Harrisburg PA

On November 14, 2025, the American Petroleum Institute Pennsylvania (API PA) announced its opposition to House Bill 1946. The bill proposes stricter setback requirements for natural gas wells in Pennsylvania. The House Environmental and Natural Resource Protection Committee will discuss the bill in Harrisburg on...

We’ve got you covered on what happened this week in Harrisburg. From city meetings to tree plantings, catch up on what you missed, below. At a special meeting Thursday night, the Harrisburg School Board discussed what to do with William Penn, our online story reported. The former vocational school has sat vacant for...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Police in Lower Allen Township are investigating after six vehicles were caught on camera driving past a stopped school bus with it's stop sign out while children were exiting the bus. Since the West Shore School District started their bus violation program one month...

From Dec. 3 through Dec. 7, the Pennsylvania Christmas Gift Show is back for its 42nd year. The five-day Christmas extravaganza is “one of the largest in the U.S,” according to a press release from event organizers, and features over 500 vendors with all kinds of toys, gifts, holiday decorations, and more. The event...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) — The Harrisburg National Guard Base went on lockdown Saturday following reports of an active shooter that were later determined to be false, officials said. Dispatch confirmed the incident first prompted a lockdown on the base, located at Harrisburg International Airport, around 11 a.m. The...

Carlisle, Pa. — The GIANT Company has announced its intention to donate nearly 200,000 turkeys and turkey breasts to 35 food banks and community partners in Pa., Md., Va., and W.Va. ahead of Thanksgiving. Team members from the company will also be volunteering at food banks to package hunger relief boxes, perform...

Investigation underway after explosion at Penn State building.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Borough leaders are calling their new Community Trust and Local Autonomy Ordinance the key to making the city more “welcoming” to all people; however, those opposed to the law say it has the potential to increase Cumberland County’s human trafficking problem.

Harrisburg and its taxpayers have paid a total of $31,864 for Mayor Wanda Williams’ legal representation in a state Ethics Commission investigation. That’s the total paid out over two-plus years to the Philadelphia-based Montgomery McCracken firm, according to invoices the city recently released in response to a...

YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) – No fatalities were reported after 18 vehicles crashed on I-83 in York County Thursday night. Pennsylvania State Police say they responded to the northbound lanes in Fairview Township and determined multiple crashes occurred in the area. The largest crash involved nine vehicles, including two...