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All seven bodies have been recovered from the site of a powerful explosion at a chocolate factory in a small town in eastern Pennsylvania, officials said. Lancaster County woman among 7 killed in Pennsylvania …. All seven bodies have been recovered from the site of a powerful explosion at a...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Lancaster County police are investigating a reported theft. According to the Columbia Borough Police Department, on March 24 at 4:17 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Bridge Street for a theft report. Officers spoke with the victims, who alleged they had left...

WEST LAMPETER TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A woman was killed in a crash on Sunday in Lancaster County. The crash happened around 5:10 p.m. at the intersection of Eshelman Mill Road and Locust Lane in West Lampeter Township. "There were two vehicles involved in the accident, a dark colored Mercedes...

A 49-year-old Ephrata mom has been identified as one of the victims of the RM Palmer Company Chocolate Factory explosion, according to the Berks County Coroner's office. Amy Futer Sandoe, is believed to have died "instantly" as she was leaving the office, according to her family, although the coroner has yet to confirm this.

NORRISTOWN — A Berks County woman faces a combination of jail time, house arrest and probation for illegally purchasing firearms for a multi-county gun trafficking network. Makayla Prince, 24, of the 300 block of Sunset Road, West Reading, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to 6 to 23 months in the county jail after she pleaded guilty to charges of corrupt organizations, dealing in proceeds of unlawful activities, making materially false written statements, illegal sale or transfer of firearms and conspiracy in connection with the gun trafficking network that operated in Montgomery, Berks, Bucks, Lancaster and Philadelphia counties between June 2019 and February 2021.

EAST HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A construction project is expected to affect two busy roads in Lancaster County. Starting Monday, nighttime traffic restrictions will begin on the westbound Route 30 Centerville Road interchange. The right lane of westbound Route 30 will be closed at the interchange from eight in...

Officials have identified two of the victims who were found dead following the devastating explosion at the R.M. Palmer Company in West Reading, Pennsylvania.

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) – A multi-vehicle accident sent two people to the hospital on Sunday, March 26. According to the West Lampeter Township Police, crews responded to the intersection of Eshelman Mill Road and Locust Lane in West Lampeter Township around 5:10p.m. for an accident. Two vehicles were...

A Chester County man faces felony charges after authorities say he seriously injured another with a beer bottle in a late-night fight. West Chester Borough police were called to the 100 block of East Nields Street just before 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 25, for a report of a fight, the department said in a release.

ELIZABETH TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Crews battled a structure fire early Sunday morning in Lancaster County. Emergency dispatchers say the fire was in a detached garage on Brunnerville Road in Elizabeth Township. Firefighters were called to the scene just before 9 a.m. and were able to get the fire under...

A Georgia inmate who escaped captivity late last month was taken into police custody in Pennsylvania, authorities say. Demario Julian, 22, was arrested by members of the US Marshals Service and the Eastern PA Fugitive Task Force on West 2nd Street in Chester on Thursday, March 23, officials said. According...

Spring offers a chance for warmth, growth, and new beginnings. Humane Pennsylvania is offering that same chance by hosting a three-day fee-waived adoption event, generously sponsored by A.J. Himmelsbach, NP (Dermatology), who works for DermDox Dermatology Centers in Wyomissing, PA. From Friday, March 31st until Sunday, April 2nd, ALL dogs,...

The Lancaster County Coroner’s Office has identified an 81-year-old woman who died Sunday after a crash at a West Lampeter Township intersection. Sieglinde K. Simpson, of Newark, Delaware, was driving a Mercedes sedan east on Locust Lane when she was involved in a crash around 5:10 p.m. at the Eshelman Mill Road intersection, according to the coroner’s office.

ELLIZABETHTOWN, Pa. (WHTM) — A new discounted hardware tool retail store will be opening a new Central Pennsylvania location in the upcoming future. Currently, Harbor Freight is advertising on their website that they are looking to hire a retail sales manager and a retail stocking manager, for an Elizabethtown location.

Check out the following Egg Hunts I have found for this year! If you know of any that I wasn't able to find please reach out to me so that I can add them to the calendar!. 9am - Free Pancake Breakfast Easter Egg Hunt (Myerstown) 10am - Sunshine Pediatric...

Arraignment Held for Columbia Man Accused of Strangling Girlfriend's Daughter. (Lancaster County, PA) -- A formal arraignment has been held for a Columbia man who is accused of raping and murdering a 12-year-old girl in February. Jason Shackelford, who is 39, received an indictment of the exact charges lodged against him that include felony rape of a child, strangulation and homicide. The charges were filed following the autopsy of 12-year-old Elaina Smith by the Lancaster County Coroner's Office, which confirmed she died of strangulation and had signs of sexual abuse. Elaina was the daughter of Shackelford's ex-girlfriend. He allegedly also tried to hide her body in a freezer.

Nineteen-year-old Laniyah Little, who has spent the last five years in Philadelphia’s foster care system, found her new home at a school in Chester County, writes Aziza Shuler for CBS Philadelphia. “This is where I want to be,” said Little, who first stepped foot on the Lincoln University campus...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A power outage on Saturday is now leaving many Lancaster County residents without electricity. An outage map from PPL shows two separate outages that are affecting citizens. The first outage's cause is unknown but PPL says the incident affected about 1,300 people in the...

NEW GARDEN — A routine traffic stop for speeding led to the arrest of a Coatesville man, but not before the police officer got into a struggle with the driver in an attempt to gain control of a stolen gun. On March 1, at approximately 11:45 pm, an officer...

(West Lampeter Township, PA) -- West Lampeter Township Police say an 81-year-old woman has died after a collision. It happened Sunday afternoon at the intersection of Eshelman Mill Road and Locust Lane a little after 5 p.m. The woman, who was from Delaware, was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. A passenger is being treated but her condition is unknown. Another woman was also treated at the scene for minor injuries . The Lancaster County Major Crash Team is helping in the investigation.