Lancaster PA

PARKESBURG, PA — An 18-year-old man faces charges after police responded to a reported incident in Parkesburg earlier this month. Parkesburg Borough police reported officers were dispatched on March 7 to the 500 block of West Fourth Avenue. According to police, Mekai Proctor, 18, was later charged with simple...

A Lancaster County jury convicted a city man of killing

MEDIA, Pa. — An Ephrata man accused of stealing human remains from a historic Pennsylvania cemetery appeared before a judge Friday in a case that has shocked families across the region. Authorities say Jonathan Gerlach faces hundreds of criminal charges tied to allegations he removed human remains from crypts...

The Pennsylvania State Police are asking for the public’s help in locating an endangered missing person who was last seen Saturday evening in Schuylkill County. According to state police, Melvin Williams, 86, was reported missing from Jefferson Township, Berks County, on March 14, 2026. Authorities say Williams was...

LANCASTER, Pa. — A Lancaster man was convicted Thursday of third-degree homicide, aggravated assault and two felony firearms offenses stemming from an October 2020 shooting that left one man dead and a woman injured. Isaac Sanchez, 40, was captured by Kentucky State Police troopers after a vehicle chase in...

ANNVILLE, PA — A 45-year-old Pennsylvania man faces multiple charges following a traffic stop in November. On Nov. 13 at 4:55 p.m., West Lebanon County Regional Police Department officers were dispatched to a complaint of an erratic driver on Route 934 in Annville. Police located the vehicle and initiated...

LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) — Lancaster City Bureau of Police will work to secure places of worship after recent attacks across the country. On Thursday, a man rammed his vehicle into one of the nation’s largest Reform synagogue in a Detroit suburb and exchanged gunfire with a security guard. While there are no known...

A woman says she had a disturbing encounter with the man accused of killing a CHOP nurse just days before the murder.

With a walkable downtown, vibrant art scene, and plenty of businesses, this Chesco place has become a destination for small-town charm. Phoenixville was recently listed as a Top Ten Best Small Towns to Live in, writes Lydia Mansel for Travel and Leisure. This Chester County town continues to attract new...

DENVER BOROUGH, PA — Lancaster County Wide Communications received a hoax emergency call involving a residence on Larch Lane on Thursday at approximately 5:35 p.m. The incident is commonly known as “swatting,” which involves an individual making a false emergency report to law enforcement to provoke a large,...