East Philadelphia Street closed in York
Crews are replacing the HVAC cooling tower on the roof of the Judicial Center.
NEWS 8 WGAL NEWS 8. TODAY STARTS NOW. GOOD MORNING. I’M SARA METZ, ALONGSIDE METEOROLOGIST MARYELLEN PANN WITH A CHECK AT OUR VALENTINE’S DAY. YES, I COMPLETELY FORGOT TO WEAR RED AND PINK BECAUSE MY HUSBAND AND I CELEBRATED ON THURSDAY, SO I WASN’T EVEN THINKING. BUT IT IS GOING TO BE A MILD ONE FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO CELEBRATE. IT’S GOING TO BE THE FIRST TIME WE’RE ABOVE AVERAGE SINCE THE 22ND OF JANUARY. SO A GREAT START TO OUR WEEKEND FOR SURE. LET’S TAKE A LOOK OUTSIDE. OUR HERSHEY SKY CAM WINDS ARE LIGHT TO CALM ACROSS THE AREA. IT IS DRY. HOWEVER, IF WE LOOK AT OUR STORM TEAM LIVE RADAR NETWORK, THERE’S A LITTLE DISTURBANCE THAT WAS PUSHING THROUGH. MAY HAVE PRODUCED A FEW FLURRIES. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY OBSERVATIONS SHOWING ANYTHING REACHING THE GROUND. THE AIR AT THE SURFACE IS PRETTY DRY, SO A LOT OF THIS JUST HIGH IN THE SKY. TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW 19 IN LANCASTER, 23 IN HARRISBURG, 21 IN YORK WE HAVE 30 IN CHAMBERSBURG AND 27 IN LEWISTOWN. AND THERE’S A LOOK AT THE WINDS. MOST PLACES SHOWING CALM CONDITIONS PICKING UP THERE A LITTLE BIT IN CHAMBERSBURG AND IN GETTYSBURG OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT EIGHT MILES PER HOUR. AND THE WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY TODAY AND THEN EVENTUALLY NORTHWESTERLY. BUT THEY’LL STAY ON THE LIGHT SIDE ABOUT 5 TO 10MPH, AND WE’LL SEE SOME SUNSHINE FOR A GOOD PART OF THE DAY WITH CLOUDS FROM TIME TO TIME. LOOK AT THOSE HIGHS 46 DEGREES. THAT’S GOING TO FEEL QUITE NICE. AVERAGE IS 42. SO FINALLY ABOVE AVERAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE JANUARY 22ND, WE WON’T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH OURSELVES THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND. NOT LOOKING AS NICE. I’M TRACKING THE CHANCE FOR RAIN AND SNOW MIX. I’LL HAVE THE TIMING AND THE DETAILS IN MY FULL FORECAST STRAIGHT AHEAD. THANKS. MARY ELLEN. BREAKING OVERNIGHT, A PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN STARTED AT MIDNIGHT. IT’S THE THIRD FEDERAL FUNDING LAPSE IN A MATTER OF MONTHS, BUT THIS ONE IS LIMITED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. NOW, THIS DISRUPTION STEMS FROM A DEBATE OVER IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. DEMOCRATS WANT NEW RESTRICTIONS, BUT REPUBLICANS ARGUE THAT SOME OF THE DEMANDS GO TOO FAR. WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT JACKIE DEFUSCO IS LIVE ON CAPITOL HILL. AND JACKIE, SO FAR IT SEEMS LIKE THERE’S NO END IN SIGHT. YES, SIR. THAT’S RIGHT. I MEAN, HOURS INTO THIS PARTIAL GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AND CAPITOL HILL IS QUIET BECAUSE LAWMAKERS HAVE ACTUALLY LEFT TOWN FOR A TEN DAY RECESS WITH NO DEAL AT THIS POINT TO EXTEND FUNDING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. NOW, MOST DHS EMPLOYEES ARE CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL, SO THAT MEANS THAT THEY ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE GOING TO WORK WITHOUT PAY UNTIL THE SHUTDOWN ENDS AT OUR NATION’S AIRPORTS. IT MEANS THAT TSA IS GOING TO KEEP ON SCREENING PASSENGERS, BUT A POSSIBLE UPTICK IN CALL OUTS COULD LEAD TO LONGER LINES. IF THIS FUNDING LAPSE WERE TO DRAG ON FOR A WHILE. CYBER SECURITY SERVICES OFFICIALS SAY, COULD BE DELAYED, AND COAST GUARD MISSIONS THAT ARE NOT NECESSARY FOR NATIONAL SECURITY WILL ALSO HALT. FEMA, FOR ITS PART, HAS ENOUGH MONEY TO CONTINUE EMERGENCY RESPONSES FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. BUT OFFICIALS SAY THE SHUTDOWN WILL DISRUPT REIMBURSEMENTS TO STATES THAT ARE RECOVERING FROM PAST DISASTERS AND LIMIT COORDINATION WITH LOCAL PARTNERS. ICE AND BORDER PATROL, ON