Lancaster PA

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — The total number of people experiencing homelessness in Lancaster County is the second highest it’s been in more than a decade. Preliminary results from the annual Point-in-Time (PIT) Count show that 665 people who are experiencing homelessness within 512 households were surveyed during Jan. 22, according to the Lancaster County […]

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Police are investigating after someone was injured in a shooting in Lancaster city Wednesday night. Officers were called to the 100 block of North Water Street after receiving a report of shots fired around 8:06 p.m., according to the Lancaster City Bureau of Police.

EAST PROSPECT, Pa. — Two York County men have been charged with animal cruelty and neglect after police claim they left two pets behind after moving from their East Prospect home earlier this year. Frederick Kornstedt, 35, and Christopher Formica, 38, are accused of leaving their grey pit bull...

YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Testing will determine if a 42-year-old man is "brain dead" after a crash involving him and his son Sunday afternoon, according to Manheim Borough Police. The accident happened on Old Line Road around 3:55 p.m. Officers said the two were driving their motorcycles when...

YORK, Pa. (WHTM) — A once-popular barbecue restaurant chain has closed all of its locations, which includes one here in the Midstate. Earlier this week, on Monday, a spokesperson with FAT Brands, which acquired the BBQ restaurant chain called Smokey Bones in 2023, told Nexstar that all of the BBQ eatery’s locations would be ceasing […]

YORK, Pa. — The York City Police Department held its annual awards ceremony at City Hall on Thursday. More than 20 officers and detectives were honored for their work in 2025. The honors included special commendations for those who responded to the shooting at UPMC Memorial Hospital in February of last year.

YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Authorities have apprehended a Fairview Township resident wanted for animal cruelty, according to the York County Sheriff's Office. Chase Elizabeth Fisher, 23, was wanted for felony aggravated cruelty to animals. The sheriff's office announced Wednesday she'd been taken into custody. Court documents say she's...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — A derelict barn on the side of the road often does not get a second glance from passersby, but sometimes they have a story to tell. The Hoober Eby Barn, a Civil War era barn in Lancaster County, has been put in jeopardy of being destroyed as the landowners look to repurpose the land, no longer having use for the wood...

UGI Utilities began a system upgrades project in Womelsdorf Borough and Heidelberg Township on Tuesday, April 28. The work is part of UGI’s commitment to provide safe and reliable service and is an opportunity for some homes and businesses along the project route to convert to natural gas. The...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — One person was extricated from their vehicle and transported to a local hospital after a crash in East Earl Township early Wednesday evening. Crews responded to Division Highway in the area of Terrie Lane around 5 p.m. after a three-vehicle crash, according to Garden Spot Fire Rescue.