Dispatch: Person taken to hospital after being struck by vehicle in Shippensburg
MILLION PEOPLE RIGHT HERE IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY NEWS 8 IS LIVE TEAM COVERAGE ON THE IMPACTS TO PENNSYLVANIA, ESPECIALLY WITH THIS NEW PLAN FROM THE GOVERNOR. EIGHT ON YOUR SIDE. POLITICAL REPORTER TOM LEHMAN JOINS US NOW LIVE FROM THE HARRISBURG NEWSROOM WITH MORE ON WHAT WE’RE JUST LEARNING. TOM. WELL, LAURIE AND BRIAN, GIVEN THAT IT WILL TAKE 7 TO 10 DAYS TO GET THOSE DOLLARS OUT TO EBT CARDS ANYWAY, IF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION COMPLIES WITH THAT RULING, GOVERNOR SHAPIRO SAYS $5 MILLION EXPEDITED THROUGH A DISASTER DECLARATION WILL BE HEADED TO FOOD BANKS ALL ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA IN ORDER TO HELP THEM BUY MORE FOOD, BECAUSE THEY ARE EXPECTING A LOT MORE DEMAND IN THE COMING DAYS, GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO, MAKING THE ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THAT DISASTER DECLARATION EARLIER TODAY, SAYING CLOSE TO 2 MILLION PENNSYLVANIANS WHO USE SNAP ARE AT RISK RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION MAY JUST IGNORE THE RULING OR APPEAL IT. FOOD BANKS HAVE ALREADY SEEN A LARGER DEMAND, AND SHAPIRO SAYS THE MONEY WILL HELP THEM STOCK SHELVES. HE SAID. 1 IN 8 PENNSYLVANIANS USE SNAP, AND THAT MANY HOUSEHOLDS COULD CERTAINLY USE THE EXTRA SUPPORT. AND WE CAN’T LOSE SIGHT OF THAT. WITH ALL THE BICKERING AND THE FIGHTING AND CHAOS IN D.C., WE HAVE TO REMEMBER THESE ARE REAL PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP. AND THAT’S WHY PENNSYLVANIA IS STANDING UP TO DO THIS. THE GOVERNOR ALSO SAID HE’S BEEN SPEARHEADING SOME PRIVATE FUNDRAISING FOR FOOD BANKS, SUPPORTED BY SOME PROMINENT NAMES LIKE BUSINESSMAN MARK CUBAN. HE ALSO SAID THAT THOSE WHO COULD VOLUNTEER WITH FOOD BANKS SHOULD CONSIDER DOING IT NOW. ONE BIG ISSUE WITH THIS ENTIRE FEDERAL STATE DYNAMIC HERE IS THAT SHAPIRO SAYS THEY’VE BEEN TOLD BY THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ANY STATE DOLLARS THAT GO TOWARD MAKING SURE THAT THERE’S MONEY ON SNAP CARDS WON’T BE BACKFILLED, ESSENTIALLY REPAID BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. SHAPIRO HAS SAID THAT THEY SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD TO MAKE UP THAT DIFFERENCE. RIGHT NOW. IN HARRISBURG NEWSROOM, TOM LEHMAN, WGAL NEWS EIGHT, THE YORK COUNTY FOOD BANK IS GEARING UP TO HELP THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN THAT COUNTY WHO RELY ON SNAP TO KEEP FOOD ON THEIR TABLES. NEWS EIGHT’S MORRISSEY WALSH CONTINUES OUR TEAM COVERAGE WITH HOW THEY’RE HANDLING THIS SITUATION. WE ARE READY TO SERVE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN ENSURE THAT NO ONE GOES HUNGRY DURING THIS THIS HORRIBLE, UNFORTUNATELY, THIS TERRIBLE TIME. 60,000 PEOPLE IN YORK COUNTY RELY ON SNAP BENEFITS. THE YORK COUNTY FOOD BANK SAYS IT HAS ALREADY LOST $1 MILLION IN ANNUAL FOOD SHIPMENTS DUE TO FEDERAL BUDGET CUTS, PUTTING A STRAIN ON RESOURCES. BUT THE FOOD BANK IS DETERMINED TO CONTINUE SERVING THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THEY SEE EACH MONTH HERE AT THE YORK COUNTY FOOD BANK AND ALL OF OUR CHARITABLE FOOD PARTNERS. WE WORK WITH OVER 100 PARTNER AGENCIES. WE ARE ALL WE’VE BEEN PREPARING FOR THIS. YOU CAN SEE ALL THE WE HAVE SOME BOXES READY TO GO IN THOSE BOXES. FOOD FOR PEOPLE OF YORK COUNTY TO PUT ON THEIR TABLES. HOWEVER, THE ORGANIZATION SAYS HELP FROM THE COMMUNITY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER. IF THERE IS ANY TIME, THIS IS THE TIME WHERE WE NEED COMMUNITY SUPPORT. WE NEED PEOPLE TO STEP UP AND HELP THEIR FELLOW NEIGHBORS. AND SO THAT CAN BE DONE THROUGH FINANCIAL DONATIONS ARE REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE’RE ABLE TO STRETCH A PERSON’S DOLLAR AND WE CAN GO OUT AND MAKE THESE CRITICAL FOOD PURCHASES THAT WE NEED TO DO SO THAT WE CAN PACK THESE BOXES. THE YORK COUNTY FOOD BANK SAYS THEY’RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS, AS WELL AS DONATIONS, SO THEY CAN CONTINUE SERVING THE COMMUNITY IN YORK. I’M MARCI WALSH, WGAL NEWS EIGHT. AND WGAL IS TEAMING UP WITH THE CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK TO HELP THOSE WHO NEED HELP KEEPING FOOD ON THE TABLE. WITHOUT THOSE SNAP FUNDINGS. STARTING MONDAY, WE’LL BE HOSTING A WEEK-LONG HUNGER CAN’T WAIT ONLINE DONATION DRIVE. EACH DOLLAR PROVIDES FOUR MEALS FOR FAMILIES, AND ALL OF THE MONEY DONATED WILL STAY RIGHT HERE IN THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. OF COURSE. BRING YOU MORE INFORMATION ON WGAL.COM AND ON NEWS EIGHT TODAY AT 6 A.M. ON MONDAY. AND IF YOU CAN HELP, EVERY LITTLE BIT COUNTS BECAUSE HUNGER CANNOT WAIT. SNAP RECIPIENTS IN NEED OF IMMEDIATE FOOD ASSISTANCE ARE URGED TO CALL 211 OR VISIT THE FEEDING PENNSYLVANIA WEBSITE. AND WE’RE FOLLOWING MORE BREAKING NEWS TONIGHT. A STRIKE APPEARS TO ALL BE BUT IMMINENT. IMMINENT FOR UNIONIZED EDUCATORS IN CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA’S COMMUNITY COLLEGE, THE HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE EDUCATION ASSOCIATION SAID IN A STATEMENT TODAY THAT NEGOTIATIONS STALLED AGAIN LAST NIGHT AFTER MORE THAN SIX HOURS OF FAILED BARGAINING SESSIONS. UNION LEADERS SAY THEY OFFERED A 3% RAISE FOR THE NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR, BUT THAT THE COLLEGE REJECTED THAT AND SAID THERE WOULD NOT BE A BACK PAY FOR THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS THAT THEY’VE BEEN WORKING WITHOUT A NEW CONTRACT. IN THAT STATEMENT TODAY, THE UNION’S HEAD NEGOTIATOR SAID THAT THEY ARE OFFERING THE SCHOOL A RESPONSIBLE, AFFORDABLE AND COMMON SENSE AGREEMENT AND THAT THE COLLEGE KNOWS WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO GET THIS DONE. WELL, IF YOU AND THE KIDS ARE GEARING UP TO GO OUT TRICK OR TREATING TONIGHT, MAKE SURE YOU’RE WEARING A JACKET. MAKE SURE THAT COSTUME HAS SOME INSULATION, SOME WIND INSULATION. THOSE WINDS ARE WHIPPING UP OUT THERE, MAKING THIS AN IMPACT DAY. HOLD ON TO THOSE CANDY BAGS. LET’S GO TO METEOROLOGIST ETHAN HUSTON FOR A CHECK ON THE FORECAST. IT HAS BEEN A WINDSWEPT HALLOWEEN OUT THERE ACROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, AND IT IS STILL GOING TO BE WINDY WHILE THE SUN IS STILL UP IN A COUPLE OF HOURS AFTER SUNSET, RIGHT AT PRIME. TRICK OR TREATING TIME. SO WE STILL HAVE THAT WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT ACROSS THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY. WE COULD STILL SEE THOSE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40MPH. AT TIMES. THAT’S STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES. THOSE HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN. OR IF YOU’RE OUT THERE WITH YOUR KIDS, DEFINITELY NEED TO TIE DOWN THE HAT. MAYBE ON SOME COSTUMES A LITTLE TIGHTER. HERE’S A LOOK AT THE CURRENT WIND GUSTS UP TO 37MPH IN LANCASTER. CLOSE TO 40MPH IN BOTH YORK AND ALSO IN HARRISBURG. TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW ARE SITTING IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S. WE ARE SEEING MORE SUNSHINE AS WE GET CLOSER TO SUNSET. AS THE CLOUD COVER IS A LITTLE BIT THICKER BACK TOWARDS I 99, BUT WE WILL STAY DRY FOR THIS EVENING ON INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS THE WINDS SLOWLY RELAX AFTER SUNSET. WE’LL STILL HAVE A STIFF BREEZE AS WE GO THROUGH THE NIGHT TONIGHT ON INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING, BUT THE WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS GOING TO BE A DRY WEEKEND AHEAD AND MUCH OF NEXT WEEK LOOKS DRY. FIND OUT WHEN IN THAT TEN DAY FORECAST SHOWERS FINALLY RETURN IN THE UPDATED TEN D
Dispatch: Person taken to hospital after being struck by vehicle in Shippensburg
Updated: 11:35 PM EDT Oct 31, 2025
One person was taken to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle on Friday night in Shippensburg. According to Cumberland County dispatchers, it happened in the 300 block of East King Street around 7:50 p.m. Dispatchers say the pedestrian was taken to the hospital in an unknown condition. The incident is under investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police in Carlisle. This article was curated by Hearst’s WGAL Alert Desk. For live traffic updates, click here.See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at https://www.wgal.com/upload.
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. —
One person was taken to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle on Friday night in Shippensburg.
According to Cumberland County dispatchers, it happened in the 300 block of East King Street around 7:50 p.m.
Dispatchers say the pedestrian was taken to the hospital in an unknown condition. The incident is under investigation by the Pennsylvania State Police in Carlisle.
This article was curated by Hearst’s WGAL Alert Desk.
For live traffic updates, click here.
See news happening? Send us your photos or videos if it’s safe to do so at https://www.wgal.com/upload.