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10 most expensive homes sold in Lebanon County, May 20-26
A house in Cornwall that sold for $475,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Lebanon County in the past week. In total, 20 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $272,850. The average price per square foot was $173.
42nd Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery
LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) – Dozens of veterans, family and community members gathered at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery for the 42nd annual Memorial Day ceremony. The cemetery is the final resting place for more than 66,000 veterans and family members. “No matter where their battlefield was in the mountains of Afghanistan, deserts of Iraq or […]
Stormy Memorial Day forecast prompts Dauphin County community to cancel parade
Thunderstorms are forecast for Memorial Day in the Harrisburg area and across most of eastern Pennsylvania, potentially putting a damper on the many events planned for the Monday holiday. Storms are expected to start after 5 a.m., according to the National Weather Service, with the most severe weather likely to...
Pa. House lawmakers pass childcare cost bill, considering another
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Soaring childcare costs are causing headaches and forcing some parents to adjust their careers to take care of their kids. Last year’s state budget expanded the childcare and dependent tax credits in Pennsylvania. Legislators are eyeing more support this time around. The roar of the...
Memorial day parades canceled as storms loom in central Pa.
Several Memorial Day parades planned for Monday have been canceled due to predicted severe weather, including in the towns of Carlisle, Lingelstown, Lititz, Lebanon, Elizabethtown Borough, and Chambersburg. Many of the municipalities that canceled their parades will still have indoor Memorial Day Services. The Elizabethtown Memorial Day Service that normally...
Harrisburg council member reverses vote on Broad Street Market construction
A Harrisburg city councilwoman on Monday announced she reversed her position and would now vote to support the construction manager recommended by the city administration to rebuild the Broad Street Market’s brick building. Crystal Davis sent a news release just before 2 a.m. Monday saying she was willing to...
New puppet theatre coming to Harrisburg
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — A new puppet theatre will be opening its doors to the public in the coming days at the Strawberry Square in Harrisburg. ‘Imaginary Friends’, which is a new puppet theatre, will be opening its doors to the public on Saturday, June 1 in suite 117 on the first floor of Strawberry […]
The COVID pandemic let Pa. House lawmakers vote remotely. The GOP says it’s time to restrict that rule.
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. Harrisburg, Pa. — In April, a firestorm erupted in Harrisburg after Philadelphia police issued an arrest warrant for a sitting state House lawmaker. Less than a week later, authorities revoked the warrant and revealed that it was based on...
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