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Hershey Farm Restaurant and Inn reopening with new name after massive 2023 fire
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — The Hershey Farm Restaurant and Inn is reopening on Friday and will have a new name, the "Hershey Farm Resort." The restaurant and inn were destroyed by a massive fire in January 2023. Officials at the time said the fire started in the roof...
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.
Splash Pad dedicated to Davy Craft Celebrated at Womelsdorf Swimming Pool
On Thursday, July 11, 2024, the Womelsdorf Swimming Pool was filled with joy and celebration as community members gathered for the dedication of a new Splash Pad in honor of Davy Craft, a courageous 12-year-old boy born with the rare Baraitser-Winter syndrome. The all-abilities splash pad project was made possible...
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.
Kipona Festival fireworks show canceled due to safety concerns, Harrisburg mayor says
HARRISBURG, Pa (WHP) — The City of Harrisburg's 108th annual Kipona Festival will take place this year without the fireworks and drone show. The city announced the decision Wednesday morning, citing "serious incidents" at this year's 4th of July fireworks shows and the need to make the show safer.
Lebanon County sports complex announces major upgrades
SOUTH LONDONDERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM) — A well-known outdoor and indoor sports complex in Lebanon County recently announced plans for several major upgrades. In The Net, a 30-acre sporting complex located on 798 Airport Road in South Londonderry Township, recently shared that they will install 87,000 square feet of turf onto five of their already existing infields.
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...
Tractor-trailer crash backing up I-81 traffic in Dauphin County
A Wednesday afternoon crash involving several tractor-trailers has created a backlog of traffic on Interstate 81 near Harrisburg, PennDOT said. The left southbound lane of I-81 is closed as of 2 p.m. at exit 66 to downtown Harrisburg/Front Street, according to PennDOT spokeswoman Fritzi Schreffler. Southbound traffic is slow-moving, she said, but getting by on the right lane.
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...
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...
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...
Annville historic group collaborates with French museum to solve mystery
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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.
Intoxicated woman gets into fight while tubing with toddler in York County, police say
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A Harrisburg woman has been charged with child endangerment following an incident at Yellow Breeches Creek. Shauna Chambers, 33, was arrested after police responded to the 500 block of Trimmer Drive on July 6 for reports of an intoxicated woman with a toddler, according to Fairview Township Police.
UPS driver caught throwing packages into dumpster in Cumberland County: police
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A UPS driver from Harrisburg is facing charges after he was seen throwing multiple packages into a dumpster. Richard Moore, 60, allegedly threw six packages into the dumpster of a Cumberland County business while working as a delivery driver, according to charging documents. On...
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...
‘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.
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