Published July 4, 2009, 12:11 PM EST

by STAFF

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - Ephrata police are investigating a fire that happened just before midnight Friday.Firefighters from Ephrata, Akron, Farmersville and Reamstown responded to a blaze at the Goodwill store, 1166 S. State St., at 11:56 p.m.Lincoln Fire Co. also responded, along with Zone 1 Air and Ephrata EMS. No injuri...

Published July 4, 2009, 10:04 AM EST

by RYAN ROBINSON

LANCASTER, Pa. - A sex offender faces a Megan's Law violation charge after police say he failed to report his recent whereabouts.City police on Thursday charged Ismael Antonetti-Ortiz, 61, of 648 Marietta Ave., Apt. 1, with failure to comply with registration of sexual offender requirements.City police said Anto...

Published July 4, 2009, 10:03 AM EST

by DIANA MARTIN

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - "It's quiet and peaceful here," said 12-year-old Shanikqua Broner, better known as "Precious," after stepping off a coach bus Friday afternoon.Her home in the Bronx, N.Y., seemed worlds away as she stood in the parking lot at Groffdale Mennonite Church in Leola, a cornfield a...

Published July 4, 2009, 10:02 AM EST

by JANET KELLEY

LANCASTER, Pa. - It ranks right up there with baseball and apple pie.On this most American of holidays, the humble hot dog is suddenly elevated to celebrity status as true patriotic fare.In fact, July was declared National Hot Dog Month in 1957 by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce because of baseball season and the Fourt...

Published July 4, 2009, 10:01 AM EST

by DAN RORABAUGH

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - Much like his role models George Lucas, Stanley Kubrick and Akira Kurosawa, Albert Lanzillo loves making his own worlds.The 18-year-old Lancaster County resident is an aspiring filmmaker who hopes to create intricate settings like the "Star Wars" universe or the futuristic society in "...

Published July 3, 2009, 8:21 PM EST

by LARRY ALEXANDER

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - A tanker truck carrying farm-fresh milk overturned Friday, dumping part of its cargo.The truck, owned by O'Donnell Brothers Transportation Inc. of Quarryville, was carrying 42,000 pounds of milk when the trailer overturned on Spooky Nook Road at Prospect Road around 9:45 a.m.About 2,000 pounds of mi...

Published July 3, 2009, 8:21 PM EST

by RYAN ROBINSON

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - Lancaster County Drug Task Force officers said they apprehended three suspected drug dealers in the city on Thursday.Police said they seized 26 pounds of marijuana, eight packets of heroin, a gun, $5,884 cash and various suspected drug paraphernalia.Joseph A. Suggs, 21, and Mayra Ivette Rodriguez, 2...

Published July 3, 2009, 8:21 PM EST

by JANET KELLEY

LANCASTER COUNTY,Pa. - Manheim Township police said they arrested a Reading man early Friday after a brief chase by car and on foot.Cory C. Rodriguez, 18, was charged with receiving stolen property and fleeing or attempting to elude police, police said.A 17-year-old West Lawn boy, who was with Rodriguez, was not charged, ...

Published July 3, 2009, 8:21 PM EST

by JANET KELLEY

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - A tiny tan Chihuahua puppy "with droopy ears" has apparently found a new home — but not legally.The puppy was reported stolen Wednesday afternoon from PJ's Pet Shop, 109 Doe Run Road, Manheim.Niki Hilt, co-owner of the pet store, said Friday she had just brought the puppy back fr...

Published July 3, 2009, 8:21 PM EST

by STAFF REPORT

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - A Conestoga woman called state police on Thursday, telling them that her ex-boyfriend had abducted her 2-year-old child.But state troopers quickly figured out that Christiana Nicole Leakway didn't have any children.And her motive for reporting the abduction, troopers said, was to get revenge on ...