Berks County-Owned Buildings
(Reading, PA) -- Masks are once again being required in all Berks County-owned buildings. The county commission approved the mandate yesterday and it takes effect on Monday. A sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in Berks County and surrounding counties is the reason.
>>West Reading Police Cracking Down On Aggressive Drivers
(West Reading, PA) -- Drivers that are speeding and driving aggressively are being targeted by West Reading police. Police Chief Glenn Granitz says they have caught some drivers going over 50-miles-an-hour in a 25-mile-per-hour zone. He adds tickets can be pricey at up to 200-dollars and adds the borough doesn't get much from the fine. He says they are reminding drivers to slow down as the school year is close to starting.
>>Governor Says State Workers Must Get Vaccinated From COVID-19
(Harrisburg, PA) -- Governor Tom Wolf is requiring all state employees who work in state-run health care and high risk congregate care facilities to get vaccinated from COVID-19. Wolf says throughout the pandemic we have learned that the virus thrives in settings where people live in close proximity such as congregate care. He added that these individuals are often most vulnerable to COVID and rely on the direct care of staff. Around 25-thousand workers will need to be fully vaccinated by September 7th or they will have to get tested for the virus on a regular basis.
>>US Education Secretary Visits Pennsylvania
(Bethlehem, PA) -- U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona is committing to in-person learning this upcoming school year. Cardona was in the Lehigh Valley yesterday, speaking to students at Northampton Community College about President Biden's Build Back Better plan. Cardona says we're opening up schools and we're giving our students an opportunity to learn in-person as we Build Back Better. Biden's plan would provide two-years of free community college for students and expand the Pell Grant to provide more money for low-income students. Cardona also urged everyone to get vaccinated.
>>State, County Leaders To Discuss How To Spend Infrastructure Funds
(Harrisburg, PA) -- State and local lawmakers are discussing how to spend the possibly incoming funds from the recently passed Senate infrastructure bill. The U.S. Senate approved of the bill yesterday, which would direct one-trillion-dollars toward roads and bridges, public transportation, better broadband coverage and more. The U.S. House of Representatives still has to look over the bill and approve of it, but in the bill's current form, Pennsylvania is slated to receive about 19-billion-dollars for infrastructure.
>>Severe Thunderstorms Leave 6K Without Power
(York, PA) -- FirstEnergy is working to restore power for thousands of residents after severe thunderstorms rolled through York County yesterday. Severe weather touched down throughout the Susquehanna Valley, but York County was impacted the most as the area saw wind gusts of up to 60-miles-per-hour. The wind was so strong it blew off the roof of a home, and there were multiple reports of trees and wires down. As of 9 p.m. last night, FirstEnergy reported more than six-thousand York residents were without power.
>>Deadly Fire In Dauphin County Was Murder Suicide
(Steelton, PA) -- The Dauphin County Coroner is reporting that a fire in Steelton that killed four, including two children, was a murder-suicide. Investigators say last Friday morning, 67-year-old Jafar Afshar used an accelerant to set fire to an upstairs apartment. There, Afshar's 36-year-old son and his two grandchildren, an eight-year-old boy and a five-year-old girl, were sleeping. The Dauphin County Coroner says there were no signs of the family attempting to escape as he believes they succumbed to the smoke quickly. All four died from thermal burns and smoke inhalation. The motive for the killing has yet to be determined.