Aspers News

Opening day of deer hunting season turned tragic for the family of a Huntington Township, Adams County, man.

A Gettysburg man who was arrested for stealing a pickup after it caught fire while he was driving pleaded guilty earlier this month to charges of stealing another vehicle just weeks after his release from prison.

The investigation is continuing. 10:38 p.m. A 26-year-old New Oxford man faces driving under the influence charges after he crashed his car on Swift Run Road and Route 394 in Straban Township.

1 p.m. Criminal mischief was reported in the 100 block of Updyke Road, Mount Joy Township, where a vehicle was driven through a field, causing damage.

At Lori Nelson's pottery studio at her home in Gardners, Nelson's Pottery, students lean over each other to grab clay, play with one of her two dogs or shout advice.

Foster children waiting to be adopted joined the Harrisburg Senators on the field for the last game of the season.

Fire damaged an Adams County business early Tuesday morning. The fire at Tania's Mexican Restaurant and Jewelry Store on Route 34 near Aspers started in the kitchen at about 2 a.m. The building was heavily damaged by smoke and water.

Gov. Ed Rendell nominated Adams County resident Russell Redding to take over as state agriculture secretary Friday.

The cemetery at the Great Conewago Presbyterian Church in Hunterstown is the subject of a new booklet put together by David Shupe.

With the latest in a series of deadlines unmet, one local municipality last week took a preliminary step toward severing ties with its local fire company.

Eight people were injured in three separate vehicle accidents on Adams County roads Tuesday, two of which police attributed to wet road conditions.

Two drivers were taken to hospitals after a motorcycle crash Thursday on Center Mills Road in Butler Township.

Peach growers and consumers now have two new sweet, juicy, yellow-flesh peaches to add to their list of favorite varieties.

It's easy to be spoiled. Sure, sports writers can sit in press boxes and follow the events' progress, and we often do.

7 p.m. Harassment involving two 16-year-old females was reported at Gettysburg High School, Straban Township.

A loose mudflap triggered a two-vehicle accident yesterday afternoon on Interstate 81 in Cumberland County that resulted in minor injuries to one person.

Red Lion's Cody Darrah captured his second win in as many weeks in the 25-lap 410 sprint feature on Saturday night at Lincoln Speedway.

Plans for a new medical facility in York Township that WellSpan Health delayed last year because of the economy are now back on track, the local healthcare provider said Wednesday.