Govini founder arrested on child solicitation charges
A leader of a company gathering steam as a data and artificial intelligence provider to the Defense Department has been arrested for allegedly soliciting an underage girl for sex. Eric T. Gillespie, the founder and chairman of Govini, has been charged as part of a sting operation by the Pennsylvania...
Wind damages “deteriorating” Harrisburg firehouse; historic association urges sale before it’s “too late”
Local historians and community members are concerned about the state of a historic firehouse. Harrisburg’s Riverside Firehouse suffered damage after a windstorm over the weekend, which David Morrison, executive director of Historic Harrisburg Association, says is only part of the deterioration of the historic...
‘I didn’t have dreams before’: 17-year-old Pennsylvania girl finds new family
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Cameras aren’t normally allowed in Pennsylvania courtrooms, but a judge made an exception Wednesday, and we’re glad he did, for an exceptional girl and mom. Normally, when we ask a person to spell their name, it is just a for-the-record question at the beginning of an interview, but...
State Police investigating fatal Perry County crash
WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM) — Pennsylvania State Police reported a fatal crash that took place on Tuesday in Perry County. According to State Police, the crash took place on Sulphur Springs Road about a half mile north of Creek Road in Wheatfield Township on Tuesday, November 11, shortly before 4 p.m. State...
Hershey gala raises funds for autism services
HERSHEY, Pa. (WHTM) — Tuesday’s Hometown Heroes raised money for autism services. Donors gathered at Hershey Country Club for the “Passport to Possibilities: A Journey Around the World Gala.” Guests experienced different cultures through song and dance, and they participated in silent and live auctions. It raised...
York County man sentenced for murdering neighbor in 2023
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A York County man will spend time in prison for murdering his neighbor after a fight during a campfire two years ago. Online court records show 37-year-old Zachary Neiman, of Hanover, was sentenced Oct. 27 by Judge Kathleen Prendergast to spend between eight and 16 years. Neiman had...
Realty company donates money to nonprofit running community for Harrisburg’s homeless
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) — A local realty company donated money to the nonprofit that is running the community where many of Harrisburg's homeless population lives as winter approaches. Harrisburg-based Keller Williams Realty presented a $1,000 check to Amiracle Community, which is located off Cameron Street. The...
The Tiramisu At This Pizzeria In Pennsylvania Is So Good, You’ll Crave It All...
Tucked away in a modest shopping center in Harrisburg, Papa Joe’s Pizza and Subs is hiding a dessert so transcendent it might just ruin all other tiramisus for you forever. While most people come for the pizza and wings, those in the know save room for what might be Pennsylvania’s most perfect interpretation of this...
‘Dart’ the cat recovering after getting shot in the head with arrow in Harrisburg
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) — A cat is recovering after getting shot in the head by a dart, according to Harrisburg nonprofit Castaway Critters. The feline, now named Dart, was found wandering along Market Street with the pieces of a dart lodged in his head, and it was suspected it had been there for days.
Harrisburg’s sewage ‘solution’ fails to stop overflows or protect the Susquehanna River | Opinion
Capital Region Water’s proposed “solution” to the chronic problem of sewage overflows from the City of Harrisburg into the Susquehanna River projects that the waterfront at our state capital will continue to fail water quality standards for another 30 years, until at least 2055. That should be...

















