HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania judge was urged by state lawyers Thursday to order three counties to add some 800 mail-in ballots to their May primary election results, but the local election officials insisted their decisions are firmly rooted in unambiguous state law. A six-hour hearing in Harrisburg was the latest in a string of recent court proceedings about the rules for absentee and mail-in ballots, a running battle that pits Democrats who embraced mail-in voting under a 2019 law against Republicans who see inconsistent practices and widespread confusion about what is legal. The a ..read more

MANOR TOWNSHIP, Pa. (CBS) — Lancaster County police arrested 68-year-old David Sinopoli for the alleged 1975 murder of a 19-year-old woman on Sunday morning. The suspect had been identified through a DNA sample obtained from a coffee cup at the Philadelphia International Airport, officials say. The victim, 19-year-old victim Lindy Sue Biechler, of Manor Township, was stabbed multiple times at her Kloss Drive home after returning from the grocery store in the early evening hours of December 5, 1975. Investigators observed blood on the outside of the front door as well as the wall on the entran ..read more

QUARYVILLE, Pa. (CBS) — An animal cruelty investigation is underway after 100 animals were found living in deplorable conditions at a house on Pumping Station Road in Quarryville, Lancaster County. The Pennsylvania SPCA stepped in after a tip from a good samaritan. “They were living in filthy conditions, both inside the property as well as where some of the farm animals were kept outside,” Gillian Kocher, Pennsylvania SPCA Director of Media Relations, said. “So, that can mean things like living in their own excrement, not being cleaned.” The Pennsylvania SPCA’s law enforcement officers, acting ..read more

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. (CBS) — Firefighters have rescued two people who were trapped in a tank filled with chocolate. It happened at the M&M Mars factory in Elizabethtown. There’s no word on how they fell in. The two people were taken to the hospital. There is no word on their conditions at this time ..read more

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. (CBS) — Firefighters have rescued two people who were trapped in a tank filled with chocolate. It happened at the M&M Mars factory in Elizabethtown. There’s no word on how they fell in. The two people were taken to the hospital. There is no word on their conditions at this time ..read more

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say two people were taken to a hospital after the crash of a helicopter during a training exercise at a Pennsylvania airport over the weekend, but no serious injuries were reported. Lancaster Airport’s director, Ed Foster, said the two-seat Bell 47 aircraft went down in a field on airport property near an air traffic control tower shortly before 11:30 a.m. Saturday, LNP newspaper reported. The owner and a training instructor were on a training exercise when an unknown issue occurred in mid-flight, Foster said. The flight instructor took control and attemp ..read more

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (CBS) — A 16-year-old is facing numerous charges after the Lancaster County District Attorney says he shot and injured three people at Park City Center mall over the weekend. Jeremiahs Josiah-Alberto Sanchez, 16, of Lancaster, is charged with two counts of criminal attempt homicide, three counts of aggravated assault, and 52 counts of recklessly endangering another person. “It is very fortunate that more people were not hurt,” District Attorney Heather Adams said. On Sunday, Lancaster City Bureau of Police responded to the mall after reports of a shooting. According to w ..read more

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (CBS) — Police are trying to piece together what led up to a shooting in Lancaster on Sunday. Four people were hurt after someone started firing inside the Park City Center Mall. Sunday’s shooting was an absolute nightmare for Lancaster mall employees and customers. It happened in broad daylight at a time when most people are enjoying a typical Sunday at the mall. Eyewitness News obtained video from inside the Park City Mall in Lancaster. Police placed the mall on lockdown after four people were shot inside near the JC Penney wing. The video shows paramedics aiding someo ..read more

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (CBS) — Four people are recovering from gunshot injuries after a shooting inside the Park City Center Mall in Lancaster County Sunday afternoon, according to the Lancaster City Bureau of Police. The shooting happened inside the mall near the JC Penney’s side. The incident started when several men got into a fight, police said in a Sunday night statement. One of the men was armed and fired multiple shots. Four people were treated for gunshot injuries. Police said the injuries are non-life threatening. Two people were injured while running from the area. Lancaster City Bu ..read more

LANCASTER, Pa. (CBS) — A husband and wife opening up to CBS3 after jumping into action during the Sunday afternoon shooting at Park City Center Mall. Scott and Brenda Mosser were inside a cell phone store when the shooting happened just after 3 p.m. “Everyone was in pure panic,” Scott Mosser said. The eyewitness video showing the chaotic moments when the gunfire first ran out. “I heard the screaming before anything,” Brenda told CBS3. “All of a sudden everybody was running toward Boscov’s,” Scott said, describing it as “a stampede of people.” After a few seconds of quiet, Scott heard the shoo ..read more