Suicidal driver learns jail time for killing 68-year-old in wheelchair in Harrisburg
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include statements from prosecutors and to clarify the prison sentence length. A Harrisburg man will spend nearly a decade in prison after pleading guilty to third-degree murder for intentionally crashing his car into a downtown Harrisburg sidewalk, killing a man in a...
PA’s new ‘no wrong door’ policy eases access to unemployment services
HARRISBURG, PA (WOLF) — One of the most common complaints about the government is that it's slow. That's why Governor Josh Shapiro joined other state leaders in Harrisburg today to highlight improvements to Pennsylvania's unemployment compensation system. They say the state has the lowest call wait times in over...
York County man identified after fatal shooting
WEST YORK BOROUGH, Pa. (WHTM) – A York County man has been identified as the victim of Friday’s shooting in West York. The York County Coroner’s office said Osha Copeland, 23, of West York Borough, was shot multiple times on August 15. The coroner’s office said Copeland and another individual were shot on the first […]
Dauphin County restaurant inspections, Aug. 20, 2025
For a full listing of this week’s Dauphin County restaurant inspections, click here. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 866-366-3723, uses a risk-based inspection reporting process for restaurants and other food handlers. M&Z Quick Pick Mart, 441 S. Front St. Steelton, August 8. Pass. No violations. Super...
Dauphin County woman sentenced for false Ft. Indiantown Gap rape allegation, wiretapping
LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A Middletown woman has been sentenced to prison for wiretapping and alleging a false rape at Ft. Indiantown Gap. Veronika Rodriguez was sentenced to 30 days to 2 years, less one day, in jail on two felony violations of the Wiretap Act and one count of false report to law […]
New Middletown Hotel Being Built Just in Time for 2026 Tourists
The Hilton Garden Inn is being built in Middletown in anticipation of a tourist boom in 2026. A 107-room hotel and restaurant in Middletown is under construction in anticipation of the tourists that will be flocking to the area in 2026, writes Emma Dooling for Philadelphia Business Journal. The Drexel...
York Hollywood Casino dealer allegedly stole thousands in chips
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A dealer at York Hollywood Casino was accused of stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of casino chips, Pennsylvania State Police say. Eric Signor, 42, of Paradise, was allegedly caught on surveillance video pocketing the chips when he was a Senior Table Games Dealer, according to the...
Local organization housing the unhoused
(WHTM) — Tonight’s Hot Topic Tuesday gives an update on the LHM Social Services Foundation, and their property on Butler Street in Susquehanna Township. Amy Foerster, CEO of the foundation, joined Valerie Pritchett to discuss how the nonprofit is using it to improve the lives of those living unsheltered. Valerie...
Prison board chair steps down as Dauphin County jail begins move to new healthcare...
Controller Mary Bateman has stepped down from her position as chair of the Dauphin County Prison Board, adding potential turbulence as the county moves on from its longtime, and fraught, jail medical provider. Bateman confirmed she resigned as chair earlier this month but declined to say why she gave up...
16-year-old missing from Cumberland County home
A 16-year-old boy has been missing since Tuesday afternoon, when he walked away from his Cumberland County neighborhood. Upper Allen Township police said Kie’San Aheem Hymon was last seen around 4:15 p.m., leaving his home in the Cumberland Pointe Circle neighborhood off Wilson Road. Police believe he is in...