Crews put out fire at Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg

WE’RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS OUT OF HARRISBURG. BUT FIRST LET’S START WITH METEOROLOGIST MARYELLEN PANN WITH A CHECK OF THE STORM TEAM FORECAST. A LITTLE BIT DRIER TODAY. DEFINITELY DRIER TODAY. YES. WE’RE GETTING A BREAK. WE HAVE A LOT OF CLOUD COVER OUT THERE RIGHT NOW, BUT I DO EXPECT THE SUNSHINE TO INCREASE AS WE GO THROUGH THE DAY. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT OUR YORK SKYCAM. AGAIN, YOU SEE THE OMINOUS LOOKING CLOUDS THERE. IT IS DRY. JUST WILL BE STARTING THE DAY WITH THESE OVERCAST CONDITIONS, BUT HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING. IT WILL HELP TO SCOUR OUT THE CLOUDS A BIT, TO GIVE US A LITTLE MORE SUNSHINE THAT WILL MIX IN, ESPECIALLY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. YOU CAN SEE THE FLAG BLOWING THERE. THE WINDS ARE INCREASING AND WILL BE BREEZY TODAY. LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO LIFT TO THE NORTHEAST. HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST SO THAT SQUEEZE PLAY BETWEEN THESE TWO SYSTEMS, CREATING SOME BREEZY WINDS AS WE GO THROUGH THE DAY. TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW IN THE MID 40S ACROSS THE BOARD, REALLY HAVEN’T MOVED A WHOLE LOT BECAUSE OF THAT CLOUD COVER. THERE YOU CAN SEE THE WINDS PICKING UP OUT OF THE NORTHWEST ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 15MPH, AND THEY’LL INCREASE TO ABOUT 10 TO 20 AS WE GO THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SO DECREASING CLOUDS, A LITTLE MORE SUNSHINE THIS AFTERNOON, EVEN SOME PARTIAL CLEARING TOWARDS EVENING. AND LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURES YESTERDAY. WE ONLY HIT 50 SOME AREAS IN THE 40S. WE’RE GOING TO HIT NEAR 60 DEGREES TODAY, SO CERTAINLY GOING TO FEEL MUCH NICER OUTSIDE. I DO HAVE MORE RAIN CHANCES AS WE HEAD BACK TO THE WORKWEEK. I’LL TALK ABOUT THAT THREAT COMING UP IN MY FULL FORECAST. ALL RIGHT. THANKS. MARY ELLEN, WE’RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING OUT OF HARRISBURG. OVERNIGHT, CREWS WERE ON THE SCENE OF A FIRE AT THE GOVERNOR’S RESIDENCE ON FRONT STREET. DISPATCHERS SAY THE CALL CAME IN JUST AFTER TWO THIS MORNING. THEY SAY NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. WE’RE STILL WORKING TO LEARN THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE. NEWS EIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THIS STORY ON AIR AND ONLINE. IN LANCASTER, POLICE ARE LOOKING ARE INVESTIGATING TWO SHOOTINGS. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED AT AROUND 915 FRIDAY NIGHT NEAR 200 CORAL STREET. POLICE FOUND ONE VEHICLE THAT WAS HIT BY GUNFIRE. THE SECOND SHOOTING WAS REPORTED AROUND 11:00 FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE 600 BLOCK OF NORTH QUEEN STREET, NEAR LANCASTER. GENERAL HEALTH AND PENN MEDICINE PARK. POLICE FOUND BULLET CASINGS AT THE SCENE BUT DID NOT FIND DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OR ANYONE INJURED. BOTH SHOOTINGS ARE BEING INVESTIGATED. THIS MORNING, POLICE IN CAMP HILL ARE LOOKING FOR A PERSON WHO STOLE TWO GARGOYLES. THESE ARE THE STATUES THAT WERE TAKEN. TAKE A LOOK. POLICE SAY THEY WERE STOLEN FROM A HOME ON THE 300 BLOCK OF LINCOLN WAY EAST BETWEEN 1130 AT NIGHT ON THURSDAY AND SEVEN IN THE MORNING FRIDAY. IF YOU KNOW WHERE THESE GARGOYLES MAY BE, OR WHO MAY HAVE TAKEN THEM, YOU’RE BEING ASKED TO CALL CHAMBERSBURG POLICE IN YORK COUNTY. POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO VANDALIZED A SPEEDWAY. NEWBURY TOWNSHIP POLICE AND THE BAPS MOTOR SPEEDWAY ARE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP IDENTIFYING THE VEHICLE AND PERSON RESPONSIBLE. IN THE VIDEO, YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE THE RED PICKUP TRUCK DRIVING ON THE GRASS. NOW THIS IS THE DAMAGE LEFT BEHIND. THE MOTOR SPEEDWAY SAYS IT COULD TAKE MONTHS TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. THE GENERAL MANAGER OF BAPS MOTOR SPEEDWAY SAYS THE DAMAGE WILL AFFECT THE EVENTS THEY HOST. THE TOUGH THING FOR US IS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE EVENTS WEEKLY, SO, YOU KNOW, IT’S GOING TO BE A LITTLE BIT OF A STRUGGLE WITH SOME OF THE GRASS DAMAGE, YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE RUTS AND WHATNOT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE’RE GOING TO HAVE TO TRY TO PLANT GRASS WHILE WE’RE HOSTING EVENTS. SO IT’S JUST UNNECESSARY TIME AND EFFORT FOR SOMETHING THAT SOMEBODY THOUGHT WAS WAS FUNNY. AND THERE IS A REWARD OF UP TO $2,000 FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO AN ARREST IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY. A MAN IS BEHIND BARS AFTER DRIVING THE WRONG WAY DOWN ROUTE 15 BACK IN JANUARY. FERNANDO TORRES OF MECHANICSBURG IS FACING SEVERAL DUI CHARGES, AS WELL AS ASSAULT AND RECKLESS DRIVING CHARGES. THIS IS DASHCAM VIDEO SENT TO NEWS EIGHT SHOWING THE DRIVER GOING SOUTH IN THE NORTHBOUND LANE. ACCORDING TO POLICE, COLON TORRES HIT AT LEAST FOUR OTHER VEHICLES BEFORE CRASHING NEAR MILE MARKER 37. MULTIPLE PEOPLE SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WERE TAKEN TO LOCAL HOSPITALS, WITH ONE PERSON BEING FLOWN TO PENN STATE. HERSHEY. POLICE SAY WHEN THEY RESPONDED COLON TORRES WAS AGITATED AND PUNCHED AN EMT IN THE FACE. INVESTIGATORS COLLECTED A BLOOD SAMPLE AND FOUND THC IN HIS BLOOD, AND HIS BAIL IS SET FOR $35,000. IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, ONE PERSON WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER RUNNING A RED LIGHT AND CRASHING INTO A BUILDING. THE DRIVER WAS TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE AFTER HITTING THE BUILDING AT SOUTH MAIN STREET IN CHAMBERSBURG YESTERDAY. THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND THE SCENE IS CLEAR. AND PENNDOT SAYS LINE PAINTING IS SET TO START TOMORROW ACROSS MUCH OF THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. ROAD CREWS WILL BE PAINTING LINES IN ADAMS, CUMBERLAND, DAUPHIN, FRANKLIN, LANCASTER, LEBANON, PERRY AND YORK COUNTIES AND SEVERAL MAIN ROADS AND INTERSTATES WILL BE AFFECTED, INCLUDING ROUTE 30, INTERSTATE 81 AND INTERSTATE 83.

