Old food residue in base of egg refrigerated case, buildup of slime in leafy...
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has posted an updated list of recent Retail Food Inspection Reports for restaurants and food handlers in Berks County. Inspections are a “snapshot” of the day and time of the inspection. Violations are recorded but are often corrected on the spot prior to the inspector...
Man arrested on assault charge in Middletown
MIDDLETOWN, PA — Police arrested a local man on assault charges after he allegedly fled the scene of a domestic incident at a plumbing business. Christopher Patrick Murray, 62, of Middletown, was charged with simple assault and harassment following an incident on Feb. 25, 2026. Lower Swatara Township Police...
Chantilly Native Jarrod Wronski Steps Down As Hershey Bears Public Announcer After Incident
Jarrod Wronski, a Chantilly native, issued a statement advising that he is no longer the public address announcer for the Hershey Bears following what he described as an unprofessional incident involving Giant Center security after a game earlier this month. The incident occurred after the Hershey Bears game on...
BAE Systems receives $500M howitzer order
The U.S. Army awarded Virginia-based BAE Systems, a defense and space manufacturing company, a more than $500 million contract in December to produce additional M109A7 Paladin Self-Propelled Howitzers and M992A3 Ammunition Carriers. The order will boost the Army’s ability to … Read More » The post BAE Systems...
Lititz police officers commended for quick actions during January house fire
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Three officers with the Lititz Borough Police Department are getting their roses after quickly leaping into action and helping to extinguish a house fire in January. Around 2:17 a.m. on Jan. 24, officers were called to the 600 block of South Cedar Street. The...
Hit-And-Run Victim Says Charges Against Driver Aren’t Enough
A Berks County woman seriously injured in a Harrisburg, Pennsylvania hit-and-run says the charges filed against the man who struck her more than 15 months ago simply don't go far enough. April Hoyrup was working as an overnight road construction flagger on Wednesday (November 22), 2024 — just her third...
Lancaster police arrest student with gun at school
LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) — Police arrested a 15-year-old J.P. McCaskey student after officers found a handgun in his jacket, the Lancaster City Bureau of Police said. The student left the school’s campus around 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday after staff asked to search his belongings, police said. Officers found him shortly...
3 who fled scene of Route 222 crash in Berks apprehended, State Police say
MAXATAWNY TWP., Pa. - Pennsylvania State Police say three people who fled the scene of a multi-vehicle crash on Route 222 in northern Berks County Thursday morning were apprehended. Route 222 in Maxatawny Township was closed between Topton Road and Church Road due to the crash, according to the county's...
Avian flu outbreak reported at another Lancaster County poultry farm
LANCASTER, Pa. — As Pennsylvania leaders continue to grapple with a surge of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza cases, Lancaster County has emerged as the epicenter of one of the worst outbreaks in years. On Tuesday, the United States Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service reported an...
Restaurant with ‘Greatest Sandwich in America’ announces Dauphin County opening
Fans of Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop are counting down the days until the first Harrisburg-area location opens. On March 3, the Delaware-based chain will open a restaurant at 2607 Brindle Drive at the Shoppes at Susquehanna Marketplace in Susquehanna Township. The national franchise restaurant chain, founded in 1976 in...
