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Officials build new wildlife viewing platform on Haldeman Island
(WHTM) — The state game commission opened a new way to take in the great outdoors. A new wildlife viewing platform officially opened on state game lands on Haldeman Island near Duncannon. Haldeman Island was always open to the public. The game commissions say the new platform provides visitors shelter, along with a great view. […]
Hanover vinyl record store to close its doors at the end of September
After five years of operation, a downtown Hanover record store is closing its doors. Vinyl Visions, 10 York St., announced that the store will be closing at the end of September. The store, which sold vinyl records, CDs, DVDs, rock and roll posters and other items, first opened at the location in April...
Blue Öyster Cult comes to Allentown Fair as The Reaper creeps closer
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — In 1976, in its six-times-platinum biggest hit, rock band Blue Öyster Cult advised listeners "(Don't Fear) The Reaper." Nearly 50 years later, Blue Öyster Cult still is performing, and this year even released "Ghost Stories," its first album of new material in four years and only second in 23 years.
Hersheypark unveils plans for world’s tallest Screamin’ Swing
HERSHEY, Pa. (WHTM)– Hersheypark just announced that it will soon be debuting the world’s tallest Screaming Swing next year. abc27 news reported on Monday that Hersheypark teased a new attraction on Facebook, saying “We’ve got something BIG coming, some would say it’s the biggest in the world! Come back tomorrow to see what we’ve got twisting up.”
Lendistry launches home loan division in six states
Lendistry, a non-bank lender for small businesses, has expanded into home mortgages. The Downtown Los Angeles-based lender has launched Lendistry Home Loans, a division to provide home loans to underserved communities in California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Texas, the Los Angeles Business Journal reported. Within the next year, it...
How one NPR station is trying to win conservative listeners – by listening
This spring, veteran National Public Radio editor Uri Berliner sent shock waves through the media industry with an essay titled “I’ve Been at NPR for 25 Years. Here’s How We Lost America’s Trust.” Conservatives – more than a quarter of NPR’s audience in 2011 – had stopped listening, he noted. Moreover, according to a poll, only 3 in 10 people found NPR “trustworthy.”
Three central Pennsylvania counties named ‘best to retire’
(WTAJ) — Growing older doesn’t always mean packing up and finding a retirement community in Florida. In Pennsylvania, some counties are the best to retire in, according to a new report. SmartAsset.com took a look at retiring in the state of Pennsylvania with their retirement calculator. The company looked at tax burden — state and […]
Accident during truck-pull leaves pit Jeep driver and 3 spectators badly hurt
Four people are recovering from serious injuries received during a Friday night vehicle accident at Wagler Motorsports Park in Greene County. The 7:15 p.m. incident, in which a Jeep rolled onto its side after striking three spectators, happened during the 28th Scheid Diesel Extravaganza truck pull and drag racing event. Two people from Tennessee,...
Fall in Pennsylvania to be ‘cooler-than-average’ this year
August is pretty much over and done with, and with classes in some school districts officially underway, it’s hard not to think about fall, even if summer is still technically going on. And thinking about it begs the natural succeeding questions: What’s the weather going to be like this...
Giant shoppers met with ‘age limit’ signs forcing customers to make alternative plans before entering outlets
SHOPPERS at Giant Food have been confronted by a new age-restriction policy, forcing some customers to make some changes. A select number of stores in Washington DC and Maryland have started banning certain minors. The new policy aimed to tackle theft bans minors from the affected stores if it is after 6 pm and they […]
Update: Part of Pennsylvania under a heat advisory Wednesday
The National Weather Service issued an updated heat advisory at 2:20 p.m. on Tuesday valid for Wednesday between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. for Blair, Huntingdon, Bedford, Fulton, Franklin, Perry, Dauphin, Lebanon, Cumberland, Adams, York and Lancaster counties. The weather service adds to expect, "Heat index values up to 105...
Pennsylvania county broke law by refusing to tell voters if it rejected their ballot, judge says
A Republican-controlled county in Pennsylvania violated state law when election workers refused to tell voters that their mail-in ballot had been rejected and wouldn’t be counted in last April’s primary election, a judge ruled. As a result, voters in Washington County were unable to exercise their legal right...
Community to remember Shippensburg teen, son of SU coach, who was found dead Aug. 20
Friends, loved ones and others in the greater Shippensburg community will gather Tuesday evening to celebrate the life of 13-year-old Levi Maciejewski, one week after he was found dead at his home in Shippensburg Township. Maciejewski was the youngest son of Mark Maciejewski, the head coach of Shippensburg University's football...
8 Arrested In 'Operation Rat Pack' Cocaine Dealing Ring In Delaware County: DA
Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer announced the arrests in "Operation Rat Pack," on Tuesday, Aug. 27. A ninth suspect remains at large, he said. The drugs were being supplied from Philadelphia and elsewhere, he said. Charged were:. Baruti Mills, 46, Upland;. Leo Davis, 47, Chester;. Gregory Young, 52, Marcus...
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