ARRESTED | Woman accused of threatening to blow up Lebanon County medical facility
WHAT OPENED THIS MORNING? AIRLINE PASSENGERS MAY HAVE SOME ISSUES TODAY. AND OVER THE WEEKEND, AIRLINES CANCELED 4% OF FLIGHTS AT CERTAIN AIRPORTS TODAY AND ARE PREPARING FOR GREATER REDUCTIONS. GOOD AFTERNOON. I’M SUSAN SHAPIRO. THE FAA SAYS THE CUTS ARE NECESSARY BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IS CAUSING AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS SHORTAGES. NEWS EIGHT’S AJ SISON IS LIVE FROM HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. SUSAN, YOU MENTIONED THAT 4% CUT THERE. WELL, THEY’RE ACTUALLY GOING TO RAMP UP TO 10% BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK. SO WE WANTED TO FOCUS ON REGIONAL AIRPORT IMPACTS. THAT’S WHERE RYAN COLLINS HERE WITH THE HE’S THE DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HERE AT HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY. WE WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT POTENTIAL IMPACTS. ANYTHING YOU’VE SEEN HERE AT HARRISBURG SO FAR. WE’VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE SO FAR TO NOT HAVE ANY IMPACTS. NO CANCELLATIONS, PRETTY MUCH BUSINESS AS USUAL. WE HAD ONE DELAYED FLIGHT TO CHARLOTTE, WHICH IS A MAJOR HUB, AND THAT’S A PRETTY TYPICAL OCCURRENCE FOR FOR AN AIRPORT. SO NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. WE’RE VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE PASSENGER EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN PRETTY TYPICAL. ABSOLUTELY. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE HEARD ABOUT IS POTENTIAL REGIONAL FLIGHT IMPACTS. SAY, WE KNOW THERE’S A LOT OF DAILY FLIGHTS BETWEEN HERE AND PHILADELPHIA, SAY IN PHILLY. ONE OF THOSE FLIGHTS DOES GET CANCELED. HOW COULD THAT IMPACT HERE IN HARRISBURG? FROM THE CUSTOMER STANDPOINT, MOST AIRLINES NOW ARE AUTOMATICALLY REBOOKING ON FUTURE FLIGHTS. SO WE’D LIKE AIRPLANES TO BE COMPLETELY FULL, BUT THERE ARE ACTUALLY SPARE SEATS. SO THERE WILL BE AUTOMATIC REBOOKINGS FOR CUSTOMERS ON THOSE FLIGHTS FOR THE NEXT AVAILABLE. IT MAY BE HOPEFULLY THE SAME DAY. IT COULD BE THE NEXT DAY, BUT THE ABSOLUTE WORST CASE IS THAT THE AIRLINE IS GOING TO REFUND THE CUSTOMER FOR THE FULL PRICE OF THEIR FARE, AND AS THIS FLIGHT CUT KIND OF PROPELS UP TO THAT 10% BY NEXT WEEK, WHAT’S YOUR MESSAGE TO PASSENGERS? WHAT’S YOUR RECOMMENDATION? IT’S BEEN PRETTY CONSISTENT TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR FLIGHT STATUS, WORK WITH THE AIRLINES, HAVE THE MOST UP TO DATE APP FOR THE AIRLINE THAT YOU’RE FLYING WITH. PUSH NOTIFICATIONS ENGAGED, AND THAT WAY YOU’RE GOING TO GET THE MOST UP TO DATE INFORMATION ON ANY CHANGE OF FLIGHT STATUS. ABSOLUTELY. BRIAN COLLINS HERE AT HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THANKS FOR JOINING US. AND ONE OF THE THINGS I DO WANT TO MENTION TOO, WITH THESE FLIGHT REDUCTIONS IS THAT AS THINGS GO ON WITH FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS, DELAYS, ANYTHING THAT MIGHT HAPPEN TO YOUR FLIGHT, IF YOU’RE ANXIOUS, THE AMERICAN DELTA AND UNITED AIRLINES ARE OFFERING CANCELLATION OR CANCELLATIONS REFUNDS TO YOU IF YOU ARE WORRIED OR HAVE A CANCELLATION OR DELAY. JETBLUE AIRLINES IS ONLY OFFERING A REFUND IF YOUR FLIGHT IS CANCELED. THERE’S MORE INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE AT WGAL.COM ABOUT IMPACTS TO YOU FLIERS HERE AT HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. AJ SISSON, NEWS EIGHT. THANK YOU, AJ AND TO TRAINS. NOW THE AMTRAK STATION IN LANCASTER HAS FINISHED AN UPGRADE. NEWS EIGHT’S BAYLEE MARTIN JOINS US LIVE FROM LANCASTER. IT’S BEEN AN EXCITING MORNING HERE AT THE LANCASTER