Some Social Security offices close temporarily<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIT IS 656. TIME FOR WGAL NEWS 8 TO GO. WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS AND LET\u2019S GET STRAIGHT TO GABRIELLE. GOOD MORNING. I\u2019M GABRIELLE THOMAS, LIVE HERE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY. A PORTION OF I-81 HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR SEVERAL HOURS NOW FOLLOWING A CRASH INVOLVING THREE TRACTOR TRAILERS. YOU CAN SEE HERE THIS TRACTOR TRAILER. BUT IF WE SHOW YOU FURTHER DOWN HERE, I-81, THAT IS A SECOND TRACTOR TRAILER FULL OF MAIL. THE HIGHWAY. NOW, PENNDOT SAYS THERE WERE THREE TRACTOR TRAILERS INVOLVED. WE\u2019VE ONLY SEEN TWO. THE FIRST ONE WITH MAIL INSIDE. AS YOU CAN SEE RIGHT THERE, AS CREWS WORK TO CLEAN UP THE SECOND ONE WITH RAW CHICKEN INSIDE. NOW, THE CRASH STARTED AT EXIT 29, BUT THE CLOSURE STARTS AT EXIT 24. KING STREET IS BACKED UP CLOSE TO SHIPPENSBURG AND THERE ARE NO INJURIES REPORTED AT THIS TIME. NOW, I-81 SOUTHBOUND IS NOT IMPACTED AT ALL, BUT I-81 NORTHBOUND CLOSED. AND RIGHT NOW ON THE MAP, YOU CAN SEE HOW FAR THAT SLOWED DOWN HAS STRETCHED INTO FRANKLIN COUNTY. AGAIN, THIS CRASH HAPPENED NEAR MILE MARKER 28 IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY. AND THE CLOSURE STARTS AT EXIT 24 IN FRANKLIN COUNTY. LIKE GABRIELLE MENTIONED. BUT RIGHT NOW THAT SLOWED DOWN ALL THE WAY THROUGH CHAMBERSBURG ON INTERSTATE 81 NORTHBOUND AND GIVING YOU A LOOK RIGHT NOW AT. ALSO ROUTE 696, BOTH LANES VERY SLOW. SLOW THIS MORNING. AND OF COURSE, NOTHING HAS REALLY CHANGED FROM THIS VANTAGE POINT ON 81 NORTHBOUND. KEEP YOU UPDATED ON THIS. GOOD MORNING. YOU CAN SEE LIVE IN HERSHEY. WE HAVE CLOUDY SKIES TO START. THERE ARE SOME SHOWERS MOVING THROUGH THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS OFF TO THE NORTHEAST, AND THE COLD FRONT MOVES IN FROM WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA. SO RIGHT NOW, VERY LIGHT SHOWERS OR SPRINKLES FOR MOST OF US, BUT WE WILL SEE A BETTER CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS DURING THE MORNING RUSH UNTIL ABOUT 10 A.M. TEMPERATURES. THAT\u2019S THE BIG TALKER INSTEAD OF 20 LIKE WE HAD YESTERDAY MORNING. THAT FROSTY START. LOOK AT THE TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING. WE ARE IN THE 40S TO NEAR 50 DEGREES IN SOME SPOTS, 15 TO 20 DEGREES WARMER. SO YOU DON\u2019T NEED THE HEAVY COATS ON THIS EARTH DAY. HERE\u2019S A LOOK AT YOUR WEATHER PLANNER. WE GO WITH MORNING SHOWERS ENDING TO START AND THEN PARTLY SUNNY SKIES. 68 TONIGHT MOSTLY CLEAR, MILD, NEAR 50. AND TOMORROW WE HAVE MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS FOR YOU. OUR WARMEST DAY OF THE WEEK AT 78. TODAY IN LANCASTER, TWO STATE REPRESENTATIVES ARE HOLDING A FREE RECORD CLEARING EVENT. NIKKI RIVERA AND IZZY SMITH ARE HOLDING THIS EVENT WHERE PEOPLE WITH MINOR CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS CAN GET HELP FROM EXPERTS NAVIGATING THE STATE\u2019S EXPUNGEMENT AND RECORD SEALING LAWS. THAT\u2019S TONIGHT FROM 5 TO 7 AT THAT\u2019S ON NORTH QUEEN STREET, HAPPENING TODAY IN DAUPHIN COUNTY. STATE LEADERS AND STUDENTS WILL BE AT KEYSTONE, A GOODWILL KEYSTONE FOR THE FIRST EVER EARTH DAY CELEBRATION. THIS IS AT THE GOODWILL OUTLET CENTER AND WAREHOUSE AND LOWER SWARATA TOWNSHIP THIS MORNING, STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SECRETARY JESSICA SHIRLEY WILL TALK WITH THE STUDENTS. HERE\u2019S THE TEN DAY FORECAST SHOWING 68 DEGREES TODAY, 78. NICE JUMP TOMORROW. IF YOU\u2019RE A FAN OF THAT WARMER WEATHER, THAT\u2019S YOUR DAY. FRIDAY WE GO DOWN TO 70 WITH A FEW MORE CLOUDS AND MAYBE A COUPLE OF SHOWERS. SATURDAY IS THE BEST DAY FOR RAIN THIS WEEKEND AT 58 DEGREES. A LITTLE COOL THERE, BUT SUNDAY THE RAIN MOVES OUT AND WE SHOULD SEE CLEARING SKIES UP TO 60 2IC TEMPERATURES BEING A BIT MORE CONSISTENT NEXT WEEK. YOU KNOW WE\u2019VE HAD THESE BIG SWINGS IN APRIL. WE\u2019VE HAD 80. WE STAY IN THE 60S FOR MOST OF NEXT WEEK. SO Y\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTwo Pennsylvania Social Security offices are temporarily closed this week. Video above: Top stories, weather forecast from WGAL News 8.The offices are only able to provide telephone assistance from Wednesday, April 22, 2026 to Friday, April 24, 2026. The offices will have no in-person service during that period. Social Security office closuresPittsburgh Downtown Social Security office (15219):Phone assistance only from Wednesday, April 22, 2026, through Friday, April 24, 2026.No in-person service during this time.Bloomsburg Social Security office (17815):Phone assistance only until further notice.No in-person service available.Other closuresSome SSA offices in nine other states are also temporarily closed. You can find a full list here. The Social Security Administration did not explain why there are temporary closures. Other ways to get helpSSA says the best way to get help is at their website: SSA.gov. You can also call the national 800 number at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778).\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Two Pennsylvania Social Security offices are temporarily closed this week. <\/p>\n
Video above: Top stories, weather forecast from WGAL News 8.<\/p>\n
The offices are only able to provide telephone assistance from Wednesday, April 22, 2026 to Friday, April 24, 2026. The offices will have no in-person service during that period. <\/p>\n
Social Security office closures<\/p>\n
Pittsburgh Downtown Social Security office (15219):<\/p>\n
Phone assistance only from Wednesday, April 22, 2026, through Friday, April 24, 2026.No in-person service during this time.\t<\/p>\n
Bloomsburg Social Security office (17815):<\/p>\n
Phone assistance only until further notice.No in-person service available.Other closures<\/p>\n
Some SSA offices in nine other states are also temporarily closed. You can find a full list here<\/a>. <\/p>\n The Social Security Administration did not explain why there are temporary closures. <\/p>\n Other ways to get help<\/p>\n