Harrisburg needs ribbon cuttings, not courtroom battles | PennLive Editorial
We’ve called for mediation before, and we’re repeating that call now. The city of Harrisburg needs a mediator, and it needs one without delay. Both the mayor and city council members should sit down and work out their differences like responsible leaders and not throw away taxpayer money in courtroom battles.
Dauphin County Treasurer talks tax raises
(WHTM)– Is it possible to have county taxes rise more than 30% in two years without it being enough? One Dauphin County leader says yes. Dauphin County didn’t raise property taxes for 19 years before raising them significantly in the last two years. However, that wasn’t enough to fully offset the costs that rose...
‘This is how you want it to end’: Man charged in baby’s death arrested...
According to the DA, Strause's wife told police that she and her husband were out drinking on the night of Feb. 1 when they started arguing about her ex-boyfriend. The post 'This is how you want it to end': Man charged in baby's death arrested for attacking, shooting at wife while she called 911 on him, DA says...
Leaking pipes, hygiene issues put Springetts eatery out of compliance
The state Department of Agriculture conducts annual inspections of food-serving businesses to ensure public safety and safe food-handling practices. Schools are inspected twice per year, according to the Bureau of Food Safety and Laboratories. Whether an establishment is considered compliant or non-compliant is the...
Pennsylvania to auction 400 vehicles off next week
(WHTM) — Around 400 cars are going to be auctioned off by the state next week, including ex-police cruisers and more. The Pennsylvania Department of General Services announced the February auction set to take place Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 10 a.m. It’s the first auction of 2026 and it...
Carlisle Woman Charged After Dog Found Severely Malnourished and Neglected
A 23-year-old Carlisle woman has been charged following an investigation into the alleged neglect and abuse of a dog found in a severely malnourished condition. According to Carlisle Borough Police Department, officers received a report on January 11, 2026, from the previous owner of a dog named Stella. The former...
Love’s eyes I-83 interchange for its first truck stop in York County
Love's Travel Stops could soon build its first York County location along Interstate 83 in Newberry Township. The proposal for a truck stop at the I-83 Newberrytown interchange was discussed during a York County Metropolitan Planning Organization meeting on Thursday, Feb. 5. The truck stop would feature a convenience...
Harrisburg cop watches silently as man who shot at him learns his sentence
That’s all corporal Jeremy Crist had to say about the March 13, 2024, traffic stop where a Dauphin County man fired on him at a busy Harrisburg intersection. “I was thinking exactly the same thing,” Dauphin County Judge Scott A. Evans said before he sentenced the shooter to 16 to 32 years in state prison.
Perry County man has nothing but praise for hospital after kidney operation
PERRY COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A Perry County man has nothing but praise to give following a successful kidney transplant. The care Perry County resident Kevin Gray received from UPMC Harrisburg Hospital’s Dr. Gupta and the Transplant Team has set a “new standard in my medical journey,” he wrote. Recently, Gray was on a...
House fire in Dauphin County draws a multi-department response
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. — A house fire in Steelton Borough on the 400 block of Spruce Street has drawn a multi-department response Friday morning. According to Dauphin County Dispatch, Steelton Fire Company 50 was called to the 400 block of Spruce Street at 11:04 a.m. for a 1-alarm fire.
