Regulators approve settlement, PPL distribution rate hike
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (WHTM) — Electric bills will be going up next month after regulators and the power company reached an agreement. PPL Electric Utilities, the Allentown-based power company serving much of Dauphin and Lancaster counties as well as portions of Cumberland, Perry, Juniata, Mifflin, York, and Lebanon counties,
Kutztown man dies following workplace accident in Shillington
A 47-year-old Kutztown Borough resident died Wednesday after a workplace accident in Shillington Borough, according to the Berks County Coroner’s Office. Berks County Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel said the Coroner’s Office was called to Reading Hospital to investigate the fatal incident, which occurred on June 3. Accordin
Allentown Diocese closing Catholic school. Announcement made days before end of school year.
Immaculate Conception Academy will close its doors at the end of the current school year, Pastor Father Adam Sedar said in an announcement Thursday from the Diocese of Allentown. The parish school of Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Douglassville has struggled with declining enrollment in rece
Cornwall P&Z continues review of Knoll subdivision, Boyd Street warehouse plans
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Lancaster City’s pipeline, now at $67M, is still coming through Columbia
According to a June 2, 2026 LNP/LancasterOnline article by Todd Lassa, Lancaster City’s finance committee voted 3-0 on June 1 to advance a bill seeking $15 million in additional interim short-term financing for the Susquehanna Large Diameter Transmission Main Project, sending it to the full City Council for a vote on J
Investigators rule out criminal activity in Lebanon County fire that displaced 7
LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — The investigation continues into the cause of a Lebanon County fire that displaced seven people and damaged a popular local spot. Fire crews responded just before 4:30 a.m. on Monday to the Corvette Grille and Bar in Annville Township for a reported fire. They found a significant blaze that
Admitted ACP Fraudster Faces 40 Years in Prison
A Lancaster County Pennsylvania man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to defrauding the federal government of more than $741,000. Twenty-five year old Krandon Wenger defrauded the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), according to the DoJ. The ACP was funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Law and provided financial support to eli
State wide grave robbing case heads to trial
(WBRE/WYOU) — A statewide grave robbing case with ties to Luzerne County is now heading to trial. 34-year-old “Jonathan Gerlach” waived his arraignment on Wednesday. The Lancaster County man is accused of more than 500 counts of stealing body parts and remains from graves and selling them online.
LVRT to open Phase 10A this month, hold 30th anniversary celebration this week
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Accused grave robber Jonathan Gerlach waives formal arraignment in Delaware County court
DELAWARE COUNTY, Pa. — Note: The video is from Gerlach's last court appearance in March. A Lancaster County man accused of stealing human remains from a historic Pennsylvania cemetery waived his formal arraignment Wednesday in Delaware County, court records state. Jonathan Gerlach, 34, of Ephrata, is charged with 574..
