DAYS. THERE. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. SUMMER’S COMING. TWIN SISTERS. THIS IS A NEAT STORY TO END THE DAY TO DAY. TWIN SISTERS. QUITE A STORY TO TELL AFTER GIVING BIRTH ON THE SAME DAY AT THE SAME HOSPITAL. IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AT WELLSPAN GETTYSBURG HOSPITAL. REBECCA ON THE LEFT HAD A SCHEDULED INDUCING THAT BEGAN ON TUESDAY. HER SISTER CHRISTINA. CHRISTINA ON THE RIGHT WAS VISITING WHEN HER WATER BROKE AND CHRISTINA WENT INTO LABOR. REBECCA GAVE BIRTH TO DAUGHTER RAELYNN YESTERDAY MORNING. CHRISTINA GAVE BIRTH TO SON XAVION IN THE AFTERNOON. ALL ARE HEALTHY AND EXPECTED TO BE DISCHARGED TOMORROW. AND REBECCA AND CHRISTINA’S BIRTH DAY, DOUBLE BIRTHDAY IS MONDAY. HOW ABOUT THAT? THAT’S KIND OF NEAT. SO A LOT OF CELEBRATIONS IN THAT FAMILY THIS TIME OF YEAR. MY MOM AND HER SISTER BOTH HAD BABIES ON THE SAME. OH, REALLY? MY BROTHER AND MY COUSIN. WELL, THERE YOU GO. YOU NEVER FORGET.

Twin sisters give birth on same day at same hospital

Updated: 4:49 PM EDT May 27, 2023

Twin sisters have quite a story to tell after giving birth on the same day at the same hospital.It happened Thursday at WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital.Rebecca had a scheduled inducing that started on Tuesday. While her sister, Christina, was visiting, Christina's water broke, and she went into labor.Rebecca gave birth to daughter Raylynn in the morning, and Christina gave birth to son Xavian in the afternoon.All are healthy and expect to be discharged Saturday.They'll be home in time for Rebecca and Christina to celebrate their birthdays on Monday.

GETTYSBURG, Pa. —

Twin sisters have quite a story to tell after giving birth on the same day at the same hospital.

It happened Thursday at WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital.

Rebecca had a scheduled inducing that started on Tuesday. While her sister, Christina, was visiting, Christina's water broke, and she went into labor.

Rebecca gave birth to daughter Raylynn in the morning, and Christina gave birth to son Xavian in the afternoon.

All are healthy and expect to be discharged Saturday.

They'll be home in time for Rebecca and Christina to celebrate their birthdays on Monday.

An 8-year-old boy died following a weekend fire in York County, Pennsylvania, which officials say was caused by discarded fireworks.Fire crews were called to the home around 11 p.m. Saturday.West York Fire Department Assistant Chief James Hope told sister station WGAL that there was heavy fire through the roof of the home when crews arrived.Officials said two adults and a 6-year-old boy were already out of the home, but an 8-year-old boy had to be rescued from a second-floor bedroom.All four people were taken to a hospital, where the 8-year-old later died. Firefighters said the fire was caused by discarded fireworks."It was determined that fireworks were used and set off some point during the night and discarded in a plastic recycling bin that weren't completely out. Hot embers can burn. Any little wind can make that hot ember become hot again and melt anything close, and that's what caused the fire," Hope said.Damage to both parts of the duplex is estimated at $300,000.The investigation continues by the West York Fire Department, West York Borough Police and the state police fire marshal.The Red Cross was also called to the scene.

WEST YORK, Pa. —

An 8-year-old boy died following a weekend fire in York County, Pennsylvania, which officials say was caused by discarded fireworks.

Fire crews were called to the home around 11 p.m. Saturday.

West York Fire Department Assistant Chief James Hope told sister station WGAL that there was heavy fire through the roof of the home when crews arrived.

Officials said two adults and a 6-year-old boy were already out of the home, but an 8-year-old boy had to be rescued from a second-floor bedroom.

All four people were taken to a hospital, where the 8-year-old later died.

Firefighters said the fire was caused by discarded fireworks.

"It was determined that fireworks were used and set off some point during the night and discarded in a plastic recycling bin that weren't completely out. Hot embers can burn. Any little wind can make that hot ember become hot again and melt anything close, and that's what caused the fire," Hope said.

Damage to both parts of the duplex is estimated at $300,000.

The investigation continues by the West York Fire Department, West York Borough Police and the state police fire marshal.

The Red Cross was also called to the scene.

Harrison Jones - The York Daily Record

Harrison Jones - The York Daily Record

An Akron, Pennsylvania, man who had been a prisoner of war in Vietnam returned home in 1969.Sister station WGAL's film preservation project with Millersville University rediscovered the footage of that homecoming. While digitizing film that once aired, WGAL's Adam Omar learned the story of Donald Glen Smith. Smith was declared missing in action, then killed in action before he'd finally been found as a prisoner of war. He was held in a Vietnam jungle for eight months.When he returned to Akron, the entire town greeted him and even named a day after him.Fifty-two years later, WGAL caught up with Smith. "I have PTSD, so I think of that every day," he said.We showed him some of the newly digitized film from his homecoming, which included an interview with his parents after they found out their son was coming home.It was his wife's first time seeing the video and Smith's first time seeing his parents in a long time. His parents have since died, but his mother gave him a book full of newspaper articles the Christmas before she died."I think, you know, you have to remember, even the bad things, you have to remember them. It's part of our life," Smith's wife, Jennifer, said."When you got people locking you up and sticking guns in your face and smacking you around, it's just stuff you never forget," Smith said.Smith was a military police officer serving in Vietnam in May 1968 when he was attacked in his bunker and woke up in a cave. Two other men he'd been with were killed, and his life was threatened many times. "He lost toenails. All that, that people don't really know – all the little details, the suffering," his wife said.In January 1969, after turning 21 years old in confinement, Smith and two other Americans who were also prisoners of war were freed."We just got in that helicopter and when it took off it was like, 'Whew!' It was like, I couldn't believe that really, couldn't believe it," Smith said.He could have done without the homecoming celebration."I was dreading that the whole way up the Turnpike," he said.But he does want people to see the preserved video. "People aren't learning about this stuff now. They just kind of swept a lot of this stuff under, and you talk to some of these young kids, you tell them where you were, they don't even know what it was," he said.

Walking across the stage to get a diploma is a big moment for graduating seniors, but it was an even bigger deal for a Pennsylvania graduate.Sammy Hill turned her tassel at Hershey High School while walking alongside the man she credits with saving her life: Penn State Health neurosurgeon Dr. Mark Iantosca. She was picking apples at a friend's house in 2008 when a tree branch broke off in the wind, falling 50 feet onto her head.She sustained brain damage and was on life support at Penn State Health Children's Hospital.That's why it was a big deal that she was able to walk across the stage for her graduation."Over the years, we just developed this special relationship. She's really a very wonderful, inspirational little girl. She's inspired so many people. I don't think she even really could ever know or appreciate how many," Iantosca said."It feels so excellent. I'm so excited!" Hill said.Watch the video to see the special moment.