AMTRAK STATION WHERE JUST THROUGH THESE DOORS AND DOWN THE STAIRS ONTO THE NORTH PLATFORM, THE FIRST TRAIN PULLED UP AFTER MONTHS OF RECONSTRUCTION. AND WHAT’S REALLY MAKING A DIFFERENCE IS THE FACT THAT THIS PLATFORM IS NOW FULLY ADA COMPLIANT. IT’S MODERN AND IT’S ACCESSIBLE. HERE’S THAT TRAIN PULLING UP TO THE STATION THIS MORNING. NOW, TO GET TO THIS POINT, THEY HAD TO DEMOLISH THE PLATFORM THAT WAS ALREADY HERE AND DO AN ENTIRE RESTORATION PROJECT. THIS TOOK TEN MONTHS. IT WAS ACTUALLY FINISHED AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, WHICH THEY SAY IS VERY EXCITING TO BE ABLE TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO GET TO WHERE THEY NEED TO GO SOONER. AMTRAK SAYS IT REALLY COULD NOT HAVE BEEN FINISHED AT A MORE PERFECT TIME. THIS IS COMING JUST IN ADVANCE OF THE BUSY THANKSGIVING TRAVEL SEASON, SO WE ANTICIPATE A LOT OF TRAFFIC COMING THROUGH HERE. LANCASTER IS THE SECOND BUSIEST STATION IN PENNSYLVANIA, THE 25 BUSIEST STATION IN THE COUNTRY, SO WE DO SEE A LOT OF TRAFFIC IN AND OUT OF HERE. AND SO IT’S IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY HAS THE SAME ACCESS TO THIS TRANSPORTATION. IN ADDITION TO THIS, AMTRAK IS ALSO WORKING WITH PENNDOT ON A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE EXTENSION PROJECT TO CONNECT THE NORTH SIDE OF THE STATION TO A NEW PARKING LOT THAT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED AROUND THIS TIME NEXT YEAR. AND THEY REALLY SAY THAT THEY’RE EXPECTING RECORD BREAKING, RECORD BREAKING NUMBERS OF TRAVEL HERE AT THE AMTRAK STATION BECAUSE OF THE HOLIDAYS COMING UP. AND ALSO WITH THOSE FLIGHTS BEING EITHER DELAYED OR CANCELED. SO THIS IS AN EVEN MORE EXCITING DAY BECAUSE OF THAT. REPORTING LIVE IN LANCASTER CITY. BAILEY MARTIN WGAL NEWS EIGHT. A HEAD ON CRASH THIS MORNING IN EAST MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, YORK COUNTY, INJURED TWO PEOPLE. ONE DRIVER WAS TRAPPED FOR A TIME IN THE WRECKAGE OF THE CRASH ON THE 400 BLOCK OF WILLOW SPRINGS LANE. BOTH DRIVERS WERE TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL. THEIR NAMES AND CONDITIONS HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASED. YORK COUNTY REGIONAL POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING THE CRASH. SIX PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH A $350,000 CARGO THEFT IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY LAST MONTH. THE ALLEGED THIEVES USED A TRUCK TO STEAL CARGO OCTOBER 30TH IN MIDDLESEX TOWNSHIP. THE SUSPECTS WERE ARRESTED THAT DAY ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE NEAR KING OF PRUSSIA. MULTIPLE AGENCIES, INCLUDING LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY AND CHICAGO, ARE INVESTIGATING THE THEFT. POLICE SAY THERE COULD BE MORE ARRESTS. A LITTLE BIT OF A BREEZY DAY ON THIS FRIDAY AS WE LOOK LIVE FROM OUR SKYCAM NETWORK METEOROLOGIST RYAN ARGENTI JOINS ME NOW WITH MORE ON THE FORECAST. NOT QUITE AS WINDY AS IT WAS EARLIER THIS WEEK, RYAN. ABSOLUTELY. YEAH, WE HAD GUSTS OF UP TO 40, 50, 60 MILES AN HOUR. REMEMBER THAT COLD FRONT THAT CAME THROUGH? YEAH, CERTAINLY A VERY WINDY EVENING, BUT STILL A LITTLE BIT BREEZY, BUT CERTAINLY NOT AS GUSTY AS IT WAS JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. YOU CAN SEE LIVE OVER HERSHEY SKY CAM. SOME CLOUDS ARE BEGINNING TO PUSH IN FROM THE WEST. YOU CAN SEE THE FLAGS ARE WAVING IN THE BACKGROUND THERE, SO A LITTLE BIT OF A BREEZE IN THE AIR OVER CHOCOLATE TOWN. 58 DEGREES NOW WITH GUSTS ALREADY HITTING RIGHT AROUND 32MPH. SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN THAT 15 TO 25 MILE PER HOUR ZONE OUT OF THE SOUTH. AS WE GET INTO THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. BUT HERE’S THE NEXT THREE IMPACTS AS WE GET INTO THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. TODAY, LOOKING AT GUSTS TO 35MPH WITH SOME EVENING SHOWERS LATER ON SUNDAY, LOOKING AT SOME SCATTERED MORNING SHOWERS AND MORE SHOWERS LATE THEN MONDAY IS AN IMPACT DAY FOR BLUSTERY AND COLDER. FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURES DOWN INTO THE UPPER 30S AS WE GET INTO THE BEGINNING OF THE WORKWEEK. DEFINITELY GOT A CHILLY SHOT OF SOME AIR AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES INTO THE 50S RIGHT NOW. WINDS. LIKE I MENTIONED, THEY ARE BREEZY, BUT THEY WILL BEGIN TO DIE DOWN AS WE GET INTO LATER IN THE EVENING. AND ALSO OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. HERE’S YOUR 12 HOUR FORECAST. WE’LL TOP OUT RIGHT AROUND 60 DEGREES AND HERE COME SHOWERS AS WE GET CLOSER TO SEVEN 8:00 THIS EVENING, WITH TEMPERATURES DIPPING BACK DOWN TO THE MID 50S. BUT WE’LL HAVE MORE ON THAT FULL FORECAST COMING UP HERE IN JUST A FEW MORE MINUTES. ALL RIGHT. WE’LL LOOK FOR THAT. THANK YOU. WGAL HAS PARTNERED THIS WEEK WITH THE CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK TO HELP PROVIDE MEALS FOR THOSE STRUGGLING WITHOUT SNAP BENEFITS. IT’S OUR HUNGER CAN’T WAIT CAMPAIGN, AND TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO DONATE. NEWS EIGHT’S GABRIELLE THOMAS REPORTS FROM A PANTRY IN LOWER SWATARA TOWNSHIP, DAUPHIN COUNTY. WE ARE HERE AT WE CARE FOOD PANTRY IN PENN STATE HARRISBURG CAMPUS. AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME, THIS ROOM HAS SO MANY SNACKS, GRANOLA BARS, AND CEREAL. IF STUDENTS NEED TO MAKE IT THROUGH AND THEY ARE AFFECTED BY THE SNAP CUTS, NOW HAVE AMY JOINING ME. SHE IS WITH PENN STATE HARRISBURG. AMY, ARE YOU SEEING MORE STUDENTS COME EVERY WEEK NOW THAT SNAP BENEFITS HAVE BEEN CUT? YEAH, WE’VE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN STUDENTS USAGE WISE. WE HAVE SPENT WHERE WE LOST ABOUT 4,000 POUNDS OF FOOD IN THE LAST MONTH THAT STUDENTS ARE TAKING, AS WELL AS ABOUT 370 VISITS IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. WHAT ARE YOU HEARING FROM STUDENTS WHEN IT COMES ABOUT COMES TO THE STRUGGLE RIGHT NOW. WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING FOOD? YES, STUDENTS ARE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS OF OF COURSES, SO THEY’RE JUST REALLY TRYING TO STRETCH THEIR BUDGET, STRETCH THEIR MEAL DOLLARS. AND THE PANTRY REALLY, REALLY ALLOWS THEM TO DO THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE, YOU KNOW, SNACKS, WE HAVE CEREAL, FULL MEALS THAT THEY CAN GET FROM HERE. AMY. THANK YOU. AND THOSE STUDENTS WANT A FULL MEAL. THEY CAN ALSO COME TO THIS ROOM HERE AT THE WE CARE FOOD PANTRY THAT HAS MORE CANNED GOODS, RICE, BEANS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE TO PUT A MEAL TOGETHER. AND ALSO HAVE SALLY JOINING ME. SALLY, YOU ARE A STUDENT, SO YOU KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE FIRSTHAND TO SEE WHAT YOUR PEERS ARE GOING THROUGH. EXPLAIN WHAT STUDENT HUNGER MEANS TO YOU OR WHAT DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT? STUDENT HUNGER? YEAH, A LOT OF STUDENTS THINK THAT WHEN THEY’RE RUNNING LOW ON THEIR FOOD BUDGET, THAT THEY CAN SKIP A MEAL OR THAT THEY NEED TO, LIKE, MAKE THEIR MEAL LESS HEALTHY. AND I JUST WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT THAT’S NOT THE CASE, ESPECIALLY HERE WITH THE PANTRY. THEY DON’T HAVE TO SKIP MEALS. THEY DON’T HAVE TO GIVE UP THEIR HEALTHY OPTIONS. THEY’RE ABLE TO UTILIZE THIS PANTRY AND STILL BE ABLE TO KEEP THOSE THINGS GOING. SO HOW DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL TO KNOW THAT CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK HAS BEEN STEPPING UP TO HELP STUDENTS IN NEED? I AM ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR THAT. MY PEERS, MY COLLEAGUES, EVERYONE HERE IS ABLE TO BE SUPPORTED IN THIS WAY BECAUSE OF THE FOOD BANK. AND I THINK IT JUST MAKES ME SO HAPPY THAT WE HAVE THIS RESOURCE AND VERY GRATEFUL THAT THEY’RE ABLE TO SUPPORT US IN THE WAY THEY DO. SALLY. THANK YOU. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT OUR HUNGER CAN’T WAIT CAMPAIGN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK, YOU CAN HEAD ON OVER TO OUR WEBSITE, WGAL.COM. TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO DONATE. REPORTING HERE IN SWATARA TOWNSHIP. I’M GABRIEL THOMAS WGAL NEWS EIGHT. SOME BUSINESSES IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY ARE TRYING TO DO WHAT THEY CAN TO HELP SNAP RECIPIENTS, WHILE ALSO FOLLOWING USDA GUIDELINES. THE USDA RECENTLY SENT A REMINDER TO STORES ABOUT THE SNAP EQUAL TREATMENT RULE. THE RULE REQUIRES STORES TO OFFER FOOD AT EQUAL PRICING FOR EVERYONE. SO SNAP RECIPIENTS CANNOT RECEIVE ADDITIONAL DISCOUNTS. THE OWNER OF GROCERY OUTLET ON LINCOLN HIGHWAY IN LANCASTER COUNTY IS STILL TRYING TO HELP THEM AND OTHERS. PEANUT BUTTER. JELLY BREAD, PASTA SAUCE, THAT SORT OF THING. AND THE IDEA WAS, YOU KNOW, THE CUSTOMERS CAN DONATE TO THE CART IF THEY WANT. WE’RE ASKING THEM TO ROUND UP OR TO GIVE ITEMS OR WHATEVER THEY WANT TO GIVE. TERCERO SAYS STORES COULD LOSE THEIR LICENSES TO ACCEPT SNAP BENEFITS IF THEY GIVE RECIPIENTS DISCOUNTS. LANCASTER CITY LEADERS ARE ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’S INPUT ON THE FUTURE OF THE LANCASTER COUNTY PRISON. ONCE IT’S VACANT. A NEW PRISON WILL BE CONSTRUCTED SOUTH OF THE CITY, LEAVING THE CURRENT SITE ON EAST KING STREET IN LANCASTER AVAILABLE. COMMUNITY MEMBERS VOTED LAST NIGHT AT THE SCIENCE FACTORY ON WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN TO THE PROPERTY. 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ARRESTED | Woman accused of threatening to blow up Lebanon County medical facility
Updated: 12:47 PM EST Nov 7, 2025
A woman was arrested after allegedly threatening to blow up a medical facility in Lebanon County. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.According to the Lebanon City Police Department, Veronica Madeira, 40, was taken into custody for the threats on Wednesday, Nov. 5, around 3 p.m. in the 500 block of Bollman Street. Madeira was charged with making terroristic threats. “The Lebanon City Police Department takes threats to public safety seriously and encourages anyone with information about this incident to contact them,” said Lebanon City police. Police did not state which medical facility was targeted. Stay with WGAL for updates as we learn more. See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at https://www.wgal.com/upload.
LEBANON, Pa. —
A woman was arrested after allegedly threatening to blow up a medical facility in Lebanon County.
Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.
According to the Lebanon City Police Department, Veronica Madeira, 40, was taken into custody for the threats on Wednesday, Nov. 5, around 3 p.m. in the 500 block of Bollman Street.
Madeira was charged with making terroristic threats.
“The Lebanon City Police Department takes threats to public safety seriously and encourages anyone with information about this incident to contact them,” said Lebanon City police.
Police did not state which medical facility was targeted.
Stay with WGAL for updates as we learn more.
Lebanon City Police Department
Veronica Madeira
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