THE OTHER HAND, WON’T BE HIT AS HARD HERE BECAUSE CONGRESS SURGE FUNDING FOR THOSE AGENCIES LAST YEAR AND THE SO-CALLED BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL. DEMOCRATS SAY THEY WON’T APPROVE FULL DHS FUNDING, THOUGH, UNLESS REPUBLICANS AGREE TO NEW RESTRICTIONS ON IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. BUT AT THIS POINT, MAJOR DIFFERENCES REMAIN. WE’VE DRAWN A HARD LINE IN THE SAND ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, AND WE’RE NOT GOING TO ALLOW THE CONGRESS TO CROSS IT. ICE NEEDS TO BE DRAMATICALLY REFORMED, PERIOD. FULL STOP. ICE HAS DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB. BORDER PATROL, WE HAVE A SHOT. WE HAVE A CLOSED BORDER. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY. WE HAVE TO PROTECT LAW ENFORCEMENT. DEMOCRATS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE WHITE HOUSE IN THE COMING DAYS. AND IF A COMPROMISE IS REACHED, WE COULD POTENTIALLY SEE LAWMAKERS CALLED BACK TO CAPITOL HILL EARLY. OF COURSE, THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN AT THIS POINT. LIVE IN WASHINGTON. I’M JACKIE DEFUSCO. WGAL NEWS EIGHT. THANKS, JACKIE. PENNSYLVANIA SENATOR JOHN FETTERMAN WAS THE ONLY DEMOCRAT TO VOTE YES ON THE MOTION TO FUND DHS. SENATOR FETTERMAN HAS BEEN VERY OUTSPOKEN IN THE PAST ABOUT USING HIS VOTE TO AVOID ANY SHUTDOWNS WITHIN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THE U.S. HOUSE PASSED THE SAFE ACT EARLIER THIS WEEK, WHICH WOULD REQUIRE MORE DOCUMENTATION FOR VOTERS. UNITED STATES HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY KRISTI NOEM WAS IN PHOENIX ON FRIDAY SPEAKING ABOUT THE SAFE ACT AND ALSO HOW HER DEPARTMENT IS WORKING TO PROTECT ELECTION INTEGRITY. I HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF NOT JUST POINTING OUT DIFFERENT VULNERABILITIES THAT WE MAY SEE IN OUR ELECTION SYSTEMS, BUT ALSO WITH MAKING SURE THAT WE’RE PUTTING FORWARD MITIGATION MEASURES THAT CAN BE ENACTED AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR ELECTIONS ARE ARE RUN CORRECTLY, THAT THE VOTES ARE COUNTED AND TABULATED, AND THE PEOPLE THAT WERE ELECTED ARE PUT INTO THOSE POSITIONS. THE BILL WOULD REQUIRE PEOPLE TO SHOW PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP, LIKE A PASSPORT OR BIRTH CERTIFICATE. WHEN REGISTERING TO VOTE IN A FEDERAL ELECTION. IT WOULD ALSO REQUIRE VOTERS TO SHOW PHOTO I.D. TO CAST AN IN-PERSON BALLOT AND SUBMIT A COPY OF A PHOTO ID TO VOTE BY MAIL. ALL OF THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY’S REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE SAFE ACT. ALL FOUR ARE REPUBLICANS. THE BILL NOW HEADS TO THE SENATE, AND GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO SENDS A LETTER TO DHS SECRETARY NOEM OPPOSING A PLAN TO USE WAREHOUSES IN SCHUYLKILL AND BERKS COUNTIES AS IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTERS. SHAPIRO SAYS THE FACILITIES WILL JEOPARDIZE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PEOPLE WHO LIVE NEARBY. BURDEN LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE PERSONNEL, AND ALSO DEPRIVED THE COMMUNITIES OF IMPORTANT TAX REVENUE. HE’S ASKING SECRETARY KRISTI NOEM TO RECONSIDER CONVERTING THE SITES. SHAPIRO ENDS THE LETTER SAYING, QUOTE, IF YOU PRESS AHEAD, MY ADMINISTRATION WILL AGGRESSIVELY PURSUE EVERY OPTION TO PREVENT THESE FACILITIES FROM OPENING AND NEEDLESSLY HARMING THE GOOD OF PEOPLE IN PENNSYLVANIA. THE FACILITIES ARE IN TRIMONT, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY AND UPPER BERN TOWNSHIP IN BERKS COUNTY. THE STEELTON COMMUNITY IN DAUPHIN COUNTY IS GETTING A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR DEAL, AND THE PROMISE OF HUNDREDS OF NEW JOBS FOLLOWING A NEW AGREEMENT WITH THE STEEL MILL COMPANY IN THE AREA. NOW, THE CLEVELAND-CLIFFS FACILITY CLOSED JUST LAST YEAR, SPARKING SOME CONCERN. DURA-BOND, A