Harrisburg PA

Avid gardeners are often champing at the bit by now, eager to get outside and insert the year’s first new plants in the ground. That lure is especially tempting when a few warm days pop up. Not so fast, though. Prematurely digging winter-wet soil can do lasting harm to...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Dozens of community leaders, advocates and residents came out Saturday to push for solutions to gun violence affecting Black families. The forum was held at Commonwealth Charter Academy. According to Ceasefire PA, Black Pennsylvanians are more than 20 times more likely to be killed with a gun...

Forecasters at the National Weather Service are predicting “unseasonably mild” weather in the run-up to Easter Weekend. While a chance of rain showers and thunderstorms will be present in central Pa., warm weather should prevail for most of the week. Sunday evening will remain mild, with lows in the low 40s and...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The sound of the opening bell echoed through the Unite Central PA Boxing Club in Harrisburg, PA as the Golden Gloves Championships made their long-awaited return to Central Pennsylvania, bringing elite amateur boxing, and a surge of local pride, back to the region. For event co-host...

BIGLERVILLE, Pa. (WHTM) — Many came together to pay their respects to a fallen servicemember Saturday morning in Adams County. U.S. Army Specialist Krystofer Lope, 18, died March 12 after a training accident at the Letterkenny Army Depot. He was laid to rest Saturday. “A solemn afternoon here on Saturday in Adams...

A guy named Vinny Epifanotto, who owns a little pizza shop in Hampden Township, is fast becoming a social media star. He’s a friendly guy with an awesome work ethic and knows a thing or two about making pizza. He even invented a Million Dollar cheesesteak, a premium version of the Philly sandwich.

The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office has charged Taofiq Salami, 30, of York Haven, with multiple felonies including insurance fraud, identity theft, forgery, and title washing. Investigators say Salami bought scrapped vehicles, insured them under false or stolen identities, and then reported fake accidents to...

DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Four people and eight dogs were displaced in a residence fire in Dauphin County on Sunday. Lykens Fire Department told abc27 that the fire occurred at a residence on Main Street near Market and Wall streets in Lykens Borough, Dauphin County. Crews say two adults, two children, eight dogs,...

The owners of the popular Eagles Nest restaurant damaged by fire say it will be closed for at least a few months as part of the rebuilding process. Fire crews were dispatched to the Springettsbury Township restaurant in the 2500 block of Mt. Rose Avenue around 7:26 p.m. No injuries were reported, according to York...

Columbia Borough faces a $400K repair bill for structural rot at Columbia Crossing. The building is plagued by structural concerns dating back to 2013. Columbia Borough Council voted at its March 24, 2026 meeting to take a step towards repairing serious structural deterioration at the Columbia Crossing River Trails...