Watch: Loose emu captured after days on the loose in Pennsylvania
Police in Pennsylvania said an emu spotted wandering loose in the Lower Windsor Township area was captured after multiple days on the loose.
First residents move into affordable housing development in Lebanon County
The first residents have moved into an affordable housing rental community in Lebanon County. Carmany Place Apartments opened at 510 Mt. Pleasant Road in South Annville Township. The 48-unit development includes three, two-story walk-up apartment buildings. Each apartment building has 10 two-bedroom units and six,...
Killer who opened fire in Lancaster bar gets decades behind bars
Man gets up to 70 years in re-trial for deadly 2014 Lancaster bar shooting Lancaster, PA – A former Manor Township man was sentenced Monday to up to 70 years in state prison for fatally shooting a man and injuring two others inside a crowded Lancaster city bar in 2014,…
Lancaster man breaks into home, grabs victim by hair: police
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A Lancaster man is facing charges after he allegedly broke into a home and pulled out the victim's hair, according to police. On Dec. 29, Yordanis Diaz-Aguilera, 39, reportedly entered a home on Waverly Avenue by breaking the glass on the front door, Manheim Township police announced.
New details in closures of five Giant fulfillment centers
MIDDLESEX TWP., Pa. — We're learning more about Giant Company's plans to close five fulfillment centers across Pennsylvania. As 69 News previously reported, those closures are happening in Coopersburg, Lehigh County; North Coventry Township, near Pottstown, in Chester County; Philadelphia; Lancaster; and Upper...
‘Crawling out of his vehicle’: DA describes aftermath of fatal DUI crash in Reading
READING, Pa. - The Berks County District Attorney says it's one of the worst wrecks that has come across his desk in months. "He was driving at a very high rate of speed to the point where other vehicles were either impacted by his reckless driving or tried to pull to the side of the road," said DA John Adams.
Travelle Martin ID’d After Dog Walker Finds Skeletal Remains
The remains were discovered in the Flying Hills community off Lakewood Drive in Cumru Township on Sunday, Dec. 28, when a person walking a dog reported seeing what appeared to be human remains, according to a joint release from the Berks County District Attorney’s Office and Cumru Township Police Department.
Elizabeth McKenna Charged, Bill Kelly GoFundMe After Death
William P. Kelly, 53, was fatally shot inside his West Walnut Street home in Kutztown Borough on Tuesday night, Dec. 30, according to the Berks County District Attorney’s Office. Kelly’s niece, Kayla Kelly, organized the fundraiser, which had raised more than $13,000 as of publication — exceeding its original...
Berks County records 15 homicides in 2025; majority occurred in Reading, DA says
Berks County recorded 15 homicides in 2025, with 12 of those occurring in the City of Reading, according to a summary released Tuesday by District Attorney John T. Adams. Of the 15 homicides, two remain unsolved as of Jan. 6, 2026. Those cases involve the April 5, 2025, shooting death of Christopher Green in the 600...
Blotter: Hit-and-run, trespass, simple assault, vandalism, retail theft
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