Lancaster News Archives

Lancaster police have arrested a teenager in connection with a shooting earlier this month.

Roseanne 4:00PM - 4:30PM On Halloween, the Conners all dress up in costumes and welcome guests into their "Castle of Terror." Roseanne: Roseanne Arnold.

A Norfolk-Southern train derailed in Lancaster County around 1:00 p.m. Friday, forcing Amtrak to suspend service in Central PA for the time being.

Friday, Judge Miller sentenced Stephanie Dickinson to a minimum of 10 months in prison on five counts of endangering the welfare of a child and two counts of recklessly endangering another person.

Bring back the "Yellow Shirts." That's a key recommendation from Lancaster mayoral candidate Charlie Smithgall, who says crime has become such a problem that a more aggressive law-enforcement approach is needed.

Manheim Township Police stop a driver for a traffic violation and discover he is wanted on several outstanding summary traffic warrants.

In the closing days of the fall election campaign, two candidates used the Lancaster city council meeting to tell a tale of two cities.

The new Michael Jackson record "This Is It" hits stores around the world on Monday, kicking off a week of money-spinning events dedicated to the "king of pop," but the outlook for the two-disc album is decidedly mixed.

A 22 year-old Lancaster woman jumped out of a moving vehicle, on Sunday afternoon, in an attempt to flee from her abusive boyfriend.

Parents began arriving at Carter and MacRae Elementary School in Lancaster at 12 p.m. Monday to ensure their child would receive the H1N1 vaccine.

Barack Obama certainly made a good deal of promises when he was running for president, didn't he? Whenever he spoke, it was always with the buzzwords "reform" and "change" and "hope." It really made people think he was prepared to do something were he elected.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai must face an election run-off against his main rival on November 7, officials said on Tuesday, to resolve a disputed first round that plunged the country into months of political uncertainty.

I'm not saying that the Emergency Services people do not need or deserve a new facility, they definitely do... but rest assured that the LT residents' concerns will once again be ignored by the Manager & Supervisors once again..... just like they were in dealing with the police service issue.

Friends and family of Brandon Styer are organizing a processional to honor the soldier's death.

A Bahamian Supreme Court judge ordered a retrial late on Wednesday in the case of two people accused of trying to extort $25 million from Hollywood actor John Travolta.

A political rematch is heating up in the race for Lancaster mayor. It is Gray and Smithgall once again.

Kauffman-Gamber Physical Therapy on New Holland Avenue in Manheim Township first installed solar panels on its roof in 2004.

A unique clothing drive is under way in Lancaster. Joyce Saeger heads up Church Women United.

A Lancaster man initially charged with endangering the welfare of his 1-year-old son also has been charged with receiving stolen property, in addition to facing several gun and drug charges, police said.

Police have identified a suspect who is wanted in connection with a shooting incident that injured two Lancaster teenagers.

A local school district has been approved to distribute the H1N1 Vaccine. The School District of Lancaster has recieved 500 doses to distribute on October 26th and 28th.

Smile: You might be on Google. Users familiar with the Web giant's popular online mapping service are now able to zoom right down to street level in Lancaster County - something Google calls "Street View." It shows images of storefronts, stoops and even folks casually strolling the sidewalks or riding their scooters on rural country roads.

Pennsylvania Dutch country is a fascinating destination to explore. Visitors will get a glimpse of farm life as it was in the early 1800s.

Dr. David Clark gave a presentation on photojournalism and the ever-changing world of photography at the Joseph International Center Friday.

The phone rang Wednesday night in the Styer house, as it did almost every night.

Police try to pull a man over for a traffic violation in Manheim Township, but he allegedly ends up hiding out in the woods.

On November 3rd, Lancaster residents will have the opportunity to vote for the next Mayor of Lancaster City.

Lancaster City's latest distinction as "the nation's most closely watched small city," brought on by the 165 security cameras blanketing its streets, has stirred quite a controversy.

Elie Wiesel, Nelson Mandela, Mother Theresa, and Martin Luther King Jr. What do these four people have in common? They have all received the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of the work they have done to further peace and humanity in our world.

Police charge a man with endangering the welfare of a child after they say he locks his one-year-old child in the house following a domestic incident.

An old favorite is returning to downtown Lancaster in a new building to be constructed at East King and North Christian streets.

Share + Oct 13, 2009 9:18 pm US/Eastern LANCASTER, Pa. Prosecutors in south-central Pennsylvania say Internet postings complaining about having to serve on a jury in a murder trial are "innocuous." Lancaster County Assistant District Attorney Kelly Sekula wrote in court papers filed Tuesday that jurors should be expected to tell others they've been ...

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Newspapers on fire at Lancaster elementary school By RYAN ROBINSON 2009-10-12 09:57:00 Intelligencer Journal Lancaster New Era Fire officials and police are investigating another fire in the Cabbage Hill area of the city, this time at an elementary school.

Live happily ever after as "Sleeping Beauty" comes to the stage at Hole in the Wall Puppet Theatre, 126 N. Water St.

Car fire in Lancaster Township called 'suspicious' By RYAN ROBINSON 2009-10-08 10:49:00 Intelligencer Journal Lancaster New Era Another car may have been torched.

The pictures are in the slideshow below. Member gleaman66's description of what happened is posted below that.

Another car may have been torched. Firefighters put out a car fire at 2:30 a.m. today in the 1300 block of Maple Avenue in Lancaster Township, city police said.

Pennsylvania state officials arrest five men, including a man who allegedly used Facebook to ask his own daughter for sex.

The pictures are in the slideshow below. Member gleaman66's description of what happened is posted below that.

A man robbed the Fulton Bank in Lancaster's Penn Square Tuesday morning, according to police.

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

A man robbed a McDonald's manager at gunpoint early Sunday morning, East Hempfield Township Police reported.

Someone cut their way into a safe during a burglary of the Olive Garden restaurant near Park City Center late Saturday night or early Sunday, police said.

Car fires in Lancaster's Cabbage Hill area By RYAN ROBINSON 2009-10-01 07:21:00 Intelligencer Journal Lancaster New Era Several car fires have struck the Cabbage Hill area of Lancaster City in the last few months.

Authorities are still working to identify the body found Thursday in the Susquehanna River.

Televisions stolen in Lancaster burglaries By RYAN ROBINSON 2009-09-28 08:39:00 Intelligencer Journal Lancaster New Era City police are investigating two burglaries involving televisions.

Share + Sep 30, 2009 8:57 pm US/Eastern LANCASTER, Pa. The nation's first double hand transplant patient is out of the hospital and looking forward to returning to his wife and daughter in Georgia, his mother says.

The Olive Garden restaurant in Lancaster County was broken into over the weekend.