Harrisburg ‘prepared for every possible scenario’ ahead of winter storm
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) — Harrisburg Mayor Wanda Williams said in a release earlier Friday that the city is ready for the upcoming winter weather. Our teams have prepared for every possible scenario. While forecasts vary, the City is planning for the most severe conditions while hoping for a more moderate snowfall....
Local country music personality Al Shade dies at 98
Al Shade, a beloved local country and western music personality, died Thursday. He was 98. Shade grew up in Gratz, Pennsylvania. He, along with his wife, Jean Romaine, played hundreds of shows in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, New York and Connecticut. Shade was known as the nation's oldest active country music...
Harrisburg’s downtown crisis has everyone’s attention, and that might be what saves it |...
That’s the message that came across loud and clear at PennLive’s latest roundtable on Harrisburg’s downtown development. Mayor Wanda Williams and some city council members may be facing off in court, but all is not doom and gloom in Pennsylvania’s capital. At least that’s the view...
Smash burger eatery announced opening date in York County
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — The locally popular Greer’s Burger Garage recently announced when they will be opening their newest restaurant in York County. abc27 News reported back in August 2025, when we first found out that Greer’s Burger Garage would be replacing the former home of Maple Donuts at 970 Loucks Road off...
Warren Zeiders visits hometown in new documentary series
Warner Records artist Warren Zeiders has released part one of his two-part documentary series Return to the 717: a behind-the-scenes look into his return to Hershey, PA, for a sold-out, hometown performance at the Giant Center. The video series follows Zeiders as he returns to his hometown of Hershey, PA,...
Snowstorm’s impact on homeless people is ‘life-threatening and brutal,’ outreach workers say
The coming snowstorm will be an inconvenience for most people. For those with no homes, it’s life-threatening, say homeless outreach workers. These officials are sounding the alarm amid predictions for up to 18 inches of snow and single-digit temperature as a major winter storm moves through central Pa. Saturday...
Fire crews respond to single-alarm kitchen fire in Cumberland County
First responders on Friday afternoon were dispatched to an East Pennsboro Township home for a one-alarm kitchen fire. The fire was first called out around 3:30 p.m. along the 200 block of North Enola Drive. Less than five minutes later, the blaze was upgraded to one alarm. Multiple fire trucks...
2 children fall through icy Susquehanna River trying to rescue dog: officials
Two children in York County on Friday fell through an icy section of the Susquehanna River while trying to rescue their dog, according to a responding fire agency. The Delta-Cardiff Volunteer Fire Company responded to Cold Cabin Park and boat launch for the rescue, according to a Facebook post. The...
Dauphin County emergency crews rescue horse from frozen pond
Emergency crews in Dauphin County on Thursday were dispatched to a nonprofit animal therapy organization to rescue a horse from an icy pond, according to dispatch logs and a local news outlet. The county’s live 911 website showed the incident took place around 3:30 p.m. at an address on Station...
Lebanon County braces for snow accumulation “with a vengeance”
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