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Plumbing company loses power after garage fire in York County
WILL HELP? GOOD THURSDAY MORNING, EVERYONE. IT IS 6:00. I’M REGINA ON AND I’M CAITLIN SMITH. HERE’S WHAT WE ARE FOLLOWING ACROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. NEWS EIGHT’S GABRIELLE THOMAS IS LIVE IN DAUPHIN COUNTY, WHERE STATE POLICE ARE SET TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY ABOUT BODY WORN CAMERAS FOR TROOPERS. AND NEWS EIGHT’S JAKE REYES IS IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY WITH WHAT A PRINCIPAL IS DOING RIGHT NOW TO HELP RAISE MONEY FOR THE SCHOOL AND THE PROGRAMS THERE. LET’S TAKE A LIVE LOOK OUTSIDE. CHECKING OUT OUR GETTYSBURG SKYCAM, AND IT IS WARMER THAN IT WAS AT THIS TIME YESTERDAY. AND CHRISTINE IS ALSO TRACKING SOME RAIN RIGHT NOW. LET’S CHECK IN WITH HER. YES, I WAS LOOKING AT OUR GETTYSBURG SKYCAM. SOME SHOWERS JUST ROLLED THROUGH GETTYSBURG AND WE ARE SEEING SOME SHOWERS IN YOUR COUNTY NOW. THEY WERE IN FRANKLIN COUNTY JUST ABOUT AN HOUR AGO. SO STORM TEAM, LIVE RADAR NETWORK. NOT A TON OF RAIN COMING IN, BUT A LITTLE PATCH OF IT. ENOUGH TO WET THE GROUND, ESPECIALLY THROUGH FRANKLIN, ADAMS AND PARTS OF YORK COUNTY. THERE YOU COULD SEE SOME SHOWERS OR SOME SPRINKLES TO START YOUR DAY. TEMPERATURES, THOUGH, LIKE YOU SAID, MUCH WARMER THAN YESTERDAY. AT THIS TIME YESTERDAY WE HAD 20S ON THE MAP. TODAY WE’RE LOOKING AT LOW 40S. 12 HOUR FORECAST. TODAY WE STAY IN THE LOW 40S FOR THE MORNING HOURS. I DO THINK WE’LL GET TO THE UPPER 40S NEAR 50 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON, AND THERE WILL BE SOME PERIODS OF RAIN OR SOME SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE DAY, WITH BREAKS MAINLY EAST OF THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER. I’D SAY WEST OF THE RIVER. YOU HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF SOME ON AGAIN, OFF AGAIN RAIN THAT COULD AMOUNT TO A FEW TENTHS OF AN INCH, WHILE EAST OF THE RIVER WE MIGHT SEE MORE IN THE WAY OF DRY WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON, SO WE’LL KEEP YOU POSTED AS THE WEAK SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH TODAY. TOMORROW WE GET A MORE SUBSTANTIAL SYSTEM THAT COULD BRING SOME MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN, SO WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE IMPACTS COMING UP. LET’S GO TO OUR ROADS NOW. AND REGINA GOOD MORNING. GOOD MORNING CHRISTINE. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. HAPPY THURSDAY TO YOU. HOPEFULLY YOU’RE NICE AND RESTED READY FOR THE DAY AHEAD. HERE’S THE TIME IS 602 AND A LIVE LOOK AT MAIN STREET AND NEWCOMER ROAD IN LANCASTER COUNTY IN MOUNT JOY. THERE A LEFT TO SEE IT, A LITTLE MORE LIVELY THAN IT WAS AT 435 THIS MORNING ACROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. THE SAME STORY GOES PRETTY QUIET FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNTIES. WE ARE STILL FOLLOWING. THIS MAIN ROAD CLOSED IN DAUPHIN COUNTY NEAR HARRISBURG DUE TO SOME POOR ROAD CONDITIONS THERE ON FULLING MILL ROAD BOTH WAYS AT UNION STREET, YORK COUNTY. LOOKING BUSY ON THIS THURSDAY MORNING ON 83 AND SOME DRIVE TIMES FOR YOU. HEADED OUT TO LANCASTER. IF YOU’RE HEADED TO COLUMBIA, THAT’S A TEN MINUTE DRIVE. WE’LL HAVE ANOTHER CHECK IN ABOUT SEVEN MINUTES. NEW THIS MORNING. WE DO HAVE AN UPDATE ON A HOUSE FIRE IN CARROLL TOWNSHIP IN PERRY COUNTY. STATE POLICE NOW SAY ONE PERSON FOUND INSIDE THAT HOME HAS DIED. THEY ALSO SAY A PERSON FOUND OUTSIDE THE HOME WAS FLOWN TO THE HOSPITAL. IT’S STILL UNCLEAR HOW THAT PERSON IS DOING THIS MORNING. ACCORDING TO STATE POLICE, SEVERAL FIRE COMPANIES DID RESPOND