PennDOT to begin making repairs to Route 222 in Lancaster County
PennDOT began preparatory work on a project to repair and resurface a 5.5-mile section of U.S. Route 222 from the intersection with Route 272 in the Village of Penn Hill to the intersection with...
View ArticleDerry Township revisits the Great Flood of 2011 and its devastation
Torrential rains from what was left of Tropical Storm Lee wreaked havoc last September on many communities in the mid-state. But in Derry Township, where flooding reached unprecedented levels,...
View ArticleWest Nile Virus at its worst in U.S. history
The Center for Disease Control says this year's West Nile Virus outbreak is set to be the worst in U.S. history. So far 2,000 cases have been have been reported and 87 people have died. According to...
View ArticleChefs preparing tasty dishes to prepare for Harrisburg Restaurant Week
The start of Harrisburg Restaurant Week is only a few days away and organizers say they don't think city crime should be a deterrent.Organizers want this event to remind people of the great...
View ArticleDespite Wednesday's arrests, bear poaching a big problem in Pennsylvania
Bear poaching remains high on the Pennsylvania Game Commission's radar.Investigators arrested four people in Cumberland County for selling bear parts on the black market.The Commission says it's a...
View Article'Target'ing people with a good attitude and ready to have fun
In this week’s Help Wanted report, Target.The store known for red has opportunities for you to earn green.Target is where many folks will live once the holiday shopping season gets into full swing and...
View ArticleBusinesses rebuilt in Derry Township after record flooding from last year
Three popular restaurants in Derry Township were destroyed last year by flash flooding and overflowing creeks as torrential rains from Tropical Storm Lee pounded the mid state. One year later all...
View ArticleMan knocks on doors offering to do odd jobs, then burglarizes home
On August 27, a home in the 200 block of Lantern Lane was burglarized during the day. The suspect, Nathaniel Herring, 21 of Chambersburg, entered the home by forcing open the front door. Once inside,...
View ArticleArrest made of gun-toting man wanted for July carjacking
On July 13, police were called to the City Gas and Diesel Store, at the corner of North 16th and State Streets in Harrisburg for a car stolen.A couple had driven there in separate cards when the male...
View ArticlePolice seize numerous marijuana plants growing among corn field
On Thursday, police seized twenty marijuana plants from a corn field near the intersection of Safe Harbor Road and Stehman Church Road in Manor Township.The department was aware of the plants, but was...
View ArticleFirst firefighter on scene of large blaze can only watch the fire burn
Some big questions are being asked in a small Perry County Township Thursday night.Why were trained volunteer firefighters standing by watching a house burn, waiting for other fire companies to...
View ArticleVideo says odds better to be struck by lightning than for voter fraud to occur
You have a greater chance of being struck by lightning or attacked by a swarm of bees than you do falling victim to voter fraud. That's according to the NAACP.The civil rights group released a video...
View ArticleCounties continue to spray to kill mosquitoes, protect residents
West Nile Virus technicians work hard April through October to kill mosquitoes to lower your risk of getting the disease.Thursday night, we went along with them to see first hand what they do and how...
View ArticleHarrisburg police investigate two early morning shootings
Harrisburg City Police are investigating two overnight shootings.The most recent happened just before two in the 14 row of the Hall Manor Neighborhood.Police confirm that someone was shot and taken to...
View ArticleGrandma gives birth to her own grandchild
By MARTHA IRVINEAP National Writer CHICAGO (AP) -- Setting foot in a hospital again, Emily and Mike Jordan couldn't help but feel anxious.More than two years before, at age 29, Emily had been...
View ArticleTainted ink guilty in tattoo infection outbreak
Courtesy Futurity.org:Evidence points to a premixed gray ink, the type used in currently popular portrait or photography tattoos as the cause of the rashes. The recent study in the New England Journal...
View ArticleDauphin County Commissioners: Register for free emergency notification system
Dauphin County Commissioners and the county’s Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) are recognizing the month of September as “National Preparedness Month” to encourage citizens to be prepared for...
View ArticleElementary school abolishes homework
Courtesy MyFoxDC.com:By John Henrehan, FOX 5 ReporterGAITHERSBURG, Md. -Gaithersburg Elementary School has abolished homework. Instead, students are being asked to read a book for about 30 minutes a...
View ArticleOMG!-Man steals neighbor's sex toys in burglary...
Courtesy theDenverChannel.com:Deb Stanley, New Media ProducerGREELEY, Colo. -- A man in Greeley has been arrested on suspicion of burglary and theft after he allegedly took several items from his...
View ArticleDrunk man charged for exposing himself mid-afternoon at Sheetz
On August 27 just after 4 p.m., police were called to the Sheetz on Susquehanna Trail in Monroe Township, Snyder County for a man without pants.When they arrived, they found Kevin Brown, 53 of...
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