Lancaster PA

In 1985, the Lebanon Rescue Mission, in cooperation with Lebanon County Christian Ministries and Catholic Social Services, sought to provide a homeless shelter for women. Restoring a historic mansion at 9th and Walnut Streets, the Agape Family Shelter provided sanctuary for single women, pregnant women and mothers...

I love animals. My family always had dogs, but I didn’t get my first cat until I got married. “Patches” was a stray who had kittens under the in-law’s shed. She moved in with us and quickly became my cat. When she died, I was at the SPCA within the week, coming home with two kittens. I could not handle an empty...

LANCASTER, Pa. — Efforts to turn a Lancaster retail outlet center into "a modern residential and retail hub" continued this week with the announcement of several new tenants and an updated construction timeline at The Shops @ Rockvale, according to Fernmoor Living, the company overseeing the revitalization project....

This Chadds Ford estate had a concealed room in its carriage house to harbor fugitive slaves. While many areas in different states are home to Underground Railroad locations, Chester County boasts an especially large number of preserved sites with documented history, writes Kimberly Haas for Hidden City Philadelphia....

Manheim Township Police were dispatched to the 3000 block of Kissel Hill Road at 8:13 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, after an armed robbery that occurred about 45 minutes earlier at approximately 7:30 a.m., according to the release. A male occupant told officers he answered the door after hearing...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Fire crews have been called to the scene of a building fire reported in Martic Township, dispatchers confirm. The fire was reported around 10:40 a.m. within the 1200 block of Pennsy Road. Dispatchers state that Rawlinsville Fire is the primary responding agency on scene.

A “top prize-winning ticket” was sold in central Pennsylvania. And this top prize amounted to over half a million dollars. According to a press release sent out by the Pennsylvania Lottery, the golden ticket — a Cash Kingdom game — was sold at a 7-Eleven in East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, on Wednesday.

SUSQUEHANNA TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM) – A Dauphin County homeowner shot a suspected burglar late Sunday evening. Susquehanna Township Police say around 10:50 p.m. on November 30, officers responded to a home invasion on the 4300 block of Mountainview Road. Officers located a burglary suspect who was shot by the homeowner...

LEBANON, Pa. (WHTM) — A juvenile was allegedly robbed at gunpoint by two men when he tried selling a PlayStation 5 last month, according to police. The two men — 21-year-old Alexandel Orosco and 21-year-old Jerry Torres, both of Lebanon — were charged Saturday with robbery, theft and recklessly endangering another...

YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A horrific car crash landed 22-year-old Ayden Murrow in Hershey Medical Center. His parents received a phone call no parent wants to hear. | Man on life support after crash in York County causes serious head injury. "When we first heard about the accident...