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Zecqueous Morgan-Thompson, 25, of Wilmington, Delaware, was arrested on Saturday night, Oct. 25, after gunfire erupted during a crowded outdoor event near the International Cultural Center on Lincoln University’s Chester County campus. The shooting happened around 9:30 p.m. as students and alumni gathered for...

A COLLEGE golfer has died at the age of 21 after being hit by a car. Tributes have been sent regarding the tragic passing. On Monday, October 13, Sydney Barnes, a junior biology student at Millersville University, a Division 2 school based in southeastern Pennsylvania, died due to traumatic brain injuries from an...

Reading, PA – Authorities have announced the arrest of multiple suspects connected to a large-scale drug trafficking organization that allegedly shipped kilogram quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine from Puerto Rico to Berks County, Pennsylvania, using the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). The coordinated...

Columbia Borough Council faced criticism from residents and animal welfare advocates at its October 16 budget meeting over proposed cuts to a popular trap-neuter-vaccinate-return (TNVR) program for feral cats. Council had initially reduced its donation to CCAT from $3,000 to $1,000 for 2026 — a decision that drew...

A former Olympic boxer has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his daughter and dumping her body in a Staten Island park, according to Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday. Kabary Salem, 57, of New York, was found guilty of first-degree murder after a week-long trial related to the...

YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A driver was injured after a vehicle crashed into the front of a multi-family home in New Freedom Sunday. Dispatch confirmed the crash happened around 10 a.m. in the 1st block of Whethersfield Drive. According to the Rose Fire Company, a sedan traveled through...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Police are searching for two male suspects connected to a Saturday shooting in Lancaster County. Lancaster Township police say two male suspects allegedly fired eight rounds into a second-story apartment on Michelle Drive within the village of Lancaster Green apartment complex at around...

HACC’s teachers union says hundreds of staff will strike if its negotiations Tuesday with the college do not yield a “fair and equitable” contract. After nearly three years of negotiating with the central Pennsylvania community college, which is based in Harrisburg and has a campus in East Lampeter Township, the...

LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A 2-alarm fire in Lebanon County fully engulfed a ranch home late Saturday night. Dispatch confirmed the fire broke out around 11:00 p.m. in the 1700 block of South 5th Avenue in South Lebanon Township. Video captured of the fire shows sparks from powerlines...

In 2024, Chester County reports 69 accidental overdose deaths linked to drug and alcohol use, marking the county’s lowest total since 2015. In 2024, Chester County has reported 69 accidental overdose deaths linked to drug and alcohol use, marking the county’s lowest total since 2015, writes Kenny Cooper for WHYY.