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ENOLA, PA — A caregiver was arrested on a charge of abuse of a care-dependent person following an investigation into an assault on an elderly victim. East Pennsboro Police were dispatched to the 100 block of Center Street at 8 a.m. on Jan. 20 for a non-active assault call.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A new phone scam is on the rise in Cumberland County. According to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, a phone scam is spreading in the Midstate in which a caller claiming to be the sheriff tells victims they need to take a test for their concealed carry license over the […]

A Harrisburg man set his city home ablaze on Sunday in an effort to repel the “demonic things” living inside, police said in court documents. The two-alarm fire quickly spread to neighboring row homes on the 400 block of Hummel Street in Allison Hill and displaced 18 people, including four children.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Involuntary manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child charges were filed this week in the death investigation of a Cumberland County baby. Pennsylvania State Police said they filed charges Monday against 28-year-old Mirjana Aro, of North Carolina, after determining the...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — It wasn’t on the agenda, but the sudden closure of HMAC was on the minds of many during Tuesday’s Harrisburg City Council meeting. A packed audience spoke up to defend the entertainment venue, which blamed the closure on the city’s refusal to renew essential operating licenses. However, Neil...

Cumberland County, PA — A former Primanti Bros. employee is speaking out after he lost his job due to the business closing two of its locations. Michael Le has worked at the Primanti Bros. in Camp Hill for the past two years; starting as a server and eventually working as a line cook. Le said he worked his last shift...

YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Three York County family members were arrested and facing child abuse allegations after police said multiple children were imprisoned in a home for years, something an expert described as “child torture.” Multiple charges, including false imprisonment, were filed Wednesday against Ashley...

The mother of a 33-year-old man who died while locked inside the Dauphin County Prison in February 2024 filed a lawsuit in federal court against the county and Harrisburg-based company PrimeCare Medical. Justin Cofield’s mother, Nicole Banks, believes her son’s death was the result of gross negligence by the prison...

YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Three family members are behind bars after two children were found to have been tortured, having been kept inside, confined in a cage and car seat and denied dental care for years, according to charging documents. The Newberry Township Police Department filed charges Wednesday...

DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A Harrisburg man was sentenced to 18 to 40 years in state prison after pleading guilty to murdering another man with an illegal firearm in 2022. Jyheir Mosley-Williams, 22, of Harrisburg, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and illegal firearm possession, according to the Dauphin County...