City of Lancaster announces boil water advisory following water main break
City of Lancaster announces boil water advisory following water main break
Updated: 5:35 PM EDT May 12, 2025
CALL HIS MOTHER. THE UNITED STATES POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE, NOW INVESTIGATING MULTIPLE MAIL THEFTS THROUGHOUT LANCASTER COUNTY. WELCOME TO NEWS EIGHT AT FIVE, EVERYONE. I’M BRIAN ROCHE AND I’M LORI BURKHOLDER. AND THIS INCLUDES THE PHEASANT RIDGE COMMUNITY IN MANOR TOWNSHIP NEWS EIGHT’S SARAH METZ IS THERE NOW HAS MORE FROM RESIDENTS AND SARAH, THEY SAY THEY’RE VICTIMS OF A CHECK BEING STOLEN AND CASHED IN A DIFFERENT NAME. YES. THIS WASN’T JUST ANY CHECK. THIS WAS SPECIFICALLY A CHECK FOR VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA. AND IT WAS CAT OR EXCUSE ME, IT WAS TRIED TO BE MAILED BY CAROL KENT BECAUSE HER HUSBAND IS A VIETNAM VET. AND ON WEDNESDAY SHE THEN DROPPED THE DONATION RIGHT HERE IN THIS BLUE BOX IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD. I JUST SHOOK MY HEAD. I JUST COULDN’T BELIEVE WHAT WAS HAPPENING, THAT SOMEBODY WOULD DO THAT, CAROL KENT SAYS ONE OF HER NEIGHBORS FOUND HER RIPPED UP EMPTY ENVELOPE AND PUT IT OUTSIDE HER FRONT DOOR ON THURSDAY MORNING. WHEN I WENT TO THE BANK ON THURSDAY. THEY SAID THEY CASHED THE CHECK HAD BEEN ALREADY CASHED FOR $893.23, ALMOST $900. THAT WAS STOLEN RIGHT FROM KENT AND NEVER GIVEN TO THE VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA. IT MAKES YOU FEEL VIOLATED, VERY VIOLATED. AND THAT’S STILL THE WAY I FEEL TO THIS DAY. I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY GOT INTO MY PERSONAL BUSINESS AND SAME THING HAPPENED TO HER NEIGHBOR, KENT SAYS. THEY REPORTED IT TO POLICE AND THE UNITED POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICES, WHO ARE BOTH INVESTIGATING. WE TALKED TO THE MAILMAN AND AND OTHER PEOPLE IN THE IN THE COMMUNITY HERE, AND THEY STATED THAT A KEY MIGHT HAVE BEEN STOLEN FOR THOSE BLUE BOXES AT LEAST A MONTH AGO, BUT WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED BY THE POST OFFICE. BUT THE AFTERMATH IS ALSO A PROCESS, AND I HAD TO GO TO THE BANK AND GET THAT STRAIGHTENED OUT FOR THE FRAUD AND ABUSE PART, AND HAVE ALL MY INFORMATION CHANGED, ALL MY CHECKING ACCOUNT AND SAVINGS ACCOUNT AND DEBIT CARD AND, YOU KNOW, AND THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO BE DEPOSITED INTO MY ACCOUNT, I HAD TO NOTIFY THEM AS WELL THAT EVERYTHING CHANGED. NOW, I DID ASK THE UNITED POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICES ABOUT THESE UNIVERSAL KEYS BEING STOLEN. THE SPOKESPERSON TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE KEYS THAT OPEN UP SEVERAL OF THESE BOXES, AND THEY ARE INVESTIGATING WHAT’S MISSING AND WORKING TO RECOVER THOSE. ALTHOUGH HE DIDN’T SAY A CERTAIN AMOUNT OR IF ANY ARE MISSING AT ALL. THEY ALSO SUGGESTED IF ANYONE HAS ANY SECURITY CONCERNS INVOLVING THESE BLUE BOXES AND MAILING CHECKS, YOU SHOULD JUST GO RIGHT TO THE POST OFFICE YOURSELF. HAND IT TO A MAIL PERSON AT THE POST OFFICE VERSUS PUTTING THEM IN THESE BLUE BOXES. IN LANCASTER COUNTY. SARAH METZ, WGAL NEWS EIGHT. WE NOW KNOW THAT THE CAR HAULER INVOLVED IN A CRASH ON INTERSTATE 83 IN YORK COUNTY THIS MORNING WAS STOLEN. ACCORDING TO THE AFFIDAVIT INVOLVED HERE, 39 YEAR OLD RAMON VAZQUEZ FAJARDO IS CHARGED WITH RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY. THE CAR CARRIER FLIPPED OVER EARLY THIS MORNING IN THE NORTHBOUND LANES NEAR EXIT 35 TO ROUTE 177. THAT’S IN FAIRVIEW TOWNSHIP. THOSE DOCUMENTS SAY THE CAR HAULER WAS TAKEN FROM A LOT IN HARRISBURG, AND ONE OF THE VEHICLES IT WAS CARRYING, A WHITE DODGE DURANGO, WAS ALSO STOLEN. NEWS EIGHT REACHED OUT TO THE PERSON WHO APPEARS TO OWN THAT LOT. THEY WOULD NOT COMMENT ON THIS SITUATION. WELL, THE PEOPLE WHO TREAT YOUR CHILDREN IN SCHOOL, FROM THOSE BUMPS TO THOSE STOMACH ACHES, THOSE SCHOOL NURSES AND SEVERAL OF THEM MET WITH LAWMAKERS AT THE STATE CAPITOL TO DISCUSS THE ISSUES AFFECTING CHILDREN’S HEALTH. THIS WAS THE SCENE YOU SEE HERE TODAY FOR DAY ON THE HILL, WHERE DOZENS OF WORKERS CAME FROM ALL ACROSS THE STATE. ORGANIZERS SAY THERE ARE TWO MAJOR ISSUES A LACK OF STAFFING AND ALSO IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS. ON THE LATTER ISSUE. IN PENNSYLVANIA, YOU CAN BE EXEMPT FOR VACCINATION FOR MORAL AND ETHICAL REASONS, BUT SCHOOL NURSES SAY THIS LEADS TO LOWER VACCINATION RATES AMONG CHILDREN. ACCORDING TO THE CDC, SHOWS THAT VACCINATION COVERAGE FOR KINDERGARTNERS HAS DECREASED BY 2% FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES FOR DISEASES SUCH AS MEASLES AND ON THE STAFFING