Pennsylvania State Police increase enforcement for Easter Weekend
IT IS 654. LET’S START. NEWS 8 TO GO. WE ARE BEGINNING WITH BREAKING NEWS. LET’S GO OUT TO GABRIELLE, WHO’S BEEN FOLLOWING THIS IN YORK COUNTY. GOOD MORNING. I’M GABRIELLE THOMAS, LIVE HERE I JUST SPOKE WITH THE FIRE CHIEF OF STAFF FOR OUR COMPANY MINUTES AGO, AND HE SAYS THE 13 YEAR OLD BOY THAT WAS MISSING IS NOW FOUND. THEY ARE THANKFUL FOR RESCUE TEAMS FROM BOTH LANCASTER AND YORK COUNTIES. K9’S THERMAL IMAGING, AS WELL AS DRONES TO HELP LOCATE THE BOY. WE’LL PUT THE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE WGAL.COM. GOOD NEWS THERE. THANK YOU, GABRIELLE. AND PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S FIRST PRIME TIME SPEECH SINCE STARTING THE WAR IN IRAN. HE SAID U.S. FORCES WILL FINISH THE JOB. HE DID NOT MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT THE DEADLINE THAT HE SET FOR MONDAY FOR IRAN TO REOPEN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ. THE PRESIDENT LAID OUT OBJECTIVES FOR THE WAR, INCLUDING MAKING SURE IRAN CANNOT BUILD A NUCLEAR WEAPON. THE PRESIDENT DID NOT SIGNAL ANY PREPARATIONS FOR A POSSIBLE GROUND INVASION BY AMERICAN TROOPS, EVEN THOUGH THOUSANDS OF U.S. TROOPS ARE HEADING TO THE MIDDLE EAST TO JOIN THOUSANDS WHO ARE ALREADY THERE, WALL STREET IS REACTING TO THE PRESIDENT’S SPEECH. MARKETS TOOK A TURN LOWER WHEN THE PRESIDENT SAID THE WAR COULD STILL LAST SEVERAL MORE WEEKS. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK AT THE FUTURES. THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN, THE NASDAQ DOWN ALMOST 400 POINTS TO START. ALSO OVERNIGHT OIL MARKET PRICES WENT UP AS THE PRESIDENT WAS SPEAKING. THE STATE AVERAGE FOR A GALLON OF REGULAR GAS HAS GONE UP NEARLY A DOLLAR NOW SINCE THE START OF THE WAR IN IRAN, $0.96 TO BE EXACT. THE STATE AVERAGE JUMPED ANOTHER $0.04 OVERNIGHT. IT’S NOW AT 408 ON AVERAGE. HERE ARE SOME OF THE AVERAGE PRICES THAT YOU WILL FIND ACROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY FOR 17 BEING THE HIGHEST THERE IN MIFFLIN COUNTY. LET’S SHOW YOU THIS GAS STATION AND EAST HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP IN LANCASTER COUNTY 3.99 THERE. SO IT DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU GO. YOU MIGHT FIND HIGHER OR LOWER THAN THE AVERAGE PRICES THAT ARE BEING REPORTED. BUT WE DID CHECK IN WITH GASBUDDY.COM. AND THAT’S WHERE YOU CAN FIND SOME OF THE GAS PRICES BELOW $4 IN OUR AREA. ACCORDING TO THAT SITE, THE HARRISBURG WEST SHORE AREA, ABOUT A DOZEN STATIONS REPORTING UNDER $4 A GALLON AND SIX STATIONS EAST IN YORK AND LANCASTER COUNTIES. GOOD MORNING. WE’RE STARTING OUT WITH A LITTLE BIT OF DRIZZLE. I WON’T RULE OUT A SHOWER THIS MORNING. CERTAINLY DAMP FROM THE OVERNIGHT RAIN. THE BOUNDARY THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT YESTERDAY HAS SETTLED TO OUR SOUTH AND IT HAS CHANGED OUR WIND DIRECTION. SO INSTEAD OF A SOUTHERLY WIND, WE’RE SEEING WINDS COMING IN OFF THE OCEAN AND THAT’S GOING TO PACK IN THE CLOUDS AND KEEP IT DAMP AND COOL. TODAY TAKE A LOOK AT OUR NUMBERS 46 IN GROVE, 46 IN LEWISTOWN, 48 IN LANCASTER, 50. FOR THE REST OF THE AREA, WE WILL HOVER IN THE LOW 50S FOR MUCH OF THE DAY, SO STAYING RIGHT AROUND THAT 52 DEGREE MARK THIS AFTERNOON. TONIGHT WE’RE DOWN TO 44 DEGREES WITH CLOUDY SKIES AND PATCHY DRIZZLE. AND TOMORROW A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH, MEANING WE’RE BACK IN THE 70S. SO WE’RE LOOKING AT 72 WITH JUST A COUPLE OF SHOWERS. WE’LL TALK ABOUT EASTER WEEKEND. UP NEXT LET’S LOOK AT THE ROADS. RIGHT NOW. WE DO HAVE A COUPLE OF PROBLEM SPOTS ON THE MAP. LET’S SHOW YOU. HERE IN LANCASTER COUNTY WE’VE GOT A CRASH OR DEBRIS ON THE ROAD, AT LEAST IN MANHEIM TOWNSHIP. THAT’S AT 501 IN LITITZ PIKE. