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DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa (WHP) — A new healthcare provider for Dauphin County Prison (DCP) is raising some questions and concerns, brought up at Tuesday's commissioner's meeting. The contract was approved for the county to enter a three year agreement with privately owned company, Mediko, at an annual cost of over $13...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — After months of insisting customers could safely drink discolored water, Veolia Water has added a disclaimer to its notice. “If the water is discolored, do not use for drinking, making ice, washing dishes, brushing teeth or food preparation,” a sentence reads in an alert for hydrant flushing...

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For a full listing of this week’s Dauphin County restaurant inspections, click here. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 866-366-3723, uses a risk-based inspection reporting process for restaurants and other food handlers. Holiday Inn Express Harrisburg NE, 7744 Linglestown Rd. Harrisburg, September 7. Pass....

Philadelphia has once again been named one of the “asthma capitals” of the U.S. – ranking No. 4 in a report released on Sept. 9, 2025, by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Allentown was ranked No. 3, Harrisburg No. 15 and Pittsburgh No. 44. The...

If you notice a strong emergency services presence at the Harrisburg International Airport this weekend, there’s no reason to be alarmed. On Saturday, Sept. 20, the Harrisburg International Airport, along with other emergency services, will conduct emergency training exercises. The airport, airport mutual aid fire,...

Five officers were shot in southern Pennsylvania Wednesday while serving a warrant. Three of the officers had died and two were in critical but stable condition on Wednesday evening.

DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A UPMC medical building in Dauphin County was evacuated on Wednesday morning after a vehicle crash caused a gas leak in the area. According to the Susquehanna Township Police Department, crews responded to the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute on Wednesday morning after a vehicle crashed...

One year after being established as a measure to help curb gun violence in the state, the Pennsylvania Office of Gun Violence Prevention held its first advisory group meeting with key stakeholders on Sept. 9 in Harrisburg to discuss possible measures that will continue to ratchet down the number of gun-related...

The crash happened at the intersection of Shanamantown Road and Clearspring Road at 5:42 a.m., according to the North Annville Fire Company. The truck first struck one mobile home before coming to rest against the second, pushing it more than six feet off its foundation, firefighters said. Both homes were...