PITCAIRN — Police say a Pittsburgh-area woman is wanted on charges that she left her five children alone so she could drive her fugitive boyfriend across the state to avoid arrest.

Tiffany Jackson, 34, of Pitcairn is charged with child endangerment and hindering the apprehension of her boyfriend, among other charges.

Pitcairn police say Jackson drove the man to Philadelphia on Wednesday because police have warrants for his arrest, while leaving behind her children ranging in age from 9 months to 16 years.

Police say they’ve tried but failed to find Jackson’s boyfriend at her house several times and that they have body camera video of her being told he’s wanted by police on assault and other charges.

[naviga:h3]Car in wrong lane hits 7 people[/naviga:h3]

MOUNTAIN TOP — Police say a car traveling in the wrong lane has plowed into seven people, five of them children, on a street in a residential development in northeastern Pennsylvania.

The crash happened around 1 p.m. Friday in the Mountain Top area near Wilkes-Barre. Five of the victims were flown to the hospital. Police said the driver of the vehicle is in custody. They’re still determining what led to the crash.

Photos of the scene showed a car with a shattered front windshield on someone’s front lawn.

Neighborhood resident Eric Wanchisen said that the collision happened in front of the home of an emergency room doctor who treated the victims before help arrived, including a baby who was in a stroller.

[naviga:h3]Harrisburg switches to 10 digit dialing[/naviga:h3]

HARRISBURG — A new area code is bringing 10-digit dialing to residents of 16 southcentral Pennsylvania counties.

The new 223 area code is being added Saturday to the area covered by the 717 area code. That’s because the amount of numbers available under the 717 area code is almost exhausted.

The 717 area, which includes the state capital of Harrisburg, is one of the last in the state to make the switch.

Residents in the Philadelphia area, which used to be served only by the 215 area code, have been dialing 10 digits since the 610 area code was added in that area 18 years ago.

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission says folks should update medical alert systems, burglar alarms and other devices that use the old seven-digit local phone numbers.