STEELMAKING COMPANY, WAS IMPACTED BECAUSE THEY RELIED ON THE CLEVELAND-CLIFFS FACILITIES, RAIL AND ALSO ELECTRIC SERVICES. NOW A $300 MILLION AGREEMENT BETWEEN DURA-BOND AND TC ENERGY WILL REQUIRE THE PIPE MAKING COMPANY TO HIRE 250 PEOPLE. THE COMPANY MAKES UP TO 155 PIPES PER DAY, AND ONE EMPLOYEE SAYS A BUSIER NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY MEANS THAT THEY NEED MORE WORKERS. SENATOR DAVE MCCORMICK, THE REPUBLICAN SENATOR FOR PENNSYLVANIA, SAYS HE AND OTHER LEADERS HELPED REMOVE SOME ROADBLOCKS, MEANING WORK CAN EXPAND AT DURA-BOND. IT’S ABSOLUTELY IMPERATIVE FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE CURRENTLY HERE, AND THE NEXT 250 PEOPLE THAT WE’RE GOING TO BRING ON BOARD. THESE ARE GOOD JOBS. THESE ARE GOOD PAYING JOBS WITH GOOD BENEFITS. WHAT’S HAPPENING HERE IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF A TRANSFORMATION THAT’S TAKING PLACE IN THE U.S. ECONOMY. THESE GREAT SKILLED JOBS, REBUILDING THINGS IN AMERICA THAT HAD HAD DWINDLED AND ALMOST EXTINCT. CLEVELAND-CLIFFS REMAINS CLOSED, BUT THE HARRISBURG REGIONAL CHAMBER PRESIDENT SAYS THEY WANT TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE FACILITY, AND THEY ARE TRYING TO FIND A SUITABLE BUYER. THE HEMPFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT BROUGHT A WEAPON TO SCHOOL. IN A STATEMENT SENT TO FAMILIES AND STAFF, THE DISTRICT SAID IN PART, QUOTE, WE RECEIVED A REPORT THAT A STUDENT AT HHS BROUGHT AN ITEM TO SCHOOL THAT MEETS THE DEFINITION OF A WEAPON, AS OUTLINED IN OUR BOARD POLICY. THE ITEM WAS NOT USED IN A THREATENING MANNER. WE DID REACH OUT TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO LEARN WHAT TYPE OF WEAPON WAS BROUGHT TO THE SCHOOL, BUT THEY HAVE NOT GOTTEN BACK TO US JUST YET. PER PENNSYLVANIA LAW, A SCHOOL DISTRICT MUST NOTIFY PARENTS, GUARDIANS AND EMPLOYEES WITHIN 24 HOURS WHEN A WEAPON IS FOUND ON SCHOOL PROPERTY. SCHOOL SPONSORED ACTIVITIES OR DURING TRANSPORTATION. AND NEW THIS MORNING, PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE CITED A 77 YEAR OLD MAN FOR HITTING TWO CARS AND A PERSON IN THE WALMART PARKING LOT. TROOPERS SAY IT HAPPENED LAST WEEK AT THE WALMART IN SHIPPENSBURG. NOW THE MAN HIT THE GAS INSTEAD OF HIS BRAKES AND CRASHED INTO TWO CARS AND PEDESTRIAN. ACCORDING TO T
East Philadelphia Street closed in York
Crews are replacing the HVAC cooling tower on the roof of the Judicial Center.
Updated: 11:30 AM EST Feb 14, 2026
York City reminds drivers that due to the county of York replacing the HVAC cooling tower on the roof of the Judicial Center at 45 N. George St., East Philadelphia Street will be closed from North Duke Street to North George Street through Sunday evening.Video above: Healines from WGAL News 8It says a crane will be placed on East Philadelphia Street for this work.Flagger Force will be responsible for traffic control during the closure. Traffic will be detoured from East Philadelphia Street to North Duke Street, then west on North Street to North George Street, and back to West Philadelphia Street.Motorists are encouraged to avoid the area during this time and to plan alternate routes.
York City reminds drivers that due to the county of York replacing the HVAC cooling tower on the roof of the Judicial Center at 45 N. George St., East Philadelphia Street will be closed from North Duke Street to North George Street through Sunday evening.
Video above: Healines from WGAL News 8
It says a crane will be placed on East Philadelphia Street for this work.
Flagger Force will be responsible for traffic control during the closure.
Traffic will be detoured from East Philadelphia Street to North Duke Street, then west on North Street to North George Street, and back to West Philadelphia Street.
Motorists are encouraged to avoid the area during this time and to plan alternate routes.