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PORT DEPOSIT — The Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal continues to investigate a Saturday evening fire that destroyed a Post Road home and killed seven dogs. The fire at 16 Post Road was reported just before 7:30 p.m. Volunteers from the Community Fire Company of Rising Sun sent 50 firefighters to the scene and got the fire knocked down in 45 minutes. The fire had been discovered by residents, who told investigators it began in the kitchen. The family is being assisted by the Red Cross. Damage has been estimated at $250,000.

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — An Ephrata woman is facing charges following a stabbing on Sunday. Samantha Nolan, 43, is charged with one count of aggravated assault after police were called to the 100 block of Wyneberry Drive around 5:58 p.m. for reports of a "domestic-related incident involving a stabbing".

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — The death of a construction worker who was struck by a vehicle in Lancaster County last week is being investigated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the agency confirmed Monday. Linetta Wells, 56, of Pottstown, Montgomery County, was pronounced dead at the scene after...

EAST LAMPETER TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Lancaster County early Monday morning, according to emergency dispatch. Crews responded to the wreck at Old Philadelphia Pike/Route 340 and Horseshoe Road in East Lampeter Township at 4:45 a.m. Dispatch said two people were transported...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A Lancaster family is now able to rest easy after a 16-year-old girl who traveled over multiple state lines back in September was found safe in Texas as of Sunday afternoon. |Family desperate for answers after Lancaster teen's mysterious travel to Texas. CBS 21...

A house in East Hempfield Township that sold for $1.5 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Lancaster County in the past week. In total, 120 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $378,082, or $194 per square foot.

A two-alarm fire damaged a cocoa processing plant near Glasgow late Saturday, marking at least the fifth time in 10 years that the factory has caught fire. The latest incident happened shortly before 11 p.m. at United Cocoa Processors in the Pencader Corporate Center off Del. 896. Firefighters arrived to find fire coming from the building. The flames were knocked down in approximately 40 minutes, and the situation was declared...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– Lancaster City residents might notice frequent visitors going door-to-door in their neighborhood starting today, and here’s why. According to the Lancaster City Police, interns from AmeriCorps will be going door-to-door in Lancaster City and Lancaster Township doing home lead pipe assessments for Lancaster Water customers. Teams will be conducting these assessments […]

At around 2 p.m. on Monday afternoon, first responders from the Susquehanna Hose Company responded to Otsego Street in Havre de Grace, where the owner reported a fire outside the family's home. According to the Office of the State Fire Marshal, the homeowner burned miscellaneous items, including cardboard, in a...

Downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania is a place that is always full of people walking, sitting in cafes, or sightseeing. It was exactly like that one Saturday when a local married couple happened to be enjoying the glorious festivities there. They could not even imagine that they would soon run into a...

WEST CHESTER — Chester County law enforcement authorities have not made any further arrests in what they have called a “targeted” attack on a person getting off a school bus in Coatesville last week. On Monday morning, District Attorney Chris deBarrena-Sarobe announced that investigators with the Coatesville...

Seven Chester County public high schools, including Downingtown East High School, are among the top 50 in Pennsylvania for 2024, according to a new ranking by Niche.com. Seven Chester County public high schools found their place among the top 50 in Pennsylvania for 2024, according to a new ranking recently released by Niche.

Police were called to reports of a man with a gun in the 500 block of Pershing Avenue around 11:30 p.m. When officers arrived they soon learned a neighbor’s dispute had happened and it quickly escalated. One of the neighbors involved identified the suspect with the gun, the police...

It's been a comfortable night so far tonight with some cloud cover in parts of the area. We'll see clouds increase into the overnight hours with lows dropping to the low-to-mid 50s. Sunday features partly sunny skies. Most areas enjoy a dry day, although with an approaching strong cold front...

The Maryland State Police have issued an amber alert for a missing 7-year-old boy, Khalil Rodney Ringgold, last seen in a gray 2022 Nissan Altima in Churchville, MD. An Amber Alert is being issued for a missing 7-year-old boy on behalf of the Harford County Sheriff’s Office. Child: Khalil...

Maryland State Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run on Pulaski Highway in Havre de Grace. According to police, at about 6:55 a.m. Monday, Adam Matthew Lingenfelder, 43, of Aberdeen, was riding an electric scooter on the shoulder of Pulaski Highway near Oakington Road in Havre de Grace headed toward Aberdeen when he was struck by a vehicle. Lingenfelder was pronounced dead on the scene ...

STEVENS, Pa. — Downed wires have been reported along a road in Lancaster County on Monday evening. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today. Emergency crews responded to West Mount Airy Road in Clay Township around 6 p.m. No injuries or road closures have been reported at this...

Here is a list of Lancaster County bankruptcies recorded in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Reading, Oct. 1-7. GILBERT, Michelle L., 0 block of Ramsgate Lane. Chapter 7. HANKS, Brent, 1000 block of State Street, East Petersburg. Chapter 7. LAWYER, Bradley and Erin E., 1000 block of Raymond...

SPRINGFIELD TWP., Pa. - Police in Delaware County are investigating a shooting that occurred at a busy shopping center Sunday afternoon. Springfield police say the shooting happened in the parking lot of Springfield Park Shopping Center just after 4 p.m. The parking lot is shared by Target and LA Fitness...

Eleven people in central Pennsylvania have been hospitalized, including children, after ingesting toxic mushrooms in what officials are calling a “mass casualty” event. “Station 57 was alerted to assist multiple EMS units with a mass casualty incident. Units were advised that 11 people had ingested toxic mushrooms and were all ill,” a Facebook statement from the Delta-Cardiff Volunteer Fire Company said.