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Man reports possible alligator sighting in York County to local park rangers
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A man was fishing Monday with his girlfriend at William Kain Park when he says he spotted something unbelievable. Just two feet away from him, Nathan Miller states he knew it was an alligator when he saw its black bumpy skin. "I could see...
Swatara Township hotel could soon become a 350-bed drug treatment center
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa — A local hotel in Swatara Township could soon be transformed into a drug treatment center, but it still needs to pass the zoning board. The proposed center would turn the Red Lion Hotel into a 350-bed inpatient non hospital substance abuse facility, along with an outpatient methadone maintenance program.
The city isn’t paying to house “junkies and homeless” at former Days Inn
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Pa. festival leaves meat, cheese hanging off greased pole for nearly a month | Today in Pa.
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Central Pa. winery owner says court order closing business came from ‘out of the blue’
It was only a few weeks ago that Jim Miller, the owner of Moon Dancer Winery in eastern York County, was celebrating the producer’s 20th anniversary. On Sunday, he was talking on the phone over the din of a crowd that had gathered for a last hurrah following the news that began circulating Friday that the business at 1330 Klines Run Road in Lower Windsor Township near Wrightsville would be closing temporarily.
Dauphin County restaurant inspections from May 28-June 5
The following Dauphin area restaurants were found to have violated Pennsylvania’s health and safety regulations between the dates of May 28 through June 5, 2024. Inspections are overseen by the Department of Agriculture. The department notes that in many cases violations are corrected by the restaurant before inspectors leave.
EPA conducts surprise inspection of City of Lebanon Authority water system
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Trash collection in York City beginning at 5 a.m. through June 21 due to forecasted extreme heat
YORK, Pa. — Due to forecasted extreme heat, trash collection in York City will begin an hour earlier. Starting Friday, June 14 through Friday, June 21, trash collectors with Republic Service will begin their day of collections one hour early, at 5 a.m., to avoid an extra hour in the heat.
Gov. Shapiro, lawmakers tout Pa's 'Clean Slate 3.0' law
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Lawmakers in Harrisburg celebrated the third expansion of a law Pennsylvania pioneered that’s sealed more than 43 million criminal records. Governor Josh Shapiro ceremoniously signed the bill dubbed Clean Slate 3.0 into law alongside members of both chambers. The measure officially became law in December.
Pride events to be held in Lancaster this weekend
Lancaster Pride returns to the city on Saturday, this time with a street festival component. The festival, which brought around 6,000 people to the Lancaster County Convention Center in 2023, will return to the convention center from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday. Visitors can also expect to see a large...
Rash of deadly motorcycle crashes in York County prompts share-the-road message
Motorcycle crashes have claimed the lives of at least nine people in the area in the past three months, and the Center for Traffic Safety along with law enforcement discussed ways motorists can share the road and to help prevent wrecks and deaths. A news conference on motorcycle safety and awareness was held...
Events and ways to observe Juneteenth 2024 in central Pennsylvania
On June 19, 1865, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to let the last of the enslaved people know they were free. June 19 is known as Juneteenth, a day marking the end of slavery in the United States. The date...
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