Hazmat team called after tractor-trailer hauling trash overturns, shuts down York County roads
TODAY IN OUR WARMEST DAY OF THE WEEK. WGAL NEWS EIGHT. STARTS NOW. LET’S WARM IT UP. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. IT’S THURSDAY AT 4:30 A.M. MATT BARCARO. I’M KATELYN SMITH. LET’S GO STRAIGHT OVER TO CHIEF METEOROLOGIST CHRISTINE FERREIRA. AND WE’RE GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE UPPER 70S TODAY. LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT WE HAVE OUTSIDE THIS MORNING. IT’S VERY QUIET THIS MORNING. WE HAVE JUST A COUPLE OF SCATTERED CLOUDS. TEMPERATURES PRETTY MILD, WELL INTO THE 50S IN SOME SPOTS. OTHER SPOTS ARE IN THE 40S, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE THE CLEAR SKIES, CALM WINDS COMBO. BUT YOU CAN SEE THERE IS WARMER AIR WAITING IN THE WINGS TO OUR SOUTHWEST, AND THAT WILL BE COMING IN TODAY. SO HERE’S THE 12 HOUR FORECAST TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING, GENERALLY IN THE 50S. BUT WE WILL QUICKLY WARM TO THE 60S AND 70S ONCE WE HIT THE LUNCH HOUR. NOW LATER TODAY, 78 IS OUR TARGET TEMPERATURE. THAT’S THE WARMEST DAY OF THE WEEK. TOMORROW WILL ADD A FEW CLOUDS AND A FEW MORE SHOWERS. WE’LL TALK ABOUT THAT AND TIME OUT. THE WEEKEND FORECAST UP NEXT. ALL RIGHT CHRISTINE. THANK YOU. WE ARE EXPECTING TO LEARN MORE TODAY AFTER THE PENNSYLVANIA SPCA SEARCHED A LANCASTER COUNTY HOME AND REMOVED ANIMALS THEY SAY WERE LIVING IN CRUEL CONDITIONS. 911 DISPATCHERS SAY THIS STARTED AROUND 1130 YESTERDAY MORNING. WEST HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP POLICE AND ALSO THE LANCASTER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE WERE AT THAT HOME ON HIGH RIDGE ROAD OFF ROUTE 23 IN WEST HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP. POLICE AND PEOPLE IN HAZMAT LIKE SUITS WERE IN AND OUT OF THAT PROPERTY FOR HOURS. A ONE MAN SHOW IN HARRISBURG BROUGHT ATTENTION TO THE STRUGGLES OF CHILD SEX ABUSE SURVIVORS IN PENNSYLVANIA. IT’S ACTOR SAYS STATUTE OF LIMITATION LAWS BLOCKED MANY SURVIVORS FROM FILING LAWSUITS AGAINST THEIR ABUSERS BECAUSE THE ABUSE HAPPENED TOO LONG AGO. J SEFTON IS A MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL AND AN ACTOR. HE PUT ON THE PLAY UNRECONCILED TO HIGHLIGHT HOW HE AND OTHER VICTIMS OF ABUSE DON’T HAVE A LEGAL AVENUE TO TRULY FIND JUSTICE. IN THE PERFORMANCE, HE COMES TO TERMS WITH ABUSE. HE SAYS HE SUFFERED BY A CATHOLIC PRIEST. IT’S GETTING OUT SOMEWHERE AND IT’S CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE. SO THAT PIECE OF IT, IT’S NOT NECESSARILY A JUSTICE IN THE COURTS, BUT IN THE THEATERS. FOR ME, I DON’T FEEL LIKE I’M SCREAMING INTO A VOID ANYMORE. THERE’S SOME THINGS HAPPENING. PERFORMANCE WAS AT GAMUT THEATER THAT’S JUST STEPS AWAY FROM THE STATE CAPITOL IN HARRISBURG, WHERE JUST THIS WEEK, SURVIVORS GATHERED TO PUSH LAWMAKERS TO OPEN A TWO YEAR WINDOW FOR CIVIL LAWSUITS. A JURY CONVICTED A LANCASTER COUNTY MAN OF RAPING A TEENAGER DECADES AGO IN A CASE THAT WAS STALLED BY AN OFFICER WHO WAS EVENTUALLY CONVICTED OF RAPING THAT SAME VICTIM DAYS LATER. THE LANCASTER COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE SAYS ROBERTO ROSARIO RAPED AND THEN ASSAULTED THE THEN 16 YEAR OLD VICTIM. THAT WAS IN DECEMBER OF 1997. THE JURY FOUND HIM GUILTY OF THREE FELONY OFFENSES AT THE TIME, LANCASTER CITY POLICE OFFICER ANDREW SELBY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE INVESTIGATING THAT CASE BUT ABANDONED THE CASE WHEN SELBY RAPED AND SEXUALLY ASSAULTED THE SAME VICTIM. LESS THAN A WEEK LATER, IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR. SELBY WAS SENTENCED TO UP TO 57 YEARS IN PRISON AFTER A JURY FOUND HIM GUILTY OF RAPING AND SEXUALLY ASSAULTING THREE GIRLS IN THE 90S. STATE POLICE SAY A MAN LINKED TO BANK ROBBERIES IN MASSACHUSETTS ROBBED A BANK IN PERRY COUNTY ON MONDAY. TROOPERS SAY CHRISTOPHER GRANNIS CUT OFF HIS ANKLE MONITOR AT HIS HOME IN MASSACHUSETTS ON SATURDAY AND WAS DRIVING A STOLEN CAR. THEY SAY HE DEMANDED MONEY FROM THE TELLER AT THE BANK ON RED HILL ROAD NEAR NEWPORT. TROOPERS SAY HE SHOWED THE TELLER THAT HE HAD A GUN IN HIS WAISTBAND. THEN TUESDAY NIGHT, TROOPERS SAY THEY FOUND GRANNIS AND THE STOLEN CAR AT A MAKESHIFT CAMPSITE NEAR THE JUNIATA RIVER IN JUNIATA COUNTY. WELL, THIS MORNING WE DO KNOW THAT WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT A FIRE AT A YORK COUNTY HOME AND ALSO THE CHALLENGES THAT FIREFIGHTERS SAY THEY HAD TO DEAL WITH AT THAT FIRE. THE NORTH CORDORUS