HEGINS, Pa. — A new natural gas plant is open in Schuylkill County. Video Above: Headlines from WGAL News 8. The new plant is next to the Commonwealth Environmental Systems landfill in Hegins. The RNG plant is a joint venture between Archaea Energy, a subsidiary of BP, and UGI...

LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — The family of a 1-year-old boy who was tragically killed in a house fire back in September have now been charged for allegedly leaving multiple kids at the home unsupervised. The fire, which first happened on Sept. 13, happened while 59-year-old Barbara Miller was...

SOUTH LONDONDERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A 19-year-old driver was hospitalized after crashing their car into a pole in Lebanon County early Sunday morning, according to South Londonderry Township police. Emergency crews responded to the single-vehicle wreck in the area of Bell Road and Chesterfield Drive at 3:21 a.m. Police said the car sustained major damage after it crashed into a utility pole and brought wires down into the roadway. The 19-year-old driver was transported to a local hospital for severe injuries. There's been no word yet on their condition. The crash remains under investigation.

DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Following charges of felony theft in August, the former Executive Director of the Broad Street Market has officially waived his preliminary hearing scheduled for Oct. 30. Tanis Monroy, 31, is facing felony theft charges after allegedly stealing nearly $12,000 from the Broad Street Market...

Sunbury, Pa. — A Sunbury man has been charged after his child reportedly ingested prescription Suboxone and became ill while at school. The incident occurred on the morning of October 17 at Oaklyn Elementary School, where the child fell sick and was later transported to Geisinger Medical Center for treatment.

Prosecutors are seeking to lock a Harrisburg man behind bars for two lifetimes, saying he donned black clothing and gray gloves before he killed a Harrisburg man and an innocent bystander outside a city restaurant in 2022. But Jeremy Bailey’s attorney spent Tuesday morning picking apart whether or not the...

Patrick Terrell Brown, 45, of Harrisburg, had five active criminal cases in Dauphin County when he was allegedly involved in an armed robbery in Northern Georgia on Friday, Oct. 25. The getaway car fled across South Carolina and was spotted in North Carolina that evening. The Iredell County Sheriff's said...

The Department of Community Development has announced that traffic restrictions will be in effect on Donaldson Road on Thursday, October 31, 2024, starting at 6:00 AM and continuing through the evening. These restrictions are required to facilitate the installation of guiderail between Heritage Drive and Saddle Ridge Drive. Drivers should...

SOUTH HEIDELBERG TWP., Pa. - A Berks County man is under arrest and facing charges in connection with a fatal crash that happened last summer. 27-year-old Luke Thomason of South Heidelberg Twp. is charged in the August 29, 2024 crash that took the life of 57-year-old Brian Strubhar of Schuylkill County.

SOUTH HANOVER TOWNSHIP, Pa. — An early morning duplex fire forced residents out of their homes in Dauphin County on Wednesday. Video above: WGAL Reporter Jay Scott Smith reports from the fire scene. More than two dozen fire trucks and a number of neighboring fire companies responded to the...

HIGHSPIRE, Pa. — Police in Dauphin County are investigating complaints from Harrisburg International Airport regarding alleged laser strikes on incoming aircraft Tuesday night. Air Traffic Control at the airport reported that the strikes were coming from an area about a mile north of the tower. Highspire Police said they...

STONINGTON – The Standard Journal is reporting… Sixty-four of the 683 mink allegedly released on Oct. 19 from a Northumberland County farm remain missing, and three were found deceased. Authorities report 619 have been recaptured. The suspects, 29-year-old Christopher Legere and 27-year-old Cara Mitrano, both of Worcester, Mass.,...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The PepsiCo, Inc. bottling facility in Dauphin County is set to close down its production operations, causing nearly 130 layoffs. The closure of the facility on Dec. 28 will lay off 127 employees at the PepsiCo facility at 941 Dana Drive in Harrisburg, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice.

Flames sparked at the home along Zinck Road in Mifflin Township around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Councilman Mark Atkinson will be sworn in Wednesday afternoon.

The following is a listing of all home transfers in Palmyra reported from Oct. 21 to Oct. 27. There were 6 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 2,232-square-foot home on Sweetwater Drive in North Londonderry Township that sold for $505,000.

A house that sold for $565,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Lebanon in the past week. In total, 20 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past week, with an average price of $271,230. The average price per square foot ended up at $192.

DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — The Lykens Borough Authority announced that Lykens Borough and Wiconisco Township residents are under a mandatory water restriction until further notice. According to a press release, the restriction is occurring due to a lack of productive rainfall in the area. Lykens Borough and Wiconisco Township residents are prohibited from using […]

Susquehanna Township School District is in the middle of acquiring a 42-acre site from the Harrisburg School District. Susquehanna Township School District plans to purchase the former Harrisburg City Middle School site, a 42-acre property at 1901 Wayne Ave. in Susquehanna Township. Township officials have said that the school district has grown by 15% in the last six years and has 20 modular classrooms at its schools. The township plans to purchase the property on Wayne Avenue to build a new elementary school at the site.

Milton, known for its peaceful landscapes, celebrated local sports legends being added to its Wall of Fame. The ceremony, which took place at Bell Memorial Park, hosted a number of residents to witness the honoring of this year's inductees, an event that comes annually but retains a novelty each time as the hallowed list grows. According to a statement obtained by the City of Milton's official website, Councilmember Phil Cranmer reminisced over his involvement in the selection process and lauded Milton for consistently producing exemplary sports figures.