Lancaster PA

YORK COUNTY, Pa. — Four people and five animals were rescued from a basement fire in a York County apartment building. York County Emergency Dispatch said the fire began along the first block of West Middle Street in Hanover around 3 p.m. Tuesday. Hanover Area Fire and Rescue was...

LANCASTER, Pa. — A Lancaster County traffic stop led to the arrest of a wanted fugitive from Puerto Rico earlier this month, authorities announced this week. Carlos R. Soto-Garlarza, 56, was pulled over at 10:22 p.m. on April 2 on the 1400 block of Millport Road by a West Lampeter Township Police officer who noted Soto-Garlarza's vehicle, a silver Ford Explorer, had...

A former Wrightsville Borough secretary was charged after using borough credit cards to pay for more than $135,500 in personal expenses, according to a police report. Tammie Ranae Hoff, 53, of Dover, was charged with three counts each of theft, receiving stolen property and using an unauthorized access device, all felonies, during multiple incidents from 2021 through 2025.

MIFFLIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — The tractor-trailer driver who crashed off a mountain and into a reservoir suffered a medical emergency prior to the wreck, according to an update from the coroner's office. Steven R. Larrabee, 72, of Christiana, Lancaster County, died Friday after his tractor-trailer went off the...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Police are asking the public for help identifying the rider of an e-bike who seriously injured a pedestrian without stopping to help. The hit-and-run happened Saturday in the area of the West King Street and Marion Street crosswalk, according to the Lancaster City Bureau of Police.

YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Police are investigating reports of a shooting in York city Tuesday afternoon, county officials confirmed. A call was made to 911 around 12:25 p.m. reporting a shooting in the 700 block of East Clarke Avenue, according to Ted Czech of the York County Office of Emergency Management.

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — The School District of Lancaster announced changes to its financial leadership after a software error led to a nearly $10 million deficit in the 2024-25 budget. The district said the changes, announced Monday, are designed to improve oversight, strengthen internal controls and ensure greater...

PennDOT has announced that repairs, and a month-long detour, will soon begin at a bridge on the main route through Codorus State Park. The bridge is the first bridge that takes Blooming Grove Road, Route 216, over Lake Marburg, and is located between Penn Township and West Manheim Township. Construction will begin on Monday, May 4, 2026, weather permitting, and will continue through...

The best food finds are rarely the ones with the biggest spotlight. Sometimes they show up at the end of a backroad, where the sign is simple, the vibe is easy, and the smell of burgers on the grill does all the convincing for you. That is the kind of...

There is something instantly charming about a place that makes grown-ups feel like kids again the moment they walk through the door. A museum filled with tiny engines, detailed rail lines, and miniature worlds has that kind of pull, especially when it all lives inside a grand old Pennsylvania building that already feels rich with character before you even step inside.