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DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– Two Dauphin County communities are under a mandatory water restriction until further notice. Lykens Borough announced on Thursday morning that residents from the borough and Wiconisco Township are under a mandatory water restriction until further notice. Residents are asked to conserve water

LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Traffic on Interstate-81 southbound is backed up in Lebanon County due to an overturned tractor-trailer. Dispatch said the truck flipped around 5:15 a.m. near the Hershey/Grantville exit (exit 80). No other vehicles are involved in the crash, dispatch said. There's no word on the...

Several businesses and nonprofits have opened or will soon open medical-related facilities in southcentral Pennsylvania. Here’s our latest rundown of medical-related projects, openings, moves and renovations. The list includes a relocation of inpatient and outpatient services, a new hospital and the opening of two cent

Ty’rique Riley was arrested during what appeared to be a mental health crisis the morning of June 18, 2019, according to a lawsuit filed by his family. Less than a week later, he left Dauphin County Prison in cardiac arrest covered in bruises and other signs of physical trauma. He died July 1 from “natural causes,” acc

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A man has been arrested after breaking another man's jaw after being told to slow down in an Elizabethtown neighborhood, according to the police. Daniel Flowers has been charged with aggravated assault after reportedly attacking a man on June 17 on Hampden Road, Elizabethtown...

There’s something especially satisfying about spending a summer afternoon wandering through aisles filled with possibilities. In Palmyra, Pennsylvania, Blue Mountain Thrift Store offers exactly that kind of experience—a place where every room seems to hold a different surprise, from vintage furniture and household trea

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM)– Residents of Harrisburg will soon see police officers patrolling on a new kind of vehicle. The Harrisburg Bureau of Police got two new electric bicycles, commonly referred to as “E-bikes,” on Wednesday morning. The new vehicles follow a $10,000 donation from Harrisburg resident Chris Herr, made

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Amtrak’s newest board member has Pennsylvania on his mind. Rob Gleason, who spoke in Harrisburg last week, was nominated in late 2025 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate in January as one of nine Amtrak board members. “I’m the first director in 50 years from Pennsylvania,” Gleason said. “It is ama

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — DNA obtained by Pennsylvania State Police in an investigation into an alleged 2017 rape helped identify a suspect. Mehki Rideout, 24, of Camp Hill, was charged Tuesday as an adult with rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse by forcible compulsion, sexual assault, aggravated assault,

In broadly bipartisan votes on Wednesday, the state House passed a pair of bills that would condition data centers’ tax benefits and allow municipalities to enact a six-month moratorium on new data center development. Further, the House is expected to pass a bill Thursday that would completely end data...