TO THIS FIRE. IT WAS AROUND 730 LAST NIGHT ON BARRACK HILL ROAD. THE CAUSE OF THAT FIRE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. A JURY FINDS SUSPENDED DAUPHIN COUNTY JUDGE SONIA MCKNIGHT GUILTY OF ATTEMPTED MURDER AFTER BEING ACCUSED OF SHOOTING HER EX-BOYFRIEND IN HIS SLEEP LAST YEAR. PROSECUTORS SAY MCKNIGHT WAS THE ONLY PERSON WHO COULD HAVE SHOT HER EX-BOYFRIEND, MICHAEL MCCOY, AT HIS HOME LAST FEBRUARY. MCKNIGHT’S ATTORNEY SAYS SHE WAS CONVICTED WITHOUT FIRM PROOF THAT SHE WAS THE ONE WHO SHOT MCCOY. MISS MCKNIGHT WILL ABSOLUTELY BE APPEALING THIS. SHE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO KILL MR. MCCOY. THE LOGICAL CONCLUSION IS THE OTHER PERSON DID IT, AND I’M GLAD THE JURY ULTIMATELY SAW THE TRUTH IN THAT STATEMENT. CUMBERLAND COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY SEAN MCCORMACK PROSECUTED THE CASE DUE TO POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FOR DAUPHIN COUNTY AND STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND SAID MCCOY’S FAMILY WAS PLEASED WITH THE VERDICT. MCKNIGHT’S SENTENCING IS SET FOR NEXT MONTH. SO WHAT DOES HAPPEN TO HER? DISTRICT JUDGE SEAT? WELL, A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE PA COURTS SAYS A SENIOR JUDGE HAS BEEN HEARING MCKNIGHT’S CASES SINCE SHE WAS SUSPENDED, AND THAT WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. THE VACANT SEAT WILL BE FILLED IN THE 2027 ELECTION UNLESS GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO NOMINATES A REPLACEMENT, AND THE SENATE CONFIRMS THAT PERSON. REGARDLESS, THOUGH, THERE WILL STILL BE AN ELECTION FOR THAT SEAT IN 2027. A LANCASTER MAN IS NOW SET TO SPEND UP TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON AFTER THE LANCASTER COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE SAYS HE PLEADED GUILTY TO SHOOTING A WOMAN MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DA’S OFFICE SAYS 51 YEAR OLD DERVIN MATEO BARRIOS PLED GUILTY LAST WEEK TO SHOOTING AND NEARLY KILLING A WOMAN AFTER AN ARGUMENT AT A HOME ON OCEAN AVENUE LAST YEAR. HE WILL NOW SPEND AT LEAST TEN YEARS IN PRISON AFTER BEING CONVICTED OF ATTEMPTED MURDER. IT’S 605 IN THE MORNING. WE ARE HEARING FROM GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO ABOUT A DAUPHIN COUNTY COMMISSIONER WHO IS NOW FACING A DUI CHARGE. GEORGE HARTWICK HAS BEEN FACING CALLS TO RESIGN AFTER POLICE SAY HE ADMITTED TO DRINKING HALF A BOTTLE OF VODKA BEFORE CRASHING A COUNTY ASSIGNED VEHICLE DURING A VISIT TO LANCASTER. SHAPIRO SAID HARTWICK’S FUTURE AS A COUNTY COMMISSIONER IS UP FOR DAUPHIN COUNTY TO DECIDE. IT’S NOT FOR ME TO OPINE ON. I’M SURE THEY’LL THEY’LL HANDLE IT APPROPRIATELY. OBVIOUSLY, THAT THAT BEHAVIOR IS VERY TROUBLESOME, BUT THEY’RE GOING TO HANDLE IT LOCALLY IN THEIR COMMUNITY. HARTWICK DID NOT ATTEND YESTERDAY’S BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING. CHAIRMAN JUSTIN DOUGLAS. DOUGLAS HAS CALLED FOR HARTWICK’S RESIGNATION, SAYING THERE HAS BEEN A PATTERN OF CONCERNING BEHAVIOR. HAPPENING TODAY, PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE ARE EXPECTED TO ANNOUNCE PLANS TO EQUIP ALL PATROL TROOPERS WITH BODY CAMERAS. NEWS EIGHT’S GABRIELLE THOMAS IS LIVE IN SUSQUEHANNA TOWNSHIP, OUTSIDE OF THE STATE POLICE HEADQUARTERS, WITH THE LATEST ON THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. GOOD MORNING. GABRIELLE. GOOD MORNING, REGINA AND KAITLIN. AND A COUPLE OF HOURS BEHIND THESE DOORS HERE AT PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE HEADQUARTERS. THEY WILL HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE PLAN TO ROLL OUT BODY CAMERAS FOR EVERY TROOPER ACROSS THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA. NOW, KEEP IN MIND THAT THE DEPARTMENT FIRST ROLLED OUT BODY WORN CAMERAS IN 2023, STARTING WITH TROOP H, WHICH IS THE CARLISLE STATION IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY. BY 2024, THE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY ROLLED OUT BODY CAMERAS TO 19 MORE STATIONS ACROSS THE STATE, INCLUDING THE ONES COVERING ADAMS, DAUPHIN AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. BUT THE END GOAL WAS TO ENSURE THAT TROOPERS AT ALL STATIONS HAVE BODY CAMERAS. STATE POLICE SAY NOW MORE THAN 3000 TROOPERS WILL HAVE BODY WORN CAMERAS AND NEW VIDEO RECORDERS WILL BE UPGRADED IN MORE THAN 1400 PATROL VEHICLES. IN THE PAST, POLICE USED MOBILE VIDEO RECORDERS IN PATROL VEHICLES, BUT FOUND THAT DASH MOUNTED CAMERAS ONLY CAPTURE ACTIVITY FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. STATE POLICE SAY THEY BELIEVE BODY WORN CAMERAS WILL NOT ONLY INCREASE THE PUBLIC’S TRUST WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT WILL HOLD TROOPERS ACCOUNTABLE DURING INTERACTIONS WITH THE PUBLIC. NOW, THE PRESS CONFERENCE IS SET TO START THIS MORNING AT 10 A.M. AND AS WE LEARN MORE ABOUT THOSE BODY CAMERAS, WE’LL KEEP YOU UPDATED. REPORTING LIVE HERE IN SUSQUEHANNA TOWNSHIP. I’M GABRIELLE THOMAS, WGAL, NEWS EIGHT. ALL RIGHT GABRIELLE THANK YOU. WELL, HAPPENING TODAY IN HARRISBURG, A GROUNDBREAKING IS SCHEDULED FOR AN APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT WILL PROVIDE HOUSING FOR HOMELESS VETERANS. THE TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION IS BUILDING A 64 UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX AND 21 BEDROOM HOMES ON THE FORMER PHOENIX STEEL MILL SITE, JUST SOUTH OF THE PENNDOT BUILDING THERE. ONCE COMPLETED, THE VETERANS VILLAGE WILL HOUSE MORE THAN 80 VETERANS. SERVICES WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE TO HELP PEOPLE GET BACK ON THEIR FEET. THEY WILL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE WHATEVER HELP THEY NEED. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, JOB ASSISTANCE, HEALTH CARE. HOUSING, OBVIOUSLY, AND IT’S ALL GOING TO BE PERMANENT. THIS MORNING CEREMONY IS SET FOR 11 AT THE VETERANS VILLAGE PROPERTY ON SOUTH FRONT STREET IN HARRISBURG IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY. THE PRINCIPAL OF TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL IS TAKING STEPS TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE SCHOOL. LITERALLY, HE’S WALKING 100 MILES AND THIS IS NOW THE THIRD YEAR HE’S DONE THIS. LET’S CHECK IN NOW WITH NEWS EIGHT’S JAKE GRAY, WHO’S BEEN WITH HIM, WALKING WITH HIM IN LOWER ALLEN TOWNSHIP. HE’S JOINING THE PRINCIPAL NOW, LIVE ON HIS WALK. GOOD MORNING JAKE. HEY, CAITLIN. REGINA. GOOD MORNING. WELL, I’LL TELL YOU WHAT THE FEET OF PRINCIPAL JOHN KAMINSKI ARE INCREDIBLE. HE’S RAISING MONEY TO FUND THINGS LIKE THE BAND PROGRAM OR EVEN NEW ROOMS. ONE STEP AT A TIME. SO HE’S TAKING LAPS AROUND THE GYMNASIUM, GOING TO JOIN HIM A LITTLE BIT ON HIS WALK. PRINCIPAL, GOOD MORNING TO YOU. HOW ARE YOU FEELING RIGHT NOW? I’M FEELING PRETTY GOOD. FEELING GOOD. NOT TIRED AT ALL. A LITTLE TIRED LAST TIME WE CHECKED IN WITH YOU 30 MINUTES AGO, WE WALKED 22 MILES. ANOTHER MILE. UNFORTUNATELY, WE’RE HAVING SOME ISSUES THERE WITH THE MICROPHONE BEING A LITTLE SCRATCHY, BUT WE SEE THAT THE PRINCIPAL IS STILL WALKING AND JAKE HAD JUST SAID THAT HE WALKED 22 MILES THE LAST TIME WE CHECKED IN WITH HIM, SO IT’S PROBABLY A LITTLE OVER THAT NOW. AND OVER THE COURSE OF THREE DAYS. SO BY SATURDAY, HE IS EXPECTED TO DO 100 MILES, AS WE MENTIONED, AND HOPING TO RAISE SOME MONEY. AND HE’S INSIDE BECAUSE IT’S KIND OF RAINY