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Aging San Juan Bautista festival organizers ready to pass the torch but worried about the future
Trinidad Spinello worries about the future of San Juan Bautista Catholic Church's 41-year-old Hispanic festival that attracts nearly 5,000 people over its four days. The festival is the church's biggest fundraiser, having raised an estimated $2 million since the first one was held in 1983. "I've always helped, but seeing...
Lou Frank, longtime teacher and popular three-sport coach at Cherry Hill East High School, has died at 87
Lou Frank, 87, formerly of Cherry Hill, longtime physical education teacher and popular three-sport coach at Cherry Hill East High School, mentor, and volunteer, died Sunday, July 14, of age-associated decline at Masonic Village in Elizabethtown, Pa. Mr. Frank earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education at Temple University in...
Mayor Sorace won’t seek a third term
Danene Sorace announced Thursday that she will not seek a third term as Lancaster’s mayor. Her tenure leading Lancaster has been “the honor of my life” she said in a video posted on social media. However, “believing that communities benefit from new leadership,” she is focusing on completing her term and will not run for re-election next year, she said.
Trump returns to Pa soon; what to know about upcoming rally
Less than a month after a would-be assassin tried to kill former President Donald Trump, the GOP candidate is rallying again in Pennsylvania. Trump was shot in the ear when Thomas Matthew Crooks fired several rounds toward him as he spoke at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 9.
Electric vehicles tick up in Carlisle but can charging stations meet demand?
Erin Markan used to own the farthest thing from an electric car. When she and her husband, Denis, needed to pull their fifth-wheel RV, she drove a Ford F-350 pickup truck with two full rows of seats and a diesel engine. But when the Markans sold that RV in late...
Trump plans return to Butler after assassination attempt for 'big and beautiful' rally
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) — Former President Donald Trump has announced his plans to return to the spot where he was shot in Butler, Pennsylvania for another rally. The former president made the announcement Friday in a Truth Social post. He said he wants to hold a "big and beautiful...
Donald Trump to visit Harrisburg next week for rally
Former President Donald J. Trump plans to hold a rally in Harrisburg next week, his campaign announced Thursday. The event, scheduled for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31, will take place at the New Holland Arena at 2300 N. Cameron St., according to a press release. The New Holland Arena has a capacity of 7,318 seats, according to the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex’s website.
Woman dies of smoke and burns Wednesday night in Rapho Township house fire: coroner [update]
A 66-year-old woman died of smoke inhalation and burns Wednesday night after emergency crews pulled her from her burning home in Rapho Township, according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. Beth Yanni, of 2652 Lebanon Road, was pronounced dead at Lancaster General Hospital after firefighters rescued her from her...
Power line project would cut through Baltimore region’s preserved land, farms
Central Maryland residents in growing numbers are vowing to stop a proposed upgrade to the region's energy grid involving a 500,000-volt overhead transmission line that would cut across farms, parks, neighborhoods, wetlands and forests in three counties. The Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project would carve a 70-mile path through largely rural...
Westminster traffic stop uncovers illegal ghost gun, police say | POLICE ROUNDUP
A 34-year-old Frederick County man has been charged with illegal possession of a loaded firearm after Carroll County sheriff’s deputies arrested him during a traffic stop Thursday on Route 140 near the Westminster landfill. According to a news release from the sheriff’s office, a deputy stopped a 2004 Volvo...
Robert "Bob" Zercher
Robert "Bob" Zercher, age 89 of Holtwood, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at home surrounded by his loved ones. He was married to Joyce Farmer Zercher on September 1, 1957 and celebrated 66 beautiful years of marriage. Born in Marticville, he was the son of the late Andrew and Helen Herr Zercher.
Former President Donald Trump sets return to PA following assassination attempt in Butler
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) — Former President Donald Trump will return to Pennsylvania following an assassination attempt on his life in Butler, PA on July 13. Trump will hold a rally at 6:00p.m. on July 31 at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, PA. The visit comes after the assassination...
Allen H. Bowersox
Allen H. Bowersox, 85, of Hanover, Pa., died Friday July 26, 2024, at Kingston Court Nursing and Rehab in York. Born Aug. 17, 1938, in Hanover, he was the son of the late Harvey J. and Naomi R. (Kreitzer) Bowersox. Allen was a 1956 graduate of Eichelberger High School. He served in the Pa. National Guard from 1961 to 1967 and was on active duty in 1962. He spent 49 years in retail sales. Allen retired from Walmart in 2005, a job he loved.
This Mount Gretna home tour takes you from front porches to bedrooms in the trees [photos]
With each girlfriend weekend Lisa MacLean organized, the Mount Gretna rental may have changed but the agenda needed no tweaks: puzzles, wine and Fleetwood Mac. Eventually, she and her husband Tim bought a home in the Campmeeting neighborhood for even more getaways. As they spent more and more time in...
Switch failure causes train derailment in East Manchester, police say
Two cars derailed on a Norfolk Southern train passing through East Manchester Township Thursday. Both cars that derailed were empty at the time of the incident and no hazardous materials were involved, according to Heather Garcia, Norfolk Southern's senior communications manager. There were no injuries reported from the derailment, Garcia...
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