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RICKETTS GLEN STATE PARK (WOLF) — A 75-year-old man from Carlisle died after falling at Ricketts Glen State Park, according to the Luzerne County Coroner's Office. Luzerne County Coroner Dion Fernandes confirmed the victim died following a fall near Tuscarora Falls within the popular state park. Emergency responders we

DOVER, Pa. (WHTM) — State lawmakers want to criminalize health insurance companies when their decision to deny coverage seriously injures or kills a patient. A York County man is doing much better now after a near death experience earlier this year. He says it was caused by his health insurance company’s decision. Rick

HERSHEY, Pa. (WHTM) — They came, they saw and they ate a ton of franks. A large crowd gathered Friday afternoon in Hersheypark to watch 12 competitive eaters try to punch their ticket to Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4 at Coney Island. This was the second consecutive year that Major […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM)– The Railway and Locomotive Historical Society’s annual conference only happens once a year, and it’s currently in Harrisburg. Rail professionals and enthusiasts gather once a year across the nation to share artwork and information, but why did it come to the Midstate? “The hospitality is wonderf

Twelve contestants. Ten minutes. And as many hot dogs as they can stuff down their gobs. Hersheypark hosted the Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog-Eating Contest qualifier near its waterpark Friday. Following a hot dog-themed parody of Chappell Roan’s “Hot to go” sung by the You-Tube famous Hot Dog Harv,...

The Jewish Federation of Greater Harrisburg is listing its 6.4-acre Alexander Grass Campus for $8.3 million, according to organization transition leadership. Transition committee member Sam Levine said the realty group NAI CIR is preparing photography and other materials to market the campus at that list price and that

The South Lebanon Township Police Department is investigating the theft of a large amount of copper wire from a local industrial business in the 200 block of Prescott Road and is seeking the public's assistance in the case. Officials said that between January and February of 2026, unknown persons entered the property.

(WHTM)– Independence Day means family, fun, grilling, and, of course, fireworks. Communities across the Midstate are hosting fireworks shows this Fourth of July, and here is where to find them. Some hosts across Central Pennsylvania are taking their Independence Day celebrations to the next level this year, as the nati

LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– A tractor-trailer crash blocked lanes on Interstate 81 in Lebanon County on Friday. According to 511PA, crews responded to a crash on I-81 southbound near Exit 85 to Annville/Fort Indiantown Gap at 12:49 p.m. A tractor-trailer crashed, causing it to partially leave the roadway. A lane restri

The Young Professionals of Color of Greater Harrisburg celebrated this year’s Juneteenth holiday with a Juneteenth Jubilee event at Riverfront Park in Harrisburg. The event is one of several sponsored by the organization in a weeklong celebration of “reclaiming economic power, radically reimagining what’s possible, and