Crews put out fire at Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg

Crews put out a fire at the Governor’s Residence on Front Street early Sunday morning.Video above: Headlines from WGAL NewsFROM PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICEAt approximately 2:00 a.m., members of the Harrisburg Bureau of Fire responded to the Governor’s Residence, located on North Front Street, Harrisburg City, Dauphin County, for the report of a fire. While the investigation is ongoing, the State Police is prepared to say at this time that this was an act of arson.While the fire was successfully extinguished, it caused a significant amount of damage to a portion of the residence.The Governor and his family were present in a different part of the residence. They were evacuated safely and were not injured.The Pennsylvania State Police, Troop H is currently on scene and spearheading a multi-agency investigation.There is a reward of up to $10,000 offered through PSP Tips for the arrest and conviction for the individual(s) responsible. Anyone with information should call 1-800-4PA TIPS (1-800-472-8477).No additional information will be released at this time. However, this is a fast-moving investigation, and details will be provided as appropriate.

HARRISBURG, Pa. —

Crews put out a fire at the Governor’s Residence on Front Street early Sunday morning.

Video above: Headlines from WGAL News

FROM PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE

At approximately 2:00 a.m., members of the Harrisburg Bureau of Fire responded to the Governor’s Residence, located on North Front Street, Harrisburg City, Dauphin County, for the report of a fire.

While the investigation is ongoing, the State Police is prepared to say at this time that this was an act of arson.

While the fire was successfully extinguished, it caused a significant amount of damage to a portion of the residence.

The Governor and his family were present in a different part of the residence. They were evacuated safely and were not injured.

The Pennsylvania State Police, Troop H is currently on scene and spearheading a multi-agency investigation.

There is a reward of up to $10,000 offered through PSP Tips for the arrest and conviction for the individual(s) responsible. Anyone with information should call 1-800-4PA TIPS (1-800-472-8477).

No additional information will be released at this time. However, this is a fast-moving investigation, and details will be provided as appropriate.