East Goshen House Fire Draws Multiple Crews To Hershey Mill
A working house fire tore through a home in the Hershey Mill Village section of East Goshen Township on Monday, drawing firefighters from multiple departments to a normally quiet stretch of the 1300 block of Troon Lane. Crews reported heavy smoke and active flames and called for a mutual-aid response. Officials have...
Man’s death in Lancaster County barn fire ruled suicide: coroner
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — The Lancaster County coroner confirmed Tuesday that a 65-year-old man died by suicide in a fire in East Hempfield Township. On March 13, the coroner's office was called to a property in the 2100 block of Junction Road to investigate a barn and a pickup truck involved in the blaze.
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‘Suspicious Incident’: Woman Suffers Medical Emergency After Items Found Outside Lancaster Home
A “suspicious incident” unfolded outside a Lancaster County home when concerning items were discovered — and a woman inside was found unresponsive. Police were called to a residence on Breezy Knoll Road in Willow Street on Tuesday, March 24, at approximately 3:05 p.m. after a family member reported damage and...
School District of Lancaster approves plan to potentially furlough more than 100 employees
LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) — School District of Lancaster employees learned more than 100 of their co-workers could lose their jobs during a special school board meeting Tuesday. The board passed its proposal to allow it to furlough 109 employees as it grapples with a $7.5 million deficit. The furloughs would affect 73...
Three Mile Island nuclear plant accident changed the country nearly 50 years ago
Just before 4 a.m. on Wednesday, March 28, 1979, a malfunctioning valve set off what would become the most serious incident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant operating history. The incident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power station in Londonderry Township, Dauphin County, according to the Nuclear Regulatory...
Fire breaks out at beloved York restaurant, causes road closure
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A fire broke out at Eagles Nest Restaurant on Mt. Rose Avenue in York Tuesday night just before 7:30 p.m., dispatch confirms. Mt. Rose Avenue is closed as a result of the incident. York Area United Fire is the primary agency on scene. Over...
$61K worth of tech stolen from central Pennsylvania Verizon stores
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — More than $61,000 worth of electronics were stolen from Verizon when fake information was used to access accounts at different central Pennsylvania stores, according to investigators. Felony theft charges were filed Monday against 25-year-old Sauro Tosti for allegedly using fake...
With latest outbreaks, over 8.6M Lancaster County birds affected by avian flu this year
Avian influenza has been confirmed at three Lancaster County farms this month, affecting more than 1 million birds, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Including this month’s outbreaks, more than 8.6 million domestic birds from Lancaster County farms and backyard flocks have been affected by bird flu...
Teen Hit By Pickup Truck In Lancaster County Hit-And-Run
Columbia Borough police are searching for a pickup truck driver who struck a 13-year-old pedestrian and fled the scene in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, last Friday (March 20). According to Columbia Borough Police Department, officers responded to the 200 block of Chestnut Street — also known as Route 462 — at...
