County commissioner who dodged DUI conviction, again, wants his record to disappear
Dauphin County Commissioner George Hartwick crashed county-owned vehicles at least four times, damaged the county parking garage twice, and has been charged with DUI twice. In his most recent case, Hartwick told police he drank half a bottle of vodka before he crashed his county-owned vehicle and attended the 10 a.m. A
Woman, 65, dies after falling out of wheelchair into Dauphin County stream
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A woman was found dead Friday morning after falling out of her wheelchair into a Dauphin County stream, according to the Highspire Borough Police Department. The call came in around 8:19 a.m., and authorities quickly responded to Burd Run Stream near Wolf Street and...
Former Columbia superintendent named Etown superintendent at $213K
SUSAN GRUBB | FOR LNP | LANCASTERONLINE and ASHLEY STALNECKER | Staff Writer. The Elizabethtown Area School District board unanimously appointed Tom Strickler to be the district’s next superintendent beginning July 1. Strickler, the district’s chief financial and operations officer, will be doing two jobs at once. The.
Pennsylvania Utility Company to hold Veolia water hearings due to discolored water issues
PERRY COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — The Pennsylvania Utility Company announced it would hold four in-person and telephone hearings in late July after receiving complaints of discolored water in Harrisburg. PUC said in a release that the hearings are intended to get a better picture of public concerns surrounding the...
Lebanon County has spent $112,000 defending CYS agency amid DA investigation
Lebanon County has spent over $112,000 since November 2025 on attorneys hired to defend its Children & Youth Services agency in an investigation launched by the district attorney’s office last fall. Lebanon County District Attorney Pier Hess Graf announced last October her department was investigating CYS for what she.
Central Pennsylvania pest service employee charged after stealing engagement ring, police say
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — An employee for a central Pennsylvania pest control service was charged this week after police said he stole and then pawned off an engagement ring. The charging documents filed Tuesday, June 23, by North Middleton Township Police show John Weckesser, 35, of Dillsburg, allegedly admitted
PA Senate approves $1 hunting and fishing licenses for current and former law enforcement
HARRISBURG- Current and former police, Troopers, and sheriff’s deputies may be able to hunt and fish some of the best lands in the United States for next-to-nothing in the near future. The PA Senate unanimously approved legislation this week sponsored by Sen. Wayne Langerholc, Jr. to provide current and...
Mechanicsburg Police are investigating suspected theft by deception case
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Mechanicsburg Police are investigating a suspected theft by deception case that occurred at a local business earlier this month. According to the police department, the incident occurred around 6 p.m. on June 19 at a business on the first block of West Main St. The victim...
Apothecary-themed bar with weekend tea service to open downtown this weekend
Have an itch for something a bit different in downtown Harrisburg?. Then good news: Madame Rochéle’s Apothecary, a new cocktail bar and tea house, is opening this weekend. A grand opening will take place from 4 p.m. through midnight Friday and on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Central Pa. man jailed after attacking man walking with a cane, police say
A 38-year-old Lebanon County man was arrested and jailed earlier this month after he attacked a man who was walking through his neighborhood with his wife, charging documents said. At about 5:20 p.m. June 9, Elizabethtown Police were dispatched to an assault along the 700 block of Hampden Road. Officers...

















