Corporate Greed Threatens Rural Lancaster: The Crest at Elm Tree Controversy
The Crest Elm Tree, a residential property in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has recently been sold to an out-of-state corporation. This transition has brought about significant changes, some of which have been met with dissatisfaction by the tenants. Among the changes are a $154 increase in rent and a shift in the water...
Dog accidentally shoots man in the back
We’re generally living in a dog-eat-dog world, and occasionally a dog-shoots-man world because a man in Berks County, Pennsylvania, was rushed to the hospital after his dog shot him in the back.
Lancaster County Starbucks workers picket Red Cup Day
(WHTM) — Thursday was the annual Red Cup Day at Starbucks, but that meant different things in two different parts of the Midstate. Outside a Starbucks in Gettysburg, dozens of people waited nearly an hour for their coffee, and this year’s coveted reusable cup. But in Lancaster, home to four unionized Starbucks,...
Columbia Borough seeks $350,000 grant to replace street sweeper
Columbia Borough Council has applied for a $350,000 grant to buy a new street sweeper. On Thursday night, council voted to apply for a Local Share Account (LSA) Grant for the purchase of a new sweeper. The existing sweeper has reached the end of its life after years of use in the borough, according to an executive...
Road closes after vehicle crashes into pole in Lancaster County
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A road will be closed for a while after a vehicle collided with a telephone pole in Lancaster County on Saturday. Intercourse Fire Company announced on Facebook that East Newport Road will be closed between Carriage Drive and Fieldcrest Road after a vehicle crashed into a telephone...
Xavier Velazquez Jailed For Pizza Driver Car Theft
Xavier Eriberto Velazquez, 19, of the 500 block of Manor Street in Lancaster, was sentenced by Judge Dennis Reinaker on Sunday, Oct. 27, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. Velazquez had pleaded guilty in June to robbery of a motor vehicle, criminal conspiracy to commit robbery of a motor...
Calling All Girl Bosses: Free Girl Scout Program Helps Eastern PA Teens Earn The...
The Calling All Girl Bosses initiative gives girls in grades 6 through 12 a roadmap to identify a problem in their neighborhood and create real, lasting change. The program, which expanded to Reading this year, runs through May 2026 and includes 12 three-hour workshops led by trained volunteers. Girls are...
More Amish Families Moving West as Pennsylvania Population Reaches Record Highs
More Amish Families Moving West as Pennsylvania Population Reaches Record Highs. Pennsylvania’s Amish population has reached a historic milestone, driving quiet but significant migration across the state. As farmland becomes scarce in Lancaster County—the nation’s largest Amish community—many families are seeking new...
Annual holiday consignment shop event underway in Lancaster County
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A Midstate shop is holding its annual holiday consignment shop event. WeeUsables is holding its event at Spooky Nook Sports. The sale includes everything from gently used clothing and toys to household items. The event runs through Saturday.
Pennsylvania man accused of causing girlfriend’s death by severe neglect
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (TCN) -- The full-time caretaker boyfriend of a nonverbal woman has been accused of causing her death through severe neglect. On Nov. 10, Ronald Louis Bender, 60, was charged with neglect of a care-dependent person, endangering the welfare of a care-dependent person, and involuntary...

















