Eaglets living in Downingtown park draw crowds, force July 4 fireworks to be moved
Officials in one Chester County community are changing their July 4 fireworks plans due to three eaglets that have become the talk of the town.
Massive steam locomotive to make historic stop in Lebanon city July 7
The world's largest steam locomotive will be making a stop at the Lebanon 8th St. Station as part of a coast-to-coast tour to celebrate America's 250th anniversary. The Big Boy No. 4014 will be making a whistle stop at the Lebanon City station at 250 N. 8th St. around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 7. Lebanon will be one of
‘People are really desperate’: Public housing waiting list tops 12,000 in Dauphin County
The number of households on the waiting list for a public housing program in Dauphin County is staggering. More than 12,000 households are on the list, which means years of waiting, according to Leah Eppinger, executive director of the Housing Authority of the County of Dauphin. Being on the list...
The church that pays its rent in roses: Tulpehocken Trinity Church
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Landmark York plumbing shop closing after 57 years of helping others
I bought my first house in May of 1991 and hadn't turned the heat on as fall arrived, trying to save a few dollars. Catching up on repairs to the century-old house was already eating into my bank account. It was one of those gray November mornings in York County when summer suddenly sinks into winter. The house was alr
PA lawmakers to discuss eliminating school property taxes at town hall in Lancaster County
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Pennsylvania lawmakers will gather at a town hall meeting to discuss the future of school property taxes Wednesday evening at Elizabethtown High School. Rep. Tom Jones (R-Lancaster/Lebanon) will be joined by Rep. Wendy Fink (R-Red Lion), Sen. Dawn Keefer (R-Cumberland/York), and former Rep
Around 300 people evacuated from homes due to gas leak in Lancaster County
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Roughly 300 people are now returning to their homes after a gas leak evacuated them Tuesday. Dispatch logs show the incident was reported around 11:08 a.m. on the first block of Chelmsford Drive. According to the Susquehanna Regional Emergency Management Agency, the gas leak...
Multi-vehicle crash restricts Lancaster County road
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A multi-vehicle crash restricted a lane on a Lancaster County road Tuesday morning. 511Pa reports that the multi-vehicle crash occurred on US 30 eastbound at Exit: Centerville Road. There is a lane restriction. It is unclear if there were any injuries. Fire engines, EMS, and law enforceme
Strasburg man gets three years probation for bomb hoax at U.S. Open Tennis Championships
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A man who posed a bomb threat to the organizers of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships will serve three years of federal probation. According to the Department of Justice, Aidan Getchius was 21 at the time of the incident and had sent a direct message via X to the United States Tennis Assoc
Two Lancaster men charged in connection to stolen handgun used in suicide attempt
LANCASTER, Pa. — Two Lancaster men are facing charges following a police investigation of a stolen handgun used in a suicide attempt earlier this month. Lancaster Police began investigating on May 5, when the resident of a home on the 600 block of West Orange Street used the weapon in a suicide attempt after officers a
