Lancaster PA

Naman Patel has been living in Lebanon County as an immigrant since he was 3-years-old. The now 18-year-old University of Pittsburgh student originally said he started the process of becoming a citizen to formalize being part of the country that he knows as home. "I decided to become a U.S. citizen because I know I'm not going to live in...

LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) — A man was taken to an area hospital after a reported shooting in Lancaster late Saturday. Officers were called to the unit block of East Liberty Street around 9:32 p.m. Saturday for a report of shots fired, Lancaster City Police said in a statement. A man was found shot and taken […]

LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) – A teenager has been charged after a gun was brought to the Park City Mall. Lancaster Police say on May 9, around 7 p.m., mall security reported a group of five male juveniles inside the mall, one of whom was believed to have a firearm. Officers responded and located one person […]

MIDDLETOWN, PA — Lower Swatara Township Police arrested a man on marijuana possession and public drunkenness charges after he was found lying across train tracks. Alem Gezahe Fitiwe, 37, of Middletown, was arrested at West Harrisburg Pike and Meade Avenue. Officers responded to a report of a man lying...

LOWER SWATARA TOWNSHIP, PA — A woman faces simple assault and harassment charges following an alleged domestic incident on April 24, 2026. Alyssa Ann Layton, 37, of Middletown, was arrested by Lower Swatara Township Police Department in connection with an incident in the 100 block of Ann Street. Police...

ELVERSON, PA — Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man suspected of stealing more than $900 worth of merchandise from a store on Crossings Boulevard. The incident occurred at 9:17 a.m. on April 14, 2026, at 100 Crossings Blvd. Police describe the suspect as...

PENNSYLVANIA — A review of available 2025-26 Pennsylvania public school calendars shows most districts across the Commonwealth are scheduled to finish classes in June 2026, but several districts currently plan to conclude the school year during May. Among the districts with May ending dates is North Hills School District, which announced the 2025-26 school year […] The post Multiple schools in Pennsylvania to close...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — A gas leak at a Tyson Foods facility prompted an evacuation and a multi-county response for a gas leak Friday afternoon, according to a Facebook post from Garden Spot Fire and Rescue. Units were dispatched shortly before 1 p.m. to the plant after reports of...

DENVER (AP) — A Frontier Airlines plane hit and killed a pedestrian on the runway of the Denver International Airport during takeoff, airport authorities said, sparking an engine fire and forcing passengers to evacuate. The plane, on route from Denver to Los Angeles International Airport, “reported striking a pedestrian...

PENNSYLVANIA — The Adams County Coroner’s Office responded to a two-vehicle crash Saturday morning in Reading Township, according to officials. Emergency crews were called around 7:16 a.m. to Route 234 at Stoney Point Road in Adams County. Adams County Coroner Francis Dutrow confirmed his office was called to the scene. Authorities said two vehicles were […] The post One person dead following vehicle crash...