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47 people charged with felony public assistance fraud in June 2024 by Pennsylvania Inspector General
HARRISBURG, Pa. — In June of 2024, 47 people were charged with felony public assistance fraud, according to the Office of the State Inspector General (OSIG). The restitution owed to the Commonwealth in these cases reportedly totals $228,772. Additional cost savings will be realized because the defendants will be temporarily disqualified from receiving public benefits in the programs they allegedly defrauded, according to OSIG.
Truck rollover closes Route 117 Wednesday morning in South Londonderry Township
First responders were called out to the to the area of 1849 S. Forge Road, at the roundabout between Hinkle and Airport Roads, in South Londonderry Township at approximately 2:58 a.m. on Wednesday for a tractor-trailer rollover. Campbelltown Volunteer Fire Company Lt. Jason Valentin said the truck was carrying a...
Harrisburg Mayor Wanda Williams says there will be no fireworks display at this year's Kipona Festival
Mayor Wanda Williams said "serious incidents" at two of the city's last three fireworks displays have caused city officials to reconsider fireworks at future events.
District 19 News: Basic education funding bill passes House
Hello, Northsiders! I’m eager to share with you some of the important work I’ve been doing in Harrisburg and back at home. I was proud to cast my affirmative vote for a basic education funding bill that would help get our public schools the dollars they need to assist students, teachers and staff, and I spoke in support of the bill prior to passage. The legislation is a result of the bipartisan Basic Education Funding Commission’s findings that Pennsylvania has not fulfilled its constitutional obligations when it comes to public education.
Annville historic group collaborates with French museum to solve mystery
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Harrisburg cancels fireworks show at Kipona festival, officials work on safety plan
Harrisburg’s end-of-summer festival will not include its traditional fireworks show this year. Mayor Wanda Williams announced on Wednesday that the city would cancel fireworks at the Kipona festival over Labor Day weekend, in light of incidents involving guns at previous city firework displays. Earlier this month, Harrisburg’s July 4th...
New LGBTQ+ Center opening in Harrisburg
HARRISBURG, Pa. — In Harrisburg’s Strawberry Square, a new center designed to help LGBTQ+ men of color and trans women of color is opening today. GLO Harrisburg will provide educational, behavioral, mental health and medical services to its guests. In addition, free and confidential STI/HIV testing, plus a...
Woman injured in overnight York shooting
YORK, Pa. (WHTM)– A woman was injured in a shooting overnight, according to the York City Police Department. Police said they responded to a shooting on the 600 block of E. Market Street around 1:16 a.m. last night. Officers discovered a woman, 28, with a gunshot wound on the scene.
Hershey’s Maddie Zimmer ready to lead U.S. Olympic field hockey team in Paris
Maddie Zimmer was locked in, even though the charismatic midfielder never took the next appointment in her wildly successful field hockey career for granted. There’s a heavy process, taxing an athlete’s physical and mental fortitude, that comes before earning the title of Olympian. If you purchase a product...
Spotlight PA Event: What Pennsylvania’s New $47.6 Billion Budget Means for You
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Lawmakers have finalized Pennsylvania’s new $47.6 billion budget — and no one is completely happy. Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro didn’t get recreational marijuana or a tax on skill games; legislative Democrats didn’t get a minimum wage increase; and legislative Republicans didn’t get tax cuts.
Emergency services respond to reports of a crash with injuries in York Township
SPRY, Pa. — A crash with injuries was reported in York Township around 5:10 p.m. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today. No road closures have been reported at this time. The crash was reported at South Queen Street and Leader Heights Road intersect. Traffic may be impacted...
Personnel appointments, ordinance tweak at City Council’s July meeting
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Only stray showers today and tomorrow, turning less humid by Friday
TODAY: Partly Sunny, Stray Showers. Hi 86. TONIGHT: Mostly Cloudy, Muggy. Lo 72. THURSDAY: Mostly Cloudy, Stray Showers. Hi 85. A few showers have developed overnight and will continue early today thanks to a wave riding northward from the Tennessee Valley. These showers are nice, but overall won’t provide much rain. The day ahead should be partly sunny and humid with temperatures holding in the mid-80s thanks to some clouds. It will be partly sunny with a stray shower at times. Tonight will be mostly cloudy and remain muggy with lows in the 70s.
Former Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra violinist charged with sexually abusing girl over 11 years
LOWER PAXTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A former violinist with the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra is charged in connection with a series of alleged sexual crimes against a girl over a period of 11 years. Odin Rathnam, 58, was arrested July 11 at his home in Ohio. Lower Paxton Township police...
Here's what to see at the Lebanon Area Fair on Wednesday, July 24
The Lebanon Area Fair is being held from now until July 27, and throughout the week thousands of visitors will come to the fair for good food, fun games and live entertainment. From 8 a.m. until 3 p.m., admission to the fair is free. Children under 10 years old get in for free all day, every day. After 3 p.m., admission is $5 per person 10 and older. ...
‘Data, not emotion’: How York fair leaders will rethink July fair dates and more
YORK, Pa. (WHTM) — If everything really is relative, perhaps never has that been more true than it is of this year’s York State Fair. Take the weather. “Absolutely beautiful,” said Sharon Dorsey, one of the very first four people to walk through the fair gates as they opened at 1 p.m. Wednesday — the other three were her husband and twin 13-year-old grandchildren, Makayla and Gavin Herbst.
With high school football a month away, the Mid-Penn Conference holds Media Day
MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Players, coaches, and fans are ready. The high school football season begins just one month from Wednesday. Teams flocked to Cumberland Valley High School as the Mid-Penn Conference hosted Media Day for players and coaches. Teams from around Pennsylvania have been hard at work this offseason...
Olivia's Peachy Mussel Ceviche is summer in a bowl
YORK, Pa. — Both seafood and peaches are in season, and Olivia's combines them together for a taste of summer in a bowl. Peachy Mussel Ceviche is spread over a Blackened Tuna steak and then served with Sweet Potato Rice. A Buzz Slide cocktail uses cold brew and chocolate...
See all homes sold in Harrisburg, July 15 to July 21
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Harrisburg reported from July 15 to July 21. There were 27 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,848-square-foot home on Penn Street in Harrisburg that sold for $240,000. Harrisburg. 2480...
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