New owners at Cumberland County restaurant and bar promise no major changes
New owners have stepped up at Snappers Bar & Grill in Mechanicsburg. On Monday, Miro Gojmerac and Son Nguyen, owners of The Wharf Bar & Grill in Swatara Township, took over the restaurant and bar at 120 E. Allen St. from Tom and Athena Balafoutas. The Balafoutases are retiring after...
If you’re driving on Route 11 in Cumberland County next week, here’s what you...
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will conduct inspections of Interstate 81 bridges over Route 11 in Middlesex Township, Cumberland County, on Tuesday, April 28. The inspections will affect both northbound and southbound bridges from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., weather permitting. Inspectors will use a crane from the roadway to evaluate the bridge structures.
Dauphin County official proposes 8 changes to problematic gaming grant program
Dauphin County commissioners are considering numerous reforms to the county’s gaming grant program, which doles out millions of dollars from casino revenue each year, including how they could claw back money for projects that never happened. The move follows an in-depth PennLive investigation that showed over the life of...
Perry County bank robbed, arrest made at make-shift campsite
PERRY COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A Massachusetts man was taken into custody Tuesday at a campsite after allegedly robbing a Perry County bank, according to Pennsylvania State Police. State Police at Newport said before robbing the Pennian Bank, located at Red Hill Road in Howe Township, on Monday afternoon, 38-year-old Christopher Grannis used the bank’s […]
Coronet Park opens in Harrisburg, transforming downtown space into community hub
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A new pocket park is now open in downtown Harrisburg, with city leaders marking the occasion on Earth Day. Coronet Park officially opened Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and community event hosted by Harristown Enterprises INC, the company behind the project. Organizers say the space will...
Harrisburg Jewish Federation closes wellness center after warning about financial trouble
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Harrisburg’s Jewish community suffered another loss this week as the Jewish Federation of Harrisburg faces financial trouble. In an email sent to members Tuesday, the federation said it will immediately cease operations at its Symons Family Fitness Center, including most health and wellness programs it offered. “We regret that circumstances did […]
Shake Shack now open in Cumberland County
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Earlier today, a brand new Shake Shack officially debuted in Cumberland County. News of a possible Shake Shack making its way to the West Shore first broke back in May 2025 when abc27 news reported on a new shopping center in Mechanicsburg called the Beltway Towne Center. Since that initial report, […]
Campers’ quick thinking rescue owl from raccoon attack
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– Campers’ quick thinking saved a baby great horned owl from a raccoon in Cumberland County. The Raven Ridge Wildlife Center said it received a call from someone at the Mountain Creek Campground regarding a baby great horned owl on the ground. The caller initially left the owl because it is normal […]
Pennsylvania fishing rules may change for trout and some catfish
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) will consider increasing the minimum size of trout that anglers can keep and reduce two catfish limits during its April 27 meeting in Harrisburg. The agency’s board meeting agenda includes an item that would increase the minimum size from 7 inches to 9 inches in most waterways starting in 2027. The standard size trout stocked by the...
A Roy Rogers restaurant is coming soon to central Pa. (and it’s not on...
Roy Rogers restaurants is expanding its presence in south-central Pennsylvania. Normally, if you want a taste of the chain’s food in the Keystone State, you’d have to go to the Pennsylvania Turnpike. But soon that won’t be the case. It plans to open a restaurant near the...