TOWNSHIP FIRE ASSISTANT CHIEF SAYS THAT A PILLOW CAUGHT FIRE NEXT TO A WOMAN’S FACE. THIS WAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. YOU SEE WHAT’S LEFT OF THE HOME THERE, TOO. THE WOMAN WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OUT. SHE DID GO TO THE HOSPITAL AND A FEW OF HER CATS DIED IN THAT FIRE. FIREFIGHTERS SAY BECAUSE OF HOARDING LIKE CONDITIONS AND THOSE FAST MOVING FLAMES, THEY DID MAKE THE DECISION TO STAY OUT OF THE HOME WHILE FIGHTING THE FIRE. LUCKILY, SHE GOT LUCKY. SHE’S STILL AROUND. IT DIDN’T TAKE LONG TO TAKE OFF. HE SAYS HE BELIEVES A SPACE HEATER STARTED THE FIRE. WE’RE TOLD THE WOMAN HAS SINCE BEEN RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL. WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE CRASH INVOLVING THREE TRACTOR TRAILERS YESTERDAY MORNING ON I-81 IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY. 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TOMORROW FROM EIGHT IN THE MORNING UNTIL NOON IS WHEN BOROUGH EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS WILL BE GOING AROUND TO PICK UP THOSE ITEMS. RIGHT NOW, THERE IS A BIG METAL STRUCTURE TOWERING OVER PART OF WARWICK TOWNSHIP, LANCASTER COUNTY. MAYBE YOU HAVE SEEN THAT, BUT IT WON’T LAST LONG. WON’T BE HERE FOR A WHILE. GO DOWN TO WASHINGTON, D.C. AND WILL BE USED FOR A UFC FIGHT. YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT BE FROM AN AMUSEMENT PARK, BUT IT’S GOING TO BE FOR THAT FIGHT. TATE GLOBAL IS BUILDING THAT STRUCTURE KNOWN AS THE CLAW. IT’S ON FURNACE HILLS PIKE IN LITITZ AND I DON’T THINK YOU CAN MISS IT. IT WILL BE THE BACKDROP FOR THE UFC FREEDOM 250 FIGHT ON THE WHITE HOUSE LAWN ON JUNE 14TH, WHICH IS THE PRESIDENT’S BIRTHDAY. PEOPLE HAVE ASKED, AND NOW YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS. ALL RIGHT. AN INTERACTIVE MOBILE UNIT TO MARK AMERICA’S 250TH ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR, MADE A STOP AT THE CARLISLE FAIRGROUNDS IN CARLISLE. THE CUSTOM BUILT EXPERIENCE ALLOWS YOU TO PLAY SOME GAMES AND ALSO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE KEYSTONE STATE’S ROLE IN THE NATION’S HISTORY. IT’S BEEN REALLY COOL SO FAR TO SEE EVERYBODY JUST GETTING INVOLVED IN SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL. ONE OF OUR MAIN GOALS IS MAKING SURE THAT EVERY PENNSYLVANIAN FROM EVERY COUNTY GETS INVOLVED IN THIS. AND AS
Hazmat team called after tractor-trailer hauling trash overturns, shuts down York County roads
Updated: 8:39 AM EDT Apr 23, 2026
A tractor-trailer hauling trash overturned and shut down two York County roads on Thursday morning, according to emergency dispatchers. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today. The truck rolled over at the intersection of Mount Pisgah and Cool Creek roads in Hellam Township at 6:38 a.m. The scene is near Eastern York High School. Dispatch said a hazmat team was called to the wreck. According to the Wrightsville Fire Department, one person suffered a minor injury. Cool Creek Road is closed between Kenneth Way and Knights View Road, and Mount Pisgah Road is shut down between Almoney and Cool Creek roads. The fire department said the roads will be closed for an extended time. Drivers are reminded to be cautious in the area and to expect slowdowns.No other vehicles were involved. The Hellam Township Police Department is investigating. 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.
HELLAM TOWNSHIP, Pa. —
A tractor-trailer hauling trash overturned and shut down two York County roads on Thursday morning, according to emergency dispatchers.
Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today.
The truck rolled over at the intersection of Mount Pisgah and Cool Creek roads in Hellam Township at 6:38 a.m. The scene is near Eastern York High School.
Dispatch said a hazmat team was called to the wreck.
Wrightsville Fire Department
Tractor-trailer hauling trash overturns
According to the Wrightsville Fire Department, one person suffered a minor injury.
Cool Creek Road is closed between Kenneth Way and Knights View Road, and Mount Pisgah Road is shut down between Almoney and Cool Creek roads.
The fire department said the roads will be closed for an extended time. Drivers are reminded to be cautious in the area and to expect slowdowns.
Wrightsville Fire Department
Tractor-trailer hauling trash overturns
No other vehicles were involved.
The Hellam Township Police Department is investigating.
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.