Lancaster PA

Pennhurst State School and Hospital outside Philadelphia operated for almost 80 years, but was shut down in 1987 after its overcrowded condition and abuse of patients came to light.

WILMINGTON, DE — A months-long retail fraud investigation spanning dozens of store visits and multiple stolen identities has led to the arrest of a New Jersey man now facing a slate of felony charges in Delaware, state police announced. According to the Delaware State Police, 31-year-old Christian Pacheco of...

Lancaster Police this week charged a 22-year-old man with aggravated assault and related offenses after he shot a teenage girl during a domestic dispute, according to a police report. Around 2:15 a.m. Jan. 27, police were dispatched to the 500 block of South Pearl Street for a shots fired call.

Over the years, the Shillington Farmers Market has been home to some of our favorite spots. Brocmar Smokehouse and Matt’s Chicken were favorites before they closed, while Eve’s Thai Kitchen remains one of our go-tos. And now, I can add That Burger Place to the list of great...

This market doesn’t feel like shopping — it feels like stepping sideways in time. Green Dragon Farmers Market in Ephrata hits you fast with motion, voices, and the smell of baked goods still warm from the oven. Amish vendors line the aisles, selling handmade furniture, quilts, jams, and stacks of shoofly pie that...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) — The National Weather Service has issued a cold weather advisory for multiple counties across Central PA. Perry, Dauphin, Lebanon, Cumberland, Adams, York, and Lancaster are all included in the list. The advisory will remain in effect from 7 p.m. Saturday until 10 a.m. Sunday. Locals...

SPRING GROVE, Pa. — Crews are responding to a reported murder-suicide in York County on Saturday afternoon. York County Regional Police Department was dispatched to the first block of East 3rd Avenue at 3:16 p.m. on Saturday. According to the York County Crimewatch website, the York County Coroner and...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Pennsylvania State Police is seeking the public's assistance in identifying two people suspected of installing a credit card skimming device at a Lancaster County grocery store. The suspects allegedly installed the device at 12:18 p.m. on Dec. 6, 2025, in BB's Grocery Outlet on...

LANCASTER, Pa. — Each day throughout south central Pennsylvania, whether people know it or not, they pass by history. Without some of this history around the time of the colonies, the idea of the United States may have been just that: history. "Lancaster was the largest inland city in...

LANCASTER, Pa. — A Lancaster County man will serve two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole followed by 20 to 40 years in state prison after pleading guilty to shooting his estranged wife and her sister to death and seriously injuring his son during a violent encounter last October, District...