Dauphin County town considers criminalizing fun, banning games on public streets and sidewalks
Highspire’s Borough Council this week announced an ordinance that would prohibit all people, including children, from playing any kind of games on public streets, alleys or sidewalks. Ordinance 660 of 2025, which will be voted on by the borough’s council during its August meeting, cites a “serious safety problem”...
Game Commission Board Reschedules Meeting to Allow Public Comment on Sunday Hunting Bill
HARRISBURG, Pa. (EYT) – The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners has postponed its meeting, which had been scheduled for July 11 and 12, and will meet instead on Monday, July 28. The postponement will allow more time for gathering public comment following the recent passage of House Bill 1431,...
New jewelry store debuts in Harrisburg in Strawberry Square storefront
A new jewelry retailer has opened a storefront in downtown Harrisburg. Recently, Tower Jewelers debuted in the Shops on 3rd at Strawberry Square, near the 3rd Street entrance to the large office, retail and residential complex, according to owner Harristown Enterprises. “We are thrilled to bring another small...
Dauphin County school opens student-run ice cream shop
HERSHEY, Pa. — On Thursday, a Dauphin County school opened an entirely student-run ice cream shop for the summer. The Milton Hershey School's Spartan Ice Cream Center opened on July 10 for its 29th summer, serving scoops to the entire county. The shop gives students the opportunity to get...
Camp Hill Man Tries To Disarm Officer During Welfare Check, Police Say
The 45-year-old man was acting erratically and yelling at a home on the 300 block of Regent Street when officers responded to a welfare call at 3:54 p.m. on Monday, March 10, according to the Camp Hill Police Department. Police attempted to de-escalate the situation, but the man continued his...
Pa. State Police arrest 3 people after multiple guns seized by State Police
YORK COUNTY, Pa. — Three people were arrested by Pennsylvania State Police in York County on Tuesday, July 8 after troopers seized drugs and guns from an apartment in Fairview Township. Rasheed Alvarez, 18, of New Cumberland, Nyrea Holton, 19, of Harrisburg, and Keith Wilson, 18, of Mechanicsburg were...
Veolia customers want their water and water company to be more transparent
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Veolia customers have been dealing with discolored water for weeks. The company is still working to fully resolve the issue, but says the water meets all federal drinking water standards. Veolia Water Company flushed a hydrant in the Devon Manor neighborhood on Wednesday. The company says...
Wednesday’s Amber Alert Stopped On I-30
You received an Amber Alert on Wednesday afternoon stating Dahlia Creek was missing and could be in extreme danger. Hooks Police Department stopped a white Mercury related to the Amber Alert on I-30. According to the alert, the vehicle was a Mercury sedan. The missing child was Dahlia Creek, a 15-year-old white...
$50K Reward, No Justice: Harrisburg Grandmother Still Seeks Answers in 4-Year-Old Murder
Daunting silence lingers in Harrisburg’s Dauphin County as Patricia Reitzi, grandmother of 20‑year‑old Daquan Phillips, marks four years of uncertainty and pain. On July 8, 2025, Reitzi’s plea echoed through CBS 21’s cameras: “I do feel as though they have too many cases on one detective… Where the hell do you have...
Mexican national indicted for illegally re-entering U.S. after being found living in Lebanon County
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Mexican national has been indicted by a federal grand jury for illegally re-entering the United States after he was found in Lebanon County last month, prosecutors said Thursday. Leonardo Mendoza-Zavala, 44, was found in Lebanon County on June 21, after having been previously removed from...
