Harrisburg’s Second Street sees surge of restaurant openings this summer
New restaurants along Harrisburg’s Second Street are arriving in time for warmer weather. Summer 2026 signals a revival along the street, where several establishments have closed in recent years. Already this month, McGrath’s Irish Pub debuted its much-anticipated expansion at the former Arooga’s restaurant at Second a
We got reading instruction wrong for years. Here’s what it took to make it...
I’ve spent my entire career in schools that couldn’t afford to get reading wrong. As a former classroom teacher and reading specialist and now as principal of Lyall J. Fink Elementary in Dauphin County, I’ve seen what happens when children don’t learn to read. I’ve also seen what becomes possible when a school commits
Siblings charged after keeping hundreds of ‘street rats’ in Pennsylvania home, court docs say
STEELTON, Pa. — Pennsylvania siblings are facing multiple charges after police say hundreds of "street rats," some reportedly as large as small cats, were discovered living in a condemned home in hazardous and unsanitary conditions, according to authorities. The siblings were identified as Thomas Busch, 37, and Jennife
PennDOT to begin line painting on ‘higher-volume’ state routes in Dauphin County
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Drivers can expect delays on state routes in the Dauphin County area starting Sunday night. PennDOT announced line painting crews will work Sunday through Thursday for about eight weeks, starting June 7. During work hours — 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. — there will...
Coroner called to officer-involved shooting that shut down neighborhood
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — The Cumberland County Coroner's Office was called to the scene of an officer-involved shooting in Upper Allen Township on Sunday, an investigator told CBS 21. According to Pennsylvania State Police, the shooting involved an officer with the Upper Allen Township Police Department. Just bef
Pennsylvania Rescuer Races Toward Her Mother’s Porch After Hearing What Was Inside A Box
A woman in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, stepped onto her porch and found a plain cardboard box waiting there, with no note or explanation. Inside was a small white dog, motionless and frighteningly frail. His body showed just how badly he had been neglected, and he appeared completely worn down. For the...
Woman Who Banned Herself from Gambling Snuck into Casino and Won Jackpot Before Being...
The woman had put herself on a lifelong casino self-exclusion list in 2019
West Shire Decks Named “Simply the Best” in Home Improvement by Harrisburg Magazine for...
Reader-voted award recognizes the family-owned, TimberTech Platinum Certified custom deck builder serving Mechanicsburg, York PA, Monkton MD, and the wider Central Pennsylvania and Northern Maryland region. West Shire Decks, the family-owned custom deck design and build company serving Central Pennsylvania and Northern
Lane restrictions, road closures planned for Perry County project
NEW BLOOMFIELD, Pa. (WHTM) — Drivers in the New Bloomfield area will see a lane restriction as crews replace a box culvert south of town. PennDOT said a project to replace the culvert will begin Monday on Route 34 — Spring Road — over Trout Run in Centre Township. Huckleberry Road and Seiders Road will […]
Crashes, downed trees close major roadways in central Pennsylvania
HARPER TAVERN, Pa. (WHTM) — Numerous roads in central Pennsylvania are closed at this hour due to crashes or downed trees In Lebanon County, Interstate 81 is closed southbound at the Fort Indiantown Gap exit as crews tend to a jack-knifed tractor-trailer. The crash is at the 84.8 milepost just south of the exit. A […]
