Teamsters Win Longest Strike in U.S. Cannabis Industry History as York, PA Workers Ratify...
The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information Workers at Green Thumb Industries’ Rise dispensary in York, Pennsylvania, have ratified their first Teamsters contract following a 45-day strike, the longest successful strike in U.S. cannabis industry history. The employees, represented by Teamsters Local 776,...
Mayor Lutz must accept responsibility
GUEST COMMENTARY [Name withheld by request out of fear of retaliation]. For two decades, Leo Lutz has occupied the mayor’s office in Columbia, and his supporters are quick to credit him with every positive development in our borough, but leadership is a two-way street. If Mayor Lutz is going to accept praise for...
Lancaster County church completes $4M renovation of 100-year-old building
Community Fellowship Church has completed a 10-month, $4 million renovation project. The church completed the project at the 100-year-old Chestnut Hill Church building at 344 W. Chestnut St. in Lancaster. The building will serve as Community Fellowship Church’s second location. Community Fellowship Church will hold...
Lancaster County tour guide dies of West Nile virus
An outgoing outdoorsman who made friends everywhere and led tours of Lancaster County’s Amish country is likely one of six or fewer Pennsylvanians to die of West Nile virus this year. Timothy Wade Talley, who died Oct. 4 at age 70 after a 22-day illness, worked as a tour...
Pedestrian killed in Route 222 crash near Dries Road identified as Reading woman
A Reading woman was killed early Tuesday morning after being struck by two vehicles while crossing Route 222, according to the Northern Berks Regional Police Department. Police said the crash occurred around 4:55 a.m. on November 4 in the area of State Route 222 and Dries Road. Responding officers determined that the...
Pennsylvania band issues apology after ICE costumes spark backlash
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A Pennsylvania band is facing backlash after wearing controversial Halloween costumes during a weekend show at a Lancaster County pub. Band NO REPLY ended up taking to Facebook on Sunday to apologize for its members dressing up in costumes, writing that they “take full responsibility...
Central Pa. college offers free tuition for state students based on family finances
From LNP, Lancaster, Pa. (TNS) Franklin & Marshall College announced it will admit Pennsylvania students tuition free or at a capped tuition rate for households earning up to $150,000 annually, beginning this admissions cycle. The cost of tuition for the Lancaster private college for the 2025-26 school year is...
Jacob Hochstetler Mural Memorializes Tragic Attack & Nonresistance Lesson For Amish & Others
The Jacob Hochstetler story is one well-known in Amish circles, as an example of one Amish man’s steadfast faith and commitment to Anabaptist principles of nonresistance. Hochstetler lost his wife and two children in a brutal wartime attack – but refused to defend himself or to allow his sons to use force against the...
Lancaster County police department seeks public’s help to find missing mules
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Readers may get a kick out of this, but it’s no joke. A Lancaster County police department needs help finding four mules on the lam. The mules went loose in the area of Rawlinsville Road and Byerland Church Road, or possibly somewhere south of the area, the Pequea Township Police […]
The Enormous Outlet Mall In Pennsylvania Where You Can Fill A Whole Cart For...
There’s a shopping wonderland in Lancaster, Pennsylvania where your credit card won’t burst into flames and your wallet won’t file for emotional distress after a full day of retail therapy. Tanger Outlets Lancaster isn’t just a collection of stores – it’s an economic miracle where mathematics seems...

















