Teen injured during York County armed robbery
HANOVER, Pa. (WHTM) – A teenager was injured during an armed robbery in York County late Saturday night. Hanover Borough Police say around 11:45 p.m. on May 16, a 17-year-old was struck in the head with a handgun and robbed of their cellphone around the 200 block of Baer Avenue. The suspect, described by police […]
Veterans now have designated parking spots at Pennsylvania Turnpike plazas
(WHTM) — Veterans will have their own parking spaces at service plazas along the Pennsylvania Turnpike. There will be two designated parking spaces for veterans at all 17 service plazas, the PA Turnpike announced Monday. This is in partnership with state Rep. Jennifer O’Mara (D-Delaware) and the Pennsylvania American L
Man charged with weapons violations after allegedly threatening to kill man with gun
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa (WHP) — A Steelton man is facing charges after police say he threatened to kill a man with a handgun, which he was not allowed to own due to previous felony convictions. Police say they responded to reports of a man, later identified as Reynard V....
Dauphin County man kidnapped woman, threatened to drown her while laughing about it: police
A Good Samaritan rescued a woman who ran into traffic while trying to escape a man who kidnapped her in Dauphin County earlier this month, police said in court documents. The woman told Pennsylvania State Police that James Kramer, 33, forced her into her vehicle around 2 p.m. on May 8 outside his house in Halifax, acco
Goodwill snaps up former Rite Aid location as bosses confirm doors fly open in...
THRIFTING giant Goodwill has scooped up a shuttered Rite Aid store and is giving the vacant site a second life. The secondhand destination is transforming the closed pharmacy into a brand new Goodwill, with bosses planning to welcome in shoppers this fall. The thrift store and donation center will take...
These central Pa. high school actors, shows won Apollo Awards for their work
Students from 29 schools across central Pennsylvania gathered at Hershey Theatre on Sunday for the 18th annual Hershey Theatre Apollo Awards program, which recognizes outstanding performances in high school theater productions. The awards program distributed approximately $15,000 among roughly 110 students nominated in
Inside Utz’s rise from regional potato chip brand to salty snack juggernaut
Howard Friedman's late-night study sessions and social gatherings at Dickinson College often had a familiar attendee: Utz Brands chips, cheese balls and pretzels. The encounters proved to be more than just an opportunity to grab a snack. Unbeknownst to Friedman at the time, it was a chance to familiarize himself with a
Columbia’s Wright House recognized as an Underground Railroad site by the National Park Service
COLUMBIA, Pa. — From the surface, the red brick house located along South Second Street looks like any other in Columbia's historic district. But for local historians, the house is a symbol of freedom. "This was sort of the epicenter of the Underground Railroad in this town," Mark Stewart,...
Cornwall Borough adopts blasting ordinance, advances Cobalt Alley matter
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South Annville asked to update zoning ordinance for future data center projects
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