Lancaster PA

Lancaster-based Fulton Bank plans to acquire a New Jersey-based Blue Foundry Bancorp. The boards of directors of both Fulton Bank and Blue Foundry have unanimously approved the agreement. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory...

A York County man told police he strangled his mother’s cat last week because he was “in a mood.”. Giovanni Adri Tortorici, 20, of Dover Township, killed the cat, named Jimmy, while housesitting, according to Northern York Regional Police. Tortorici told police the killing “didn’t make sense.” He...

Police linked a bullet found in a victim’s closet with a stolen gun and witness testimony to file charges against a 19-year-old in a 2021 shooting at a York County home, according to court documents filed earlier this month. Zephania Wilson was 14 years old on March 16, 2021,...

GALLAGHER TOWNSHIP – More than a month has gone by since several dogs were found abandoned on top of the mountain along the border of Gallagher and Colebrook Townships. “I saw a Facebook post on December 5 where a hunter saw four dogs up on the mountain running between tree stands,” Joy Russell, a local animal lover,...

As a kid, Jake Wynn was fascinated by the ruins of the coal industry near his northern Dauphin County hometown. The remains of the Williamstown Colliery on Big Lick Mountain were something of a playground for him. “I looked at these massive foundations and concrete and steel remnants and always...

LEESPORT, Pa. - A Berks County teenager who courageously battled brain cancer for much of his life has passed away. 13-year-old Riley Rejniak of Leesport died Friday after fighting cancer since kindergarten. Riley was first diagnosed with Stage-4 neuroblastoma in 2017, shortly before his 5th birthday. Over the years,...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Crews responded to an apartment fire that was estimated to have caused $10,000 in damage in Lancaster County on Sunday. The Lancaster Township Fire Department reported on Facebook that the fire occurred at the Kensington Club Apartments at 630 Wyncroft Lane at 11:11 p.m. on December 28....

For a full listing of this week’s Chester County restaurant inspections, click here. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 866-366-3723, uses a risk-based inspection reporting process for restaurants and other food handlers. Abcd Restaurant, 477 Lancaster Ave. Malvern, Opening, December 19. Pass. Women’s...

An oceanfront estate in South Florida owned by the late Mary Alice Dorrance Malone, a Campbell Soup heiress from Coatesville, listed for $85 million. An oceanfront estate in South Florida owned by the late Mary Alice Dorrance Malone, a Campbell Soup heiress from Coatesville, has been listed for $85 million, writes...

STOUCHSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — One person was found dead after a fire in western Berks County Friday. Crews from Berks and Lebanon counties were called to the 100 block of Main Street in Stouchsburg, Marion Township for a reported structure fire with entrapment around 2 p.m. Friday. A second alarm was struck and,...