Harrisburg PA

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...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — Crews responded to a mountain fire in Cumberland County Monday afternoon. According to South Middleton Fire Chief Jake Metzger, the fire started in the area of Whiskey Springs Road just before 3 p.m. Monday. Metzger said 35 volunteers and seven representatives from the Department of...

Editor’s Note 3/30/26: This story has been updated with additional details from court documents. A Harrisburg woman who accused multiple people of raping her inside a Dauphin County restaurant earlier this year was charged on Monday with making a false report. The misdemeanor charge against Priscilla Guzman, 26,...

Everyone on my block has a Joel story. Mine dates to the very day I moved into my house on Briggs Street. It was springtime 2017, and on that very first night, a fire broke out on my block. Around midnight, emergency sirens screamed out, and a fleet of fire trucks jammed onto the small side street. For a few...

A Saturday morning crash in Dauphin County closed a bridge and prompted a response from the county’s Hazardous Materials Response Team after milk and gasoline spilled into a nearby waterway. Around 4 a.m., a tanker truck carrying milk crashed in the area of Powells Valley Road (Route 4103) and...

YORK-Stray (Yorkie Mix) Found on Madison Ave and Pennsylvania Ave in York City, this little guy is ready for a second chance at a happy home. 👉 Meet YORK-Stray and apply to adopt on Adoptapet.