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At the start of March, a group of handy volunteers gathered at Second City Church on a weekday afternoon. They stood over a row of tables, blanketed by a few dozen project options, eyeing the details of each, eager to choose tasks for Rebuilding Together’s annual “Event Day,” which helps repair houses in Cumberland,...

NEWBERRYTOWN, Pa. (WHTM) — A project to resurface an area interstate is set to begin soon. PennDOT announced plans to resurface Interstate 83 in York County from Exit 32, the Newberrytown exit, to the area of Exit 28, the Strinestown/Zions View exit, in Newberry Township. This work will begin Monday, April 6 and will...

YORK HAVEN, Pa. — Troy Wagaman Jr. won Sunday afternoon’s 410 winged sprint car feature at BAPS Motor Speedway. Starting from the pole, Wagaman claimed the 30-lap event at the three-eighths-mile track ahead of Freddie Rahmer after the two battled for the lead throughout. Chase Dietz, Danny Dietrich...

DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– Residents of a Dauphin County community may see smoke in the sky on Monday. According to the Porter Township Office of Emergency Management, the Pennsylvania Game Commission will be conducting a 171-acre prescribed fire on SGL 210 in Rush Township, Dauphin County, on March 30. The office...

A York County man and his girlfriend have been charged in the 2025 death of her 3-year-old child. In a news release, police in Howard County Maryland said that Dale Brown Jr., 25, of Hanover, and Kathleen Amesbury, 28, of Columbia, Maryland, were charged with second-degree murder, neglect of a minor, child abuse in...

A Facebook post informing residents about a “mass casualty event” Monday morning in Upper Allen Township is not true, according to police. The Facebook post, which has since been deleted, claimed that an incident involving 12 people happened in the area of Appalachian Avenue in Mechanicsburg. Upper Allen...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – A Harrisburg City park playground was vandalized in the middle of a major renovation project. According to City of Harrisburg Mayor Wanda Williams, the playground at 7th and Radnor was vandalized, and crews are currently working to clean up the area. The vandals had trashed the area and...

YORK, Pa. (WHTM) — The owner of a local cookie dough food truck will soon unveil a new ice cream shop and burger bar restaurant in York County. York County residents will soon experience a new sweet-and-savory food attraction called Stack’d Creamery & Burger Bar, which will occupy the former home of Ripleigh’s...

HANOVER, Pa. (WHTM) — From Hanover to Hollywood, a York County native got his first big break. Evan Jachelski, a graduate of South Western High School, plays Spooner in the brand new comedy series “Rooster” starring Steve Carell. Jachelski said his older brothers are the reason he loves comedy and ultimately why he...

A domestic incident involving gunfire led to a tense standoff and arrest in Cumberland County's Village of Grantham Friday (March 27), after a man barricaded himself inside a home before eventually surrendering to police. James Adams, 55, of Mechanicsburg, is charged with attempted criminal homicide, aggravated...