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OSHA honors workers killed on the job in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. — April 18 is nationally recognized at Workers Memorial Day, a day that honors the men and women who have been killed while on the clock. This comes just a few weeks after three construction workers were killed in a devastating accident on Interstate 83. And while...
Watch the Mechanicsburg high school 2024 prom red carpet live stream recap: video
PennLive will take viewers live from the red carpet for the second year in a row showing several high school proms across central Pennsylvania each week. Earlier today, PennLive set up shop at the Zembo Shrine in Harrisburg as Mechanicsburg high school students entered prom around 6 p.m. This year, many students chose several unique colors and styles to showcase as they walked the red carpet.
Police standoff in Harrisburg
(WHTM) – A police standoff on North 6th Street near the abc27 studio has ended. Harrisburg Police were stationed on the corner of Alrick and North 6th Streets around 4:45 p.m. Police cleared the scene after the person they appeared to be calling for came out. This is a...
'Inappropriate Video' Shown To Elementary Student: Susquehanna Twp. PD
A local dad working as a "temporary school employee" has been charged for allegedly showing an elementary school student a sexual video, Susquehanna Township police announced on Friday, April 26. Patrice Winnis Thompson, 40 of Harrisburg, "may have shown an inappropriate video to at least 1 st…
2024 James Buchanan High School prom: See 69 photos from Saturday’s event
Students arrive at the Goldfish Barn for the 2024 James Buchanan Prom. SUBSCRIBER BENEFIT: This prom season, PennLive is offering subscribers free downloads of print-quality images. Simply log in to PennLive, look through the photo gallery to see if we photographed your favorite prom-goer, and choose “Get Photo” to download the images of your choice. You can also get 50% off the purchase of prom-related keepsakes. If you are not a subscriber, you can subscribe here.
Route 15 closed in Snyder County
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU)— Both directions of State Route 15 are shut down due to a crash in Snyder County. Officials say someone called 911 to report a box-style truck crashed into a utility pole with a transformer on it on Route 15 around 2:12 a.m. Friday. First responder officials have not reported any injuries, but both […]
Hersheypark announces new haunted attraction to open on Friday the 13th this fall
Hersheypark’s Dark Nights will be back for more spooky fun this year. And there will be a brand new attraction that promises to be “the terrifying next chapter,” according to their official website. In a post on X, Hersheypark announced their new addition to the Dark Nights...
Students add color to Millersburg community garden
MILLERSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Some kids in a northern Dauphin County community are adding some more color to their garden. They’re painting a mural on a shed at the Millersburg Community Garden, which is celebrating its first anniversary. It sits along the Susquehanna River in Myo Park. There,...
Photos from Logan’s Run 5K, benefiting autism organization
For National Autism Acceptance Month the Autism Society of Greater Harrisburg Area held their annual Logan’s Run 5k and Family Fun Walk on Saturday. Logan’s Run 5k is named in memory of Logan Mitcheltree, a young boy with autism from South Williamsport who, in December 2004, died after he became lost on a wooded mountainside.
Court rules sufficient evidence to proceed with charges in Bradford County murder case
Three suspects in the March shooting death of a man in Bradford County will likely face trial on several felony charges. Following a preliminary hearing Friday in Bradford County Court, the judge ruled there is sufficient evidence to proceed with cases against Terry Parker, 46, of Harrisburg; Ronda Parker, 48, of Columbia Cross Roads; and Summer Heil, 36, of Harrisburg.
Children get super surprise at Harrisburg hospital
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Some children received a pleasant surprise when they looked out the window of a Midstate hospital Friday. Window-washers dressed up as superheroes, like Spiderman, Superman, Wonder Woman, and more as they worked at UPMC Children’s Hospital in Harrisburg. Going floor-to-floor, they waved at the...
Meet the Top 10 Spellers of the 2024 Central PA Spelling Bee
a seventh grader at Mountain View Middle School, earned the top spot at the 2024 Central PA Spelling Bee and an opportunity to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee held in National Harbor, Maryland, by correctly spelling “aeronautics.”. Akshaj’s favorite food is pizza, his favorite author is...
Harrisburg’s Market Street bridge will close for two nights as part of lighting study
The Market Street Bridge, which connects Harrisburg to the west shore and City Island, will close for two nights in the beginning of May while PennDOT conducts a lighting study in advance of a $120 million rehabilitation project. The closures are planned for 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. on May...
Living organ donor ‘wasn’t going into it blind’; here’s how living with one kidney is going 10 years later
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — As public television and radio station WITF’s digital services manager, Ashlee Edwards crunches a lot of data. Big numbers. But you don’t have to be too good at numbers to recognize one key difference between Ashlee and most other people: Most of us have two kidneys; Edwards has one.
WGAL top stories of the week: Primary election, hotel fire, car crashes into Papa Johns
We've put together a list of some of the top stories this week in south-central Pennsylvania. From the primary election (watch the video above or get results here) to a hotel fire to a car that crashed into a Papa Johns, we have it all covered. 1. Hotel fire. An...
6 dirt bikes, pickup truck stolen from Snyder County home
WEST PERRY TOWNSHIP, SNYDER COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say six dirt bikes and a pickup truck were stolen from a Snyder County home. PSP say in a release sent out on April 24 that around 9:30 a.m., troopers were called on April 12 to the 1600 block of Middle Road in West […]
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