Ephrata News

Police responded to a medical emergency at Ephrata Avenue and 2nd Street, near Ephrata Community Hospital, at 2:40 p.m. She was taken to Lancaster General Hospital, police said.

When ever I see the RRTA bus , there are few people on it. Maybe there are not many people that ride the bus around Ephrata.

Pennsylvania's budget crunch is starting to affect Lancaster County's three state-owned museums, which are being forced to lay off employees and reduce hours of operation.

A burglar or burglars struck a Chinese restaurant and a beverage distributor in Ephrata overnight Tuesday, police reported today.

The Ephrata Diner, 3687 Rothsville Road, marked its grand re-opening last week after extensive renovations by its new owners, Maria and Chris Politsopoulos.

With unemployment in Pennsylvania at 10.5 percent, the Ephrata Recreation Center is reaching out to its neighbors in need.

Manheim Township police are investigating the thefts of car wheels and tires, stereo equipment, a purse, a wallet, cash, an iPhone and even a SpongeBob Squarepants chair.Someone on Saturday got out of a car while it was stopped in the 1200 block of Manheim Pike and took a $99 foam SpongeBob rocking chair that was on display in front of the ...

Some of Lancaster County's Main Street organizations are banding together for the upcoming holiday season, encouraging shoppers to take a look at them before heading out to the mall.

A theft from a vehicle on Wednesday in Leola resulted in a loss of about $1,000 worth of items, East Lampeter Township police said.

When Charles Armstrong rides his bicycle through a town, people take notice. The 30-year-old homeless artist rides a bike attached to a two-wheel infant carrier attached to a homemade, two-wheel cart holding a cooler.

Ephrata police nabbed a suspected armed robber two hours after the heist Sunday night, police said.

As the number of swine flu cases seems to be diminishing here, two of the county's four hospitals finally have obtained H1N1 vaccine for employees who have direct contact with patients.

A wedding photographer has been charged with bilking customers of money and their photos.

It was a bad night for local Democrats, as Republicans won mayoral and most council seats in every contested borough race.

Police said Logan Potts, 68, of Akron, was killed in a two-vehicle crash at Route 272 and Martin Avenue in Ephrata Borough on Tuesday evening.

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.

A Denver man decided to clean out his car before he pulled over for a pursuing police officer Saturday morning, troopers said.

Members of the Pottsgrove High School Marching Band will spend Halloween Day on the fields at Ephrata High School , 43 miles west of Sanatoga village center , intent on raising the "spirits" of visitors there and hoping to bring home another trophy.

Ephrata police have arrested five alleged thieves. Ricardo Valdespino Jr., 33, of Ephrata, and Jason R. Wanner, 32, of Bowmansville, were charged with multiple counts of felony retail theft and theft by deception in connection with thefts Oct.

Two people were injured in a New Holland crash involving a school bus full of elementary children Friday morning, officials said.