ISSUE. ORGANIZERS ARGUE THOSE NURSES ARE CRITICAL FOR STUDENTS UPBRINGING, NO MATTER WHAT THEIR AGE. IN MANY CASES, THE SCHOOL NURSES ARE THE ONLY LICENSED MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL A CHILD MAY INTERACT WITH DURING THE WEEK OR IN THAT MONTH, OR EVEN IN THAT YEAR. BEYOND THE PHYSICAL CARE. SCHOOL NURSES ARE VITAL LINKS BETWEEN STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY HEALTH RESOURCES, AND NURSES SAY THERE SHOULD BE MORE INTENTIONAL EFFORTS TO ATTRACT AND TRAIN NURSES FOR SCHOOL ROLES BY RAISING AWARENESS ABOUT JOBS, JOBS IN NURSING, SCHOOL JOBS IN NURSING IN SCHOOLS. THE NEWS EIGHT STORM TEAM, VERY POPULAR WITH MOMS ALL ACROSS THE AREA. WE HAD A WONDERFUL MOTHER’S DAY WEEKEND, BUT WE’VE GOT SOME BIGGER CONCERNS ON THE WAY. YES, LET’S GO TO METEOROLOGIST ETHAN HUSTON WITH WITH MORE ON WHAT WE’RE LOOKING AT HERE. YEAH. GET READY FOR WIDESPREAD RAIN TO MAKE A COMEBACK. THAT IS FOR TOMORROW. AND BECAUSE IT COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES, THAT’S WHY WE’RE MAKING TOMORROW AN IMPACT DAY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL LIKELY BE THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE, AND I’D SAY THROUGH DINNER TIME. NEED TO WATCH OUT FOR SOME MINOR FLOODING IN SOME LOW LYING AREAS. THOSE TYPICAL SPOTS THAT WE TEND TO SEE WATER GO OVER SOME ROADWAYS. THAT’S WHERE WE HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR YOUR TUESDAY. ADD IT ALL UP THROUGH WEDNESDAY, AND I THINK WE’RE PICKING UP AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2IN OF RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY, BUT THERE COULD BE SOME SPOTTY HIGHER TOTALS OUTSIDE. RIGHT NOW YOU CAN SEE THE SIGN OF CHANGE. WE’VE GOT THAT VEIL OF CLOUDS MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTH, BUT IT IS STILL A WARM DAY OUT THERE AT 80 RIGHT NOW. IN READING THE SAME IN CARLISLE, STILL 77. IF YOU’RE WATCHING US IN LANCASTER, WE ARE STARTING TO SEE THE LEADING EDGE OF THAT RAIN MOVE INTO NORTHERN PORTIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA RIGHT THERE. I’D SAY ALONG THE ROUTE 66 CORRIDOR. WE ARE GOING TO WATCH THIS CONTINUE TO LIFT TO THE NORTH. AND EVENTUALLY, I’D SAY BY THE TIME WE GET TO 11:00, WE’LL START TO SEE SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS. BUT YOU CAN SEE THAT STEADIER RAIN THAT’S BACK OVER THE CAROLINAS. THAT’S GOING TO MOVE IN THE VALLEY THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW. SO UNTIL THEN, CLOUDS WILL THICKEN UP. WE’RE STAYING DRY THIS EVENING. HAVE A CHANCE TO BE OUTSIDE THIS EVENING. I WOULD GO AHEAD AND DO IT BECAUSE ONCE THE RAIN MOVES ON IN, WE’RE TALKING ROUNDS OF RAIN GOING THROUGH TONIGHT, TOMORROW AND FOR MUCH OF THIS UPCOMING WEEK WE’LL TAL
City of Lancaster announces boil water advisory following water main break
Updated: 5:35 PM EDT May 12, 2025
The city of Lancaster has placed multiple customers under a boil water advisory, following a water main break on May 12. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8In a press release, the city announced that customers at 8, 10, 32, 40, 50, 52, 54, 58, 72, and 74 Pitney Road should boil their drinking water until further notice. The customers at 1525 and 1603 Lincoln Highway East should boil their drinking water as well. When treating the water, the city advises residents to boil it for one minute, then let it cool before using. In addition to drinking, customers should use boiled or bottled water for making ice, washing dishes, brushing teeth, and preparing food. City officials advised that they are working to fix the broken water main. Another release will be sent out once the water is safe to drink. 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.
The city of Lancaster has placed multiple customers under a boil water advisory, following a water main break on May 12.
Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8
In a press release, the city announced that customers at 8, 10, 32, 40, 50, 52, 54, 58, 72, and 74 Pitney Road should boil their drinking water until further notice.
The customers at 1525 and 1603 Lincoln Highway East should boil their drinking water as well.
When treating the water, the city advises residents to boil it for one minute, then let it cool before using. In addition to drinking, customers should use boiled or bottled water for making ice, washing dishes, brushing teeth, and preparing food.
City officials advised that they are working to fix the broken water main. Another release will be sent out once the water is safe to drink.
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.