Popular chicken chain is opening its first Pa. restaurant
Slim Chickens is making its Pennsylvania debut, adding to the growing chicken restaurant market. A franchise will open on April 27 at a former Wendy’s restaurant at 1135 Baltimore St. in Penn Township near Hanover, York County. More details about a grand opening, including giveaways, will be announced soon.
Berks County elementary school closed after overnight fire inside classroom
Boyertown Elementary School in Berks County, Pennsylvania, is closed on Monday after a fire broke out inside a classroom overnight. Fire officials reported that crews arrived at the school shortly after 1:30 a.m. on Monday, April 20, 2026, in response to the fire alarm activation. When crews got to the...
Route 30/222 interchange reopens ahead of schedule as construction continues
(WHTM) — A highway interchange in Lancaster County closed since Friday evening for construction reopened ahead of schedule Sunday evening. PennDOT said the Route 30/Route 222 interchange in Manheim Township reopened around 5:45 p.m. The highway interchange was closed since Friday evening to allow for bridge beam setting and overhead sign work. The work is […]
Lancaster DA donates $19k to Ephrata Police K9 Unit
EPHRATA, Pa. (WHTM) — A local police force is receiving a sizable donation to help convert a police cruiser as they prepare to start a K9 unit. The Ephrata Police Department recently received a $19,315.77 donation from the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. The donation is from drug forfeiture funds. Chief Christopher McKim says the […]
Kennett Square’s Mezzaluna KSQ Puts Chester County Pizza on World Map
Ben and Samantha Tobin continue to grace Chester County with their mouthwatering pizzas, earning a recent recognition as they were inducted into the World Pizza Champions team. After six years as a roaming pizza operation, Ben and Samantha Tobin have built Mezzaluna KSQ into one of the more distinctive pizzerias...
8 Pennsylvania Amish Bakeries That Deserve A Full Day Trip
Forget counting calories for a second. This is the kind of food adventure that starts with one slice of pie and somehow turns into boxes in the back seat, crumbs on your shirt, and zero regrets. The magic here is not just the sugar rush. It is the way everything...
Sadsburyville: Three Centuries on the Old Pike
By late afternoon, the light along U.S. 30 Business turns a deeper shade of gold, catching on the edges of stone walls and low-slung buildings that seem to lean slightly toward the road. A car slows, almost instinctively, as if something in the landscape asks it to. The smell of grilled onions drifts faintly from a kitchen door. Somewhere, a screen slaps shut...
1 dead after pedestrian crash on I-78 in Berks County: state police
BERKS COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — One man was killed after he was struck by a car on I-78 East on Friday night. According to Pennsylvania State Police, the crash occurred around 10:20 p.m. in Tilden Township. Troopers said the man walked into the road from the right shoulder and...
Coroner identifies man killed in Penn Township motorcycle accident
PENN TOWNSHIP, Pa. - The Berks County Coroner has identified a man who died in a motorcycle accident on Friday. Alex Seigfried, 24, of Bernville was pronounced dead by doctors at Reading Hospital at 7:37 p.m., according to the coroner's office. Officials say that the accident happened on Garfield Road...
One man dead after being struck by vehicle in Berks Co.
One person has been pronounced dead after being struck by a vehicle in Berks County after walking into traffic Friday evening, state police said. According to a press release, the incident happened around 10:20 p.m. on I-78 in Tilden Township when a vehicle was traveling eastbound in the right lane of travel.

















