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CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A Newville nonprofit is asking the community for help cleaning up after a fire swept through its building over the weekend. The Launch Pad Foundation, which helps older youth transition out of government care and into adulthood, said the fire tore through its One North Thrift shop on...

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced that all driver license and photo centers, including the full-service center in Harrisburg, will be closed on Thursday, January 1, 2026, in observance of the New Year’s holiday. PennDOT driver and vehicle services will remain available online during...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A portion of Interstate-81 was closed in Cumberland County after a person was ejected from a vehicle Friday night. The multi-vehicle crash happened shortly after 8:30 p.m. near mile marker 33 in Newville, according to 511PA. I-81 south was closed at Exit 37, said Fritzi Schreffler,...

Listen, Momma. I see you. I see you scarfing down those cold dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets like you’re a contestant on “Survivor: Toddler Edition.” Your threenager, who devoured an entire box of mac and cheese yesterday, has suddenly declared it “too cheesy,” leaving you to become the human garbage disposal. You’re...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — A crash closed a lane on Harrisburg’s I-83 bridge and injured at least one person Friday as wintry conditions freeze the Midstate. Shortly after 8 p.m., someone stopped their vehicle and got out to look at something on the bridge, when another vehicle pulled behind them, said Fritzi...

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 866-366-3723, uses a risk-based inspection reporting process for restaurants and other food handlers. Basil Leaf Thai Cuisine, 5202 Simpson Ferry Road, Mechanicsburg, Dec. 19. Pass. The floor under the cooking equipment has a large amount of grease along the coving and is...

Even though it is only 50 miles from my home in Luzerne County, I never visited Swatara State Park in Lebanon County until a few weeks ago. And, I never heard of Bordner’s cabin until I visited the Park. I enjoyed my hike on the Bear Hole Trail on my first visit so I returned to the Swatara State Park last weekend....

PENNSYLVANIA - For years, the "Great Migration" out of expensive coastal hubs like New York City and Northern New Jersey led straight to the suburbs of Philadelphia. But as home prices in the Main Line and Bucks County have reached eye-watering heights, savvy buyers have started looking further west, quietly settling...

YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Emergency crews were called to the Brunner Island Steam Electric Station in East Manchester Township to help with a medical incident, according to emergency dispatchers. Dispatchers said the call came in around 7:56 p.m. Thursday as a possible hazmat incident. Crews arrived on scene...

Say goodbye to 2025 and hello to 2026 in style with one of the many New Year’s Eve events in central Pennsylvania. As is tradition, many of the towns and cities will be dropping something at midnight. And as Pennsylvanians love a theme, many cities will be holding their countdown with something that is thematically...