Lancaster PA

LANCASTER, Pa. — A man was sentenced for his role in a stabbing in Lancaster last year. According to the Office of the Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams, Luis Antonio Roman-Irizzary, 46, was sentenced to two to five years in state prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated assault and...

Fredderick Hall Jr., 42, was discovered during rounds, and staff immediately began life-saving measures before medical personnel arrived in the unit, the Department of Corrections said. Brownsville EMS continued advanced care as Hall was taken to UPMC Presbyterian, where he was pronounced dead on Saturday, Nov. 22,...

Kevin James Kistler, 35, is being sought by Newark Police, who said he is wanted on several warrants, including one for stalking. He is also wanted in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and Cecil County, Maryland, according to the department. Kistler is described as a 6-foot white man weighing between 200 and...

DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa (WHP) — The Dauphin County Coroner has confirmed the identity of the woman who was killed by a man she was in a relationship with. | Child reportedly yelled for help after mother was stabbed: 'My stepdad killed my mother'. 31-year-old Violette Pierre was killed Tuesday...

A cat in Lebanon County had to be euthanized after its owner’s neighbor shot the animal twice with a BB gun over the summer, police said. “You are next,” Thomas Dennis, 63, told the cat’s owner after the June 26 shooting on the 1000 block of Meily Street in Lebanon, according to an affidavit of probable cause that...

HARRISBURG PA – Many electricity customers of PECO Energy and Metropolitan Edison (Met-Ed) across Montgomery, Berks and Chester counties, and elsewhere in Pennsylvania, are likely to see their power costs rise beginning Monday (Dec. 1, 2025). The state Public Utilities Commission warns that semi-annual (June and...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– A Lancaster County road is closed after a crash involving a tractor-trailer. According to the East Hempfield Police Department, Rohrerstown Road (Route 741) is closed due to a crash involving a tractor-trailer that caused wires to come down. Police said the roadway is closed between...

Mayor Sorace of Lancaster has spoken about her experience with housing insecurity. She says this experience informs her administration’s focus on housing access in Lancaster. The city faces several challenges in affordable housing development. These include limited funding, high borrowing costs, tariffs, labor...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — After a wreck in Lancaster left someone trapped inside a truck, firefighters were able to cut them out to safety. Crews responded around 5:30 p.m. Monday to a crash with entrapment in the area of Willow Road and Franklin Circle, the Witmer Fire Protective Association wrote in a Facebook...

In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a gray-and-white cat ended up in a frightening situation, stuck atop a utility pole with no way to safely climb down. Several groups quickly sprang into action, determined to bring her back to solid ground. The little cat had somehow climbed the pole but soon realized...