Lancaster PA

HERSHEY, Pa. (WHTM)– A major roadway in Hershey is closed after a crash caused a hazmat situation. West Chocolate Avenue westbound is closed from Park Avenue to Ridge Road after the crash, according to Derry Township Police. Police say the crash caused a tank containing liquid fertilizer to rupture, making the...

DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A GoFundMe has been created to support the funeral costs for a 15-year-old from Dauphin County who was found dead Thursday following a days long search. William Peters III was first reported missing by Pennsylvania State Police Tuesday. Troopers confirmed Peters was found after...

Sixteen-year-old York County teen Alex Warner has amassed quite a list of accolades in a short period of time. Warner, who has been playing the guitar since he was eight, is making considerable progress towards his rock star dreams. Just this year alone, he was named one of the Top...

YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — York City firefighters rescued a kitten from a drain last week with a little help from a furry communicator. Officials said a kitten was heard meowing in a drain, and after removing a metal grate, could be seen down a pipe. When firefighters tried...

HARRISBURG, PA — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced charges against a 27-year-old Amazon employee accused of stealing more than $50,000 worth of merchandise from a distribution center in Bethel Township. Nilson Peralta Rodriguez has been charged with felony counts of corrupt organizations, organized retail theft,...

Pennsylvania State Police and federal law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at the Columbia home of a man who prompted an evacuation Sept. 9 in Mill Creek Township. On Sept. 10, law enforcement executed a second search warrant at Timothy Shaeffer Jr.'s Lancaster County residence. Shaeffer faces charges...

A Berks County man learned his fate from a judge after he plead guilty to selling counterfeit artwork to customers that he claimed was made by popular artists. Reading resident Carter Reese, 77, was sentenced to 60 days in prison followed by two years of supervised released with four months home detention, a $50,000...

BERKS COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Lanes were blocked on I-78 after a truck flipped onto its side and spilled a load of rocks Friday morning. PennDOT reported the crash closed all westbound lanes between Exit 35: PA 143 - Lenhartsville and Exit 30: Hamburg. The Union Fire Company of...

The son of Lancaster County Coroner Dr. Stephen Diamantoni, William Diamantoni, died in a car crash on Wednesday (September 10) in Manheim Township, Pennsylvania. The 19-year-old from Lititz was involved in a single-vehicle accident on the 500 block of Snyder Road, where his vehicle struck a tree. He was pronounced...

The South Lebanon Township Police Department said officers were dispatched to South Hills Park, located at 1100 South Lincoln Avenue, at around 1:36 p.m. when the patient eloped from his supervisors. Authorities were notified about 30 minutes after the escape. The man has been identified as 31-year-old Forrest James...