OUTSIDE. SO GOOD FOR YOU. AND WE’LL CHECK BACK IN WITH JAKE IN JUST A BIT. WELL, IN YOUR COUNTY NOW, A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER IS GETTING AN UPGRADE. TECH CENTRAL YORK AND THE TECH CENTRAL WORKFORCE NETWORK WILL HAVE A RIBBON CUTTING FOR ITS NEWLY RENOVATED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER. TODAY, THE CENTER WILL PROVIDE JOB TRAINING AND EDUCATION RESOURCES TO THE COMMUNITY OF YORK. THOSE WHO ATTEND THE RIBBON CUTTING THAT’S GOING TO GET A TOUR. YOU’RE GOING TO GET A TOUR OF THE NEW BUILDING, AND THAT EVENT STARTS AT 930 AT THE TECH CENTRAL YORK BUILDING. WELL, REGINA WAS JUST MENTIONING THE RAIN. LET’S HEAR WHAT THE LATEST IS FROM CHRISTINE. ALL RIGHT. HERE’S WHAT WE ARE TRACKING TODAY. WE HAVE SOME LIGHT RAIN AND SHOWERS COMING IN. NOTHING TERRIBLY HEAVY, BUT WE COULD SEE A COUPLE TENTHS OF AN INCH, ESPECIALLY WEST OF THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER, WHERE YOU HAVE THE BEST CHANCE OF SEEING THE RAIN TODAY. ON FRIDAY, WIDESPREAD RAIN COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THAT MAY IMPACT YOU. AND THEN FOR THE WEEKEND, SHOWERS ON SATURDAY MIGHT EVEN SEE A FEW WET SNOWFLAKES MIXING IN SATURDAY MORNING, BUT DRIER AND MILDER ON SUNDAY. SO WE FINALLY KICK THIS WET, RAINY PATTERN TO THE CURB AS WE HEAD INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND AND MUCH OF NEXT WEEK, WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT THAT TEN DAY FORECAST COMING UP. I LIKE THAT, CHRISTINE. JUST KICK IT TO THE CURB. HERE’S A LIVE LOOK FROM OUR PENNDOT CAMERA OVER FRANKLIN COUNTY. LOOKS LIKE TRAFFIC IS FLOWING NICELY. VERY BUSY ACROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY TODAY.
Plumbing company loses power after garage fire in York County
Updated: 8:50 AM EDT Apr 10, 2025
A York County plumbing company lost power after a fire broke out. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.A garage at Roto-Rooter, a plumbing and drain service company, on West King Street in West York Borough caught fire on Wednesday morning. Fire crews responded and put out the fire. No one was injured. The garage suffered damage, and the company lost power.Roto-Rooter posted on their website in response to the fire. “Roto-Rooter suffered a fire today and we are without phones or power,” the company said on their website. “We are still here to assist while we get our building and phones back online, please use: 717-887-3399 for all your Roto-Rooter needs,” the company said. “Thank you for your understanding and patience.”Photos from the scene show smoke billowing from the garage and damage caused to the interior. See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at https://www.wgal.com/upload.
A York County plumbing company lost power after a fire broke out.
Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.
A garage at Roto-Rooter, a plumbing and drain service company, on West King Street in West York Borough caught fire on Wednesday morning.
Fire crews responded and put out the fire.
No one was injured.
The garage suffered damage, and the company lost power.
Roto-Rooter posted on their website in response to the fire.
“Roto-Rooter suffered a fire today and we are without phones or power,” the company said on their website.
“We are still here to assist while we get our building and phones back online, please use: 717-887-3399 for all your Roto-Rooter needs,” the company said. “Thank you for your understanding and patience.”
Photos from the scene show smoke billowing from the garage and damage caused to the interior.
See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at https://www.wgal.com/upload.
