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CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A church in Mechanicsburg is urging the community to say “no” to hate after a mother said her child received a K.K.K. recruitment card at the borough’s Halloween parade. Mechanicsburg Presbyterian, along with other local churches and organizations are inviting the...

LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– The Lebanon County District Attorney’s Office announced it launched an investigation into the Lebanon County Children and Youth Services Department. According to the DA’s office, detectives are investigating past and ongoing instances of alleged inaction and/or negligence involving LCCYS...

DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A Dauphin County man has been sentenced to 10 to 20 years in prison after distributing fentanyl that directly contributed to another man's death, according to Derry Township Police. Edward McCreath, 39, was found guilty on charges of drug delivery resulting in death and...

DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A Midstate family has taken Halloween decorating to the next level. “We have over 50 inflatables, nearly 20 skeletons and a giant skeleton on our roof,” said Phillip Bobitz. The Bobitz family has been decorating their front lawn off Jonestown Road in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County,...

A 17-year-old boy wanted for fatally shooting another teen in York County turned himself in this week, according to police. Tymir Williams, with his legal representative, on Monday surrendered to police and was taken to the York County Prison for arraignment. Investigators issued an arrest warrant for Williams after...

A fugitive wanted on suspicion of murder in Pennsylvania was arrested Tuesday in Revere, Massachusetts, the U.S. Marshals Service said. Elieze Guilamo was taken into custody on a charge of fugitive from justice after investigators determined he was in Massachusetts, the Marshals said, crediting Mass., Cambridge and...

A 2-year-old boy died at a Dauphin County hospital after he was pulled from a pond in rural Lancaster County last week, according to Pennsylvania State Police. The boy on Oct. 23 was taken to Penn State Hershey Medical Center in critical condition after he fell into a pond on the 1000 block of Mine Road in Salisbury...

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CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A man tried luring a teenage girl into his vehicle while she was walking home in Cumberland County on Monday, according to police. The suspect stopped the vehicle he was driving and asked a 17-year-old girl if she needed a ride while she was at South Frederick Street’s intersection...

YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Police in Northern York County are investigating after a man allegedly forged a check at a PNC Bank in Linglestown. Police said the suspect was caught on video in the bank on October 21. The check was reportedly passed at the bank for $3,741.00.