Ephrata News

In just a few months a new Walmart store will be open in Philadelphia. First, the company must hire hundreds of workers and applications are now being taken.

Marie C. Smith, 91, formerly of Ephrata and Ventor, N.J., passed away Monday, Feb.

Daughter of the late Grube and Anna Zimmerman Ressler, Anna was born in West Earl Township.

Lancaster Online reports a Lancaster County Prison inmate smuggled drugs into jail at intake last month then used some of the stash with a cellmate, according to officials.

Born in Mohns Hill, Berks County, a son of the late Ralph and Gladys Schmeck, he was the husband of Anna M. Schmeck.

Reading Eagle Reading native Leon Shahabian will speak on media in the Arab world at the World Affairs Council of Greater Reading meeting on Wednesday at noon at the Inn at Reading, Wyomissing.

An Ephrata man is at Lancaster County Prison after he beat a woman inside a hotel room Friday, police allege.

Three vehicles were involved in a crash on Route 222 northbound in East Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, on Thursday afternoon.

Four people were sent to the hospital when three cars collided on Route 222 North in Lancaster County.

Verriel L. Parkes, 82, formerly of New Holland and most recently residing at Ephrata Manor in Ephrata, went to be with the Lord Thursday, Jan.

By Michelle Brenner In the destruction of war torn Iraq, displaced families receive relief kits.

Staffing changes recently approved by the Ephrata Area School District School Board will fill various administrative positions through attrition, consolidation and transfers making it unnecessary to hire new personnel.

A Lancaster County man is locked up and charged with 98 counts of child pornography.

A Lancaster County man is facing criminal charges after police find over 300 images of child porn on his computer.

William N. "Bill" Asquith, 77, of Denver, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, after a lengthy illness at Zerbe Sisters Nursing Center.

He wanted to switch his cellphone from his pocket to his bag, but Chad Esh knows it is not wise to flash valuables if you aren't sure of your surroundings.

All is not junk. Some is precious. And this is the idiosyncratic province of Patricia Keller.

A 54-year-old Akron man who works for Eagle Disposal of PA was struck by a car on Wednesday afternoon.

Nicole Beth Martin, 3, of Lititz, entered into rest at her home Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, from Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

Womelsdorf Borough Council voted 6-1 Tuesday night to double council member's monthly pay to $100. Kyle Hamilton voted no.