Lancaster PA

HERSHEY, PA — A 49-year-old man was arrested after threatening police officers with a knife outside a grocery store on April 2. Efrain Valentin Jr., of Hummelstown, was taken into custody near the Karns Food Store on Cherry Drive at about 10:46 a.m. Police had been actively searching for...

Fire crews in Dauphin County on Friday morning responded to a house fire in Middle Paxton Township. Around 10:30 a.m., crews with the Middle Paxton Fire Company were dispatched to the 300 block of Mels Drive for a furnace fire. First responders were initially told the fire was out, but...

A jury decided a York County pool maintenance company owner ambushed and shot two men, killing one of them, at a rural intersection in Maryland. Austin Potocki, 31, of West Manheim Township, was found guilty of first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder April 2 at the end of a nine-day trial in Maryland’s...

WYOMISSING, PA — Two individuals are facing charges after police said they were linked to retail theft incidents occurring over multiple dates at a local grocery store. According to Spring Township Police, officers were dispatched February 25, 2026, to Weis at 2759 Paper Mill Road for a report of retail theft...

High noon at a Lancaster gas station turned tense last Saturday when a man walked into The Forks convenience store, pointed a firearm at the clerk and demanded cash, according to deputies. The clerk handed over an undisclosed amount and the suspect left on foot toward Memorial Park Road. No shots were fired and the...

PENNSYLVANIA — A York County man is facing multiple charges after police say he spat on an officer during an arrest following a traffic stop and pursuit. According to an affidavit, officers spotted a vehicle around 1:16 a.m. on March 26 traveling at a high rate of speed along West Princess Street. Police initiated a...

Two teenagers from Lancaster County are facing serious charges following a midday shooting and high-speed police pursuit along Route 30 in early March. Emilio A. Medina-Aponte, 16, and Anthony Marin Gonzalez, 17, have been charged as adults in connection with the incident, which spanned from West Hempfield Township...

A downtown parking lot confrontation turned deadly, ending with a

LANCASTER, Pa. — Field trips for the School District of Lancaster are being cut as leaders work to close a nearly $10 million budget shortfall—leaving parents and teachers rushing to fill the gap. For years, the district largely covered the cost of student field trips, with parent-teacher organizations...

Brett Michael Bair, 38, was charged after a months long investigation into allegations involving his former girlfriend’s daughter in Lancaster Township, according to the release. The assaults began in 2021 while Bair was living in the home on the 1300 block of Millersville Pike, police said. Investigators allege he...