Akron News

Other New Year's Eve revelers may be rolling out the barrel Thursday night, but Reamstown will be dropping one.

Gosselin divorce final in Pa.; Kate gets house By The Associated Press 2009-12-18 13:22:00 Intelligencer Journal Lancaster New Era Jon and Kate Gosselin are officially divorced after 10 years of marriage, eight children and a year of tabloid headlines.

A very bad intersection here, sight of many wrecks. I saw a motorcyclist meet his maker here.

They are simply "bursting at the seams" at their current building in Akron, a Mennonite Disaster Service official says.

Police have identified a jogger who collapsed in Ephrata Saturday. The woman collapsed at Ephrata Avenue and Second Street, not far from Ephrata Community Hospital.

Washing his face with cold water every morning is the only thing Arthur "Art" Z. Wolf - who turns 100 today - could think of that may have contributed to his longevity.

The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday issued a news release announcing it had cited 14 municipalities in Pennsylvania and Maryland for stormwater violations.

An Akron woman stole a prescription pad and tried to obtain drugs with a forged prescription in Ephrata, police reported today.

The Humane League of Lancaster County doesn't want to be seen like a dog that won't let go of his bone.

Berry College students have organized two arts and crafts festivals this weekend.

A crash in Lancaster County killed one man. Logan Potts, 68, of Akron, was killed when his vehicle was struck by another car Tuesday night at the intersection of North Reading Road and Martin Avenue, Ephrata police said.

Dozens of residents concerned about a drug and alcohol treatment center that wants to move into their neighborhood challenged the facility's leaders for detailed information at a community meeting last week.

Nearly 100 residents who turned out last week to voice their opinions about a proposed substance-abuse treatment facility in Ephrata Township will have to wait another month for a public hearing.

Bare-chested and mustachioed, clad in red wrestling tights and boots, Jeff Piper threw an elbow and decked his opponent.

One of three people injured in a fatal, high-speed crash Friday night in Dover Township remains hospitalized.

A man was hospitalized Monday after his bicycle collided with a car, police said.

The Penn Square branch of the Fulton Bank was robbed shortly after 9 a.m. today.

Former reporter Bob Kotzbauer always enjoyed sharing information with readers. Although he has retired, the 84-year-old still enjoys writing and informing people about events happening around them.

WGAL.com updated Sept. 10, 2009 LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. - WGAL.com Two men have been arrested and accused of breaking into 35 Ephrata-area businesses between July and September.

The self-described "Vandal Bandits" who allegedly broke into nearly three dozen businesses across northern Lancaster County were "thrill-seekers" who left a path of destruction in their wake, police said Thursday.