Harrisburg PA

The following information is excerpted from a December 6, 2025 LNP Watchdog article by LNP | LancasterOnline reporter Jade Campos. Still reeling from an abrupt firing from his role as head of the Columbia Market House in March, Chris Vera was surprised to get a letter in the mail from a Columbia Borough attorney two...

Crews were first dispatched at 4:54 p.m. for a crash on the Route 283 eastbound on-ramp from Vine Street, where a vehicle had gone off the road, but the driver was already out of the car, the department said. One patient was taken to a hospital, and Engine 54 and Utility 54 were placed available.

(WHTM) — Sunday will be a “Code Orange Air Quality Action Day” for some area counties, as state officials expect pollutants to be higher than normal. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued the declaration for Dauphin, Cumberland, Lebanon, Lancaster, and York counties. “Very light winds...

In Caldwell, Pennsylvania, a very friendly buck has been approaching vehicles and families. What’s particularly unusual is that the word “PET” has been spray painted a bright orange on both flanks. The very tame and extremely friendly domestic deer was likely painted identifying him as a pet...

(WHTM) — Nearly 400 state-owned used vehicles will be up for auction this Tuesday. The Pennsylvania Department of General Services’ Bureau of Vehicle Management will put 375 vehicles on the auction block at Manheim Keystone Pennsylvania, 488 Firehouse Road, Grantville, on Dec. 9. The cars vary from retired...

DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A man is facing charges in Dauphin County after he reportedly strangled a woman and injured a child on December 4. Police were called to the 500 block of Lawrence Drive in Susquehanna Township around 10 p.m. and learned that Ramesh Gurung had allegedly strangled a woman and threw a...

Buffalo Township, Pa. — A Union County man with a history of assault charges allegedly stabbed a male victim Wednesday during an argument over a heating bill. Robert David Kitchens, 67, was taken into custody shortly after the incident occurred around 9:29 p.m. at a home at the 3900 block of Buffalo Road in Buffalo...

PENNSYLVANIA — A pedestrian was struck and killed by a passenger bus in Harrisburg on Saturday afternoon, according to a spokesperson for PennDOT. The collision occurred around 4 p.m. at the intersection of Cameron and Market Streets. Cameron Street was closed following the accident as Harrisburg City Police...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) announced the approval of nearly $10.5 million to help boost business growth across the Commonwealth. This investment is in the form of low-interest loans provided through the Pennsylvania Industrial Development...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Sirus Miklos, a seven-year-old boy born with spinal muscular atrophy, has had to deal with bullying for the last few months, but by his peers at school. For weeks, impatient drivers have been harassing, yelling, and honking at the child, who uses a wheelchair, while he gets on and off of...