Buffalo Township business owner helped prevent $100K being lost to scammers
Two months ago, a woman came into South Pike Postal in Buffalo Township looking to overnight ship a coffee pot purchased from Dollar General. Turns out, that wasn’t all she was shipping. And the store manager’s suspicions saved the woman from being scammed out of thousands of dollars.
Harrisburg police puts sharper focus on non-fatal shootings, community involvement
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) — The Harrisburg Bureau of Police is focusing more resources on non-fatal shootings as part of its strategic plan, and according to Deputy Chief Kenneth Young, it’s already working. Harrisburg police recently started to adapt a model from the Denver Police Department called the Firearm...
Expect to hear ‘loud booms’ near Cumberland County military base later this week
Anyone near a Mechanicsburg military base may hear cannon fire during a planned Friday morning ceremony. Officials at the Naval Support Activity Mechanicsburg, on the 5400 block of Carlisle Pike, posted a warning that cannons will be fired around 10 a.m. as part of a change of command and retirement ceremony.
Two Road Closures Could Complicate Delaware County Commutes
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — Drivers in Middletown and Edgmont townships should prepare for daytime road closures and detours beginning Friday, August 14, as PennDOT conducts base repairs on Elwyn Road and Delchester Road. At a Glance. Roads Affected: Elwyn Road and Delchester Road. Dates: Friday, August 14, through Friday,..
Gifford Pinchot State Park closed for swimming due to elevated E. coli levels
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Another Pennsylvania state park is not allowing swimming after elevated levels of E. coli were discovered. Once bacteria levels are lower, swimming will be allowed again at the Quaker Race Day Use Area in Gifford Pinchot State Park in Lewisberry, York County, the park said Thursday in a social
Does the Midstate have an evacuation plan in case of a nuclear accident?
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — With the restart of the nuclear power plant at Three Mile Island seemingly inevitable, one question still remains. Are surrounding communities ready to respond in the event of an accident? One man, anti-nuclear activist Gene Stilp, doesn’t just wear his anti-nuclear feelings on his sleeve, but
Juveniles charged with attempted motorcycle theft in Mechanicsburg
MECHANICSBURG, PA — Two juveniles have been charged with attempting to steal a motorcycle from a residence in the 700 block of Shepherdstown Road. Police were contacted at approximately 6:45 p.m. on July 27, 2026, by a victim who reported their motorcycle missing from their backyard. The victim noticed...
Woman arrested on retail theft charge in East Pennsboro Township
EAST PENNSBORO TOWNSHIP, PA — A woman was arrested Thursday on a retail theft charge after allegedly taking a case of beer from a gas station without paying. Melodie Rae Stewart, 40, of Camp Hill, was taken into custody at her residence following an investigation into a theft at the Sheetz gas station on Erford Road.
Harrisburg Crosswalk Death Claims Jewish Leader Who Sheltered Strangers
Holly Sue Engelman, 55, was crossing North Front Street at Vaughn Street in Harrisburg around 4:30 p.m. when she was struck by a car and killed, just four days before her 56th birthday. She died at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center from multiple traumatic injuries, and the Cumberland County Coroner's Office
Duo accused of stealing grounding coils worth thousands from Cleveland-Cliffs Mill
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Two men are facing charges in connection to an early morning burglary at the Cleveland-Cliffs facility. Police said just before 7 a.m. on August 11, two individuals were seen on surveillance video entering a secured area of the facility and stealing industrial grounding cables.
