Man Dies After Jumping from Bus Window in Harrisburg
A tragic incident occurred in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, last Saturday (December 6) when a man died after jumping out of a moving bus. Edward Donohue, a 59-year-old resident of Bucks County, experienced a mental health episode while on a bus traveling from western to eastern Pennsylvania. He opened an emergency window...
Pennsylvania Fines Dollar General $1.5 Million for Widespread Overcharging at Checkout
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania — Dollar General has agreed to pay more than $1.5 million to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania following a multi-year investigation that revealed widespread overcharging at checkout across hundreds of stores. State officials say the settlement resolves allegations that the national retailer...
Police investigating assault involving razor at Dauphin County bus stop
MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — The Lower Swatara Township Police Department is investigating an assault that took place at a bus top in Middletown, Dauphin County, according to a police report. Police said an aggravated assault involving a razor reportedly occurred on the morning of Dec. 4 at a bus drop...
Harrisburg mayor’s $100,000 salary proposal faces council scrutiny
Harrisburg’s 2026 budget is in the works. City council already met for three budget hearings and then gathered for a work session on Tuesday, where members discussed the mayor’s requested pay raise. Harrisburg Mayor Wanda Williams proposed a 25% raise for herself, or $20,000, which would put her...
Millions of letters from Pa. agencies weren’t mailed because of vendor failure
HARRISBURG — Approximately 2.7 million pieces of state agency mail never reached Pennsylvania residents last month after a state-contracted vendor failed to send them, affecting outgoing correspondence from the state Department of Human Services and the Department of Transportation, officials said Tuesday. From Nov....
Harrisburg man accused of killing cats charged with fatally punching friend
A man accused of siccing his dog on two cats in Harrisburg, killing them earlier this year, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of his friend in October. Police did not publicly release information on the death of Frederick Moten, 61, after he spent one month at...
Man ‘Involved With A Shots Fired Incident’ Found Dead Inside Columbia Home: Police (UPDATE)
A man was found dead inside a Pennsylvania home hours after bullets struck the block overnight, police announced on Tuesday, Dec. 9. Officers were first called to the 200 block of Walnut Street at 10:14 a.m. for a possible overdose, Columbia Borough Police explained in an updated release. …
85-year-old central Pennsylvania bicycle store not closing after all
CARLISLE, Pa. (WHTM) — Without a fourth generation ready to take over, it was the end of the road for 85-year-old, three-generation Cole’s Bicycles — until it wasn’t. Cinda Cole Shannon’s grandfather opened the shop in 1940, renting World War II-era bikes for 25 cents per hour. She and her husband Kevin Shannon don’t...
Saint Francis soup kitchen serving up thousands of plates to those in need
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) — The Saint Francis Church on 16th and Market works hard with a team of volunteers and cooks every year to serve the people of Harrisburg. Day to day, the church hands out roughly 300 plates of food to those in need-- and in the winter, those numbers climb.
‘Lifetime’ deer killed, stashed by hunters in Perry County state forest stolen
PERRY COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A deer that hunters had already killed and tagged in a Perry County state forest was stolen last week. A hunting party stashed the buck behind a tree along a pipeline about 200 yards off of Wolf Road in Toboyne Township in the Tuscarora State Forest around 2 p.m. Friday, […]
