Harrisburg PA

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The federal Department of Education is proposing new student loan guidelines that could exclude nursing as a “professional degree.” The potential change comes as the 'One Big Beautiful Bill' looks to impose loan caps for graduate programs. Under the proposed rules, graduate students in...

Downtown is getting some fresh window paint ahead of the holidays. Lebanon-based artist Katie Trainer has been painting businesses’ storefront windows all week along the 2nd Street corridor. Sometimes, she’s running between several at a time, touching up one while others take time to dry in the cold air.

After posting bail in February, a Lebanon County man charged with killing his pregnant fianceé in a DUI crash went on the run for nearly four months before he was found living more than 900 miles away. Christian Hennessey, 47, was arrested in June in Ocala, Florida, after police...

A Pennsylvania woman is seeking justice after a dog she re-homed was found dead, hung from a ceiling by her hind legs in Perry County. According to a lengthy Facebook post, former owner Gwendolyn Paige said her pit bull, Ruby, was found in the Perry County home “hanging, beaten and dead.” Paige found out about Ruby’s...

A furniture store in Cumberland County is closing. Value City Furniture at the Silver Spring Commons shopping center at 6520 Carlisle Pike in Silver Spring Township, near Mechanicsburg, is closing. Signs at the store say “Store Closing,” “Everything Must Go! Up to 50% off,” and “Entire Store on Sale!”...

CARLISLE- While trucking and logistics remain a key industry in the tristate, some operators may have to find a new employer very soon. Two Cumberland County transport and logistics companies have filed WARN notices to signal mass layoffs. Keen Transport, located at 1951 Harrisburg Pike, Carlisle will see 52 people...

A nurse at Pennsylvania’s York County Prison told a pre-trial detainee, Willie Cunningham, who was suffering from appendicitis that he had heartburn and gave him Pepto-Bismol, according to a lawsuit filed on November 14 by the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project. The suit was filed against York County, the...

HARRISBURG- Earlier this week, the PA House Children and Youth Committee garnered bipartisan support to approve House Bill 144, voting 21-5 to standardize the use of juvenile diversion programs statewide. “Diversion helps youth take accountability, saves taxpayer dollars and makes our communities safer,” said state...

Sober ride home vouchers offered for Thanksgiving weekend.

Holiday festivities officially kick off in Harrisburg on Saturday with the Cargill Holiday Parade. The parade will wind its way through the downtown starting at 10 a.m. It will feature giant balloons, marching band and dance team performances, decorated floats, characters and Santa Claus. This year’s theme is “Deck...