Preliminary hearing set for suspect accused of stabbing
Buffalo Township, Pa. — A preliminary hearing is scheduled next month for a 67-year-old man accused of stabbing another man over an argument about a heating bill. Robert David Kitchens was taken into custody shortly after the alleged stabbing around 9:20 p.m. Dec. 3 at a home at the 3900 block of Route 192 in Buffalo...
PEEPS, PICKLES, AND PUCKS: Unique New Year’s celebrations planned across Pennsylvania
(WHTM) — It’s almost time to ring in another year. While many will crowd Midtown Manhattan for the traditional crystal ball drop, Pennsylvanians statewide have their own twists on the celebration. Hershey Kiss Raise Downtown Hershey will play host to the annual Hershey Kiss Raise on New Year’s Eve. As the clock...
Pennsylvania Weather Alert: Philly May See Near-Record Heat Dec 27–Jan 2, 2026
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Philadelphia, PA – Pennsylvania residents may be trading winter coats for lighter layers as unseasonably warm temperatures are forecast to build across the state heading into the final days of 2025 and the...
Church parishioners, volunteers deliver meals for homebound, homeless
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — For the past five years, families from the St. Margaret Mary School and Parish have been assembling and delivering Thanksgiving and Christmas meals to those in need. Specifically, those who are homebound or homeless. Each year, a group of about 25 volunteers assembles between 120 and 200...
Pennsylvania State Police Unveil New Horse Stable at Hershey Training Academy
HERSHEY, Pa. – The Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) officially unveiled its newly constructed, state-of-the-art horse stable on Friday at the PSP Academy in Hershey, marking the first completed structure in a comprehensive project to upgrade and modernize the Academy’s 65-year-old training facilities. “The unveiling...
Local veteran gets life-changing help from “Operation Restore Hope”
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Tania Srouji served four years in the U.S. Army with the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. She was the first in her family to join the military. Srouji says her role didn’t involve jumping from planes — but it did mean rappelling...
Northern York County School District notifies parents of alleged misconduct at Northern Middle School
YORK COUNTY, Pa. — Northern York County School District is investigating an allegation of potential misconduct involving an employee at Northern Middle School, according to a message sent to staff and parents on Thursday. Superintendent Dr. Matthew Meakin said the district initiated an investigation immediately after...
York County’s response to 2 police tragedies shows resilience | column
Resilience is often used as a term to describe an organization’s ability to overcome challenges or threats, or an individual’s remarkable ability to overcome adversity to achieve success. But here in York County, resilience is something we don’t talk much about. It’s just part of who we are as a community –...
Tree crashes into Seven Valleys home as 60+ mph winds sweep across central Pa.
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A home has been damaged after a tree collapsed due to high winds central Pennsylvanians are seeing Friday afternoon. According to dispatch logs, the call for the incident came in around 1:19 p.m. The tree hit a home on the first block of Main...
Lancaster County man accused of abducting infant girl captured in Ohio: reports
A Lancaster County man accused last month of attacking a pregnant woman and taking her 6-month-old daughter has been arrested in Ohio, according to local news reports. Pedro Vega-Rivera, 31, of Columbia, has been on the run since Nov. 12, when he took the baby after fleeing a tattoo shop in the first block of...

















