Harrisburg PA

In the heart of Pennsylvania’s capital, where triumph and struggle often exist side by side, one man has dedicated his career to making sure the stories of Harrisburg are seen, heard and remembered. That man is Preston A. Dent — a Harrisburg native whose work as an author, musician,...

CARLISLE, Pa. (WHTM)– The Carlisle Fair kicks off at the Carlisle Fairgrounds on Friday, and tickets are still available. According to the Carlisle Fair, the fairgrounds will host the region’s largest fair of its kind from Friday, June 26, to Saturday, July 4. The fair will bring 30 state fair-style rides for all ages

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — At least four people were displaced following a fire in East Pennsboro Township Thursday night. The fire broke out around 10 p.m. at a home in the 100 block of Altoona Avenue. Officials on scene said everyone was able to safely evacuate. Three apartments...

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

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...

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.

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 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.

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

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...