Harrisburg PA

Plans to reopen Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant in Derry Township following bankruptcy are moving along. A new company that includes one of the original Iron Hill founders, Mark Edelson, is reopening five Iron Hill locations, including the one at 101 W. Chocolate Ave. at the Hershey Towne Square. An...

DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– A man wanted for allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase through a Dauphin County community has been arrested. According to the Lower Swatara Township Police Department, Joshua Lugo, 43, of Middletown, was arrested on charges of fleeing and eluding, evading arrest, recklessly...

The man on the phone said he was Captain Milder from Dauphin County, and he said I had to pay some fines immediately or risk being arrested. No, he said, an official notification had not been sent. That’s why he’s calling. To let me know I had to take care of these violations immediately.

DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. — A Dauphin County teenager is being recognized for saving his father’s life months after a medical emergency at home turned into a life-or-death moment. Jeremiah Stepp was honored with a Lifesaving Award from the American Red Cross after stepping in to help his father...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – The Harrisburg School District will hold a hearing this week regarding the proposed closure of two schools. The district said the meeting is regarding the proposed closure of Marshall Math Science Academy and Rowland Academy middle schools. According to Marshall Academy’s comprehensive plan,...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Recent vandalism at a Harrisburg playground leaves the city needing to make more than $40,000 in repairs, said Mayor Wanda Williams (D). Vandals uprooted plants, removed rubber fall protection, carved into the cement and littered trash at the playground at 7th and Radnor, the mayor said....

Tennisha L. Walker, 46, was found guilty of intercepting communications after a two-day trial before Judge Christylee L. Peck, according to the Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office. The charge stems from an incident in East Pennsboro Township on March 24, when a resident received repeated early morning phone...

(WHTM) — An apparent homeless encampment in the garage underneath Harmony Tower in Harrisburg has been cleared out. Mayor Wanda Williams said she first heard about it Monday night after a resident at Harmony Tower texted her. “She showed me pictures of the encampment, and it was horrific,” said Mayor Williams (D)....

A great bookstore can change the pace of your whole day. One place in Pennsylvania does exactly that. You expect to browse a little, maybe check a few shelves, then head out. That plan fades fast. Another section opens up, another subject catches your attention, and suddenly the visit feels...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — A Harrisburg man faces a third set of charges that include rape after police say he allegedly sexually assaulted a girl inside a car at City Island in 2024. Harrisburg Police filed felony charges of rape, strangulation and unlawful restraint of a minor on Friday, March 27, against 26-year-old...