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT SLOWDOWN THERE ON 222, ALSO IN THE CAPITAL BELTWAY, WE ARE SEEING THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL SLOWDOWN. I CAN SHOW YOU A COUPLE OF CAMERAS FROM AROUND THAT AREA, AND IT LOOKS LIKE VEHICLES ARE GETTING BY OKAY. BUT THAT IS ONE SPOT TO KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR TYPICAL MORNING COMMUTE ISSUES POTENTIALLY HERE AT 658 YORK COUNTY LOOKS OKAY TODAY. TO PRE-REGISTER FOR CALL IN PUBLIC HEARINGS ON PROPOSED NATURAL GAS RATE INCREASES. UGI WANTS TO RAISE NATURAL GAS RATES BY ABOUT 8%, WHICH COULD INCREASE YOUR BILL BY ABOUT $10 A MONTH TO PRE-REGISTER AND SPEAK YOUR MIND, YOU’LL HAVE TO CONTACT THE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION BY 10:00 THIS MORNING. THAT CONTACT INFORMATION IS ON YOUR SCREEN. THE CALL IN HEARINGS ARE TOMORROW AT 1:00 AND 6:00. FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HEARD FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT A PROPOSAL FOR A COUNTYWIDE GUIDELINE ON AI DATA CENTERS. DURING THAT HEARING YESTERDAY, NONE OF THE RESIDENTS WHO SHOWED UP HAD ANYTHING POSITIVE TO SAY ABOUT THE AI DATA CENTERS. THE COMMISSIONERS DID PROPOSE GUIDELINES THAT WOULD BE SECONDARY TO ANY REGULATIONS THAT TOWNSHIPS WOULD SET ON THE CENTERS. BUT THE COMMISSIONERS PUT THIS TOGETHER WHAT THEY’RE CALLING THE BEST PRACTICES AND TRYING TO HELP PROTECT THE RESIDENTS AND ALSO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT ON FARMLAND. THEY SAY THIS IS MAINLY JUST A GUIDE FOR SMALLER TOWNSHIPS WHO DON’T DEAL WITH ZONING REGULATIONS THAT OFTEN. TWO POLICE DEPARTMENTS, THE WESTERN LEBANON COUNTY REGIONAL AND LEBANON COUNTY REGIONAL DEPARTMENTS. THEY ARE CONTINUING TO DISCUSS MERGING. THEY SAY IF ALL OFFICERS WERE UNDER ONE ROOF, IT WOULD BE EASIER TO SHARE RESOURCES, MAKE TRAINING EASIER AND THEN FREE UP MORE OFFICERS TO PATROL DIFFERENT PARTS OF LEBANON COUNTY. THEY SAY THIS WOULD ALSO LOWER COSTS FOR TAXPAYERS IN ANNVILLE, NORTH CORNWALL, NORTH LEBANON AND PALMYRA. AND HERE’S A LOOK AT OUR RAIN CHANCES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TODAY YOU MIGHT SEE A SHOWER OR A LITTLE DRIZZLE THIS MORNING. TOMORROW JUST A FEW SHOWERS. SAME FOR SATURDAY, SO RAIN CHANCES PRETTY MINIMAL. NEXT THREE DAYS. SUNDAY FOR EASTER. THAT FRONT HAS SPED UP JUST A BIT, BRINGING IN MORNING RAIN BUT A DRIER AFTERNOON AND EVENING EXPECTED. HERE’S THE TEN DAY FORECAST. TEMPERATURES OVER THE WEEKEND ABOVE AVERAGE. NEXT WEEK WE START OUT SLIGHTLY BELOW AVERAGE, ESPECIALLY MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. BUT THEN LOOK AT THAT THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY WE REBOUND TO THE 60S AND 7
Pennsylvania State Police increase enforcement for Easter Weekend
Updated: 9:23 AM EDT Apr 2, 2026
The Pennsylvania State Police is increasing enforcement over the Easter weekend. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.Troopers said they will be targeting impaired driving, tailgating, seat belt violations, speeding and aggressive driving. According to state police, the increased patrols are intended to improve safety during the holiday. Drivers are urged to stay alert and use caution while traveling, as periods of heavy traffic are expected at times. According to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, more than two million travelers are expected on the turnpike over the holiday period, with Friday and Monday projected to be the busiest.
The Pennsylvania State Police is increasing enforcement over the Easter weekend.
Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.
Troopers said they will be targeting impaired driving, tailgating, seat belt violations, speeding and aggressive driving.
According to state police, the increased patrols are intended to improve safety during the holiday.
Drivers are urged to stay alert and use caution while traveling, as periods of heavy traffic are expected at times.
According to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, more than two million travelers are expected on the turnpike over the holiday period, with Friday and Monday projected to be the busiest.