Paradise News

State Rep. Mike Sturla's bill to require rural municipalities to pay more for state police protection is taking fire from all sides.

Usually this time of year, local motorists get some relief from high gasoline prices as less expensive winter-grade petrol fills the pumps and demand declines.

A crash left one person dead in Lancaster County on Thursday. Police said a car traveling along Route 741 near Black Horse Road in Paradise Township crossed the center line around 6 p.m. and struck another vehicle.

Elizabeth Bugner thought of the dream-come-true day when she got her engagement ring - after a stranger stole it from her.

Jennifer Harlacher, left, of Dover walks away with a one-of-a-kind cross bred pumpkin grown by Pumpkin Hill in Paradise Township.

Mork and Mindy are a sweet and playful pair of kittens ready to land in your home and heart.

It sounded like such a good idea at the time. Linn Moedinger, president and chief mechanical officer of the Strasburg Rail Road, wanted all the supervisors on staff to come up with an idea for a special event the railroad could host this season.

Crews search for boy, 2 By JENNIFER TODD and P.J. REILLY 2009-09-22 00:06:00 Intelligencer Journal Lancaster New Era Search-and-rescue crews were looking Monday night for a 2-year-old boy who was reported missing shortly after dusk in West Lampeter Township.

A known sexually violent predator was arrested after he was found living within a half mile of an elementary school in Paradise Township.

More permanent than a dry-laid brick sidewalk is its mortar-set cousin. The idea: a regular concrete sidewalk is poured, then topped by mortar-setting and grouting bricks into place atop the rough base.

A two-alarm fire that may have been caused by squirrels destroyed a barn in Leacock Township Friday morning, according to a fire official.

A Kinzers man hugged his best friend's father in Lancaster County Court on Tuesday, apologizing for the traffic accident that killed his friend.

While there has always been a need for food pantry assistance in the area, the economy has created desperate times for many who have never had to ask for help in the past.

While there has always been a need for food pantry assistance in the area, the economy has created desperate times for many who have never had to ask for help in the past.

Thanks to an unexpected surplus of state stimulus funds, Route 30 in eastern Lancaster County will undergo a $5.2 million resurfacing project.

Fast-moving storms packing high winds and lightning knocked out power to almost 200 customers in eastern and southern portions of Lancaster County Sunday evening.

It wasn't Paradise in Paradise earlier this week. State police are investigating four cases in which vehicles were broken into or damaged and another incident in which a car was stolen, all in the Paradise area.

State police have charged two Lancaster County men with drunken driving after separate incidents early Wednesday.

Police have charged 13 people with drinking and driving on county roads. They are: Gregory Bruce Mable, 49, Pinckney, Mich., along Route 30 at North Ronks Road in Paradise Township, Thursday.

Some people just don't like to leave home, even when they go away on vacation. When going to the beach, they find thousands of homes away from home to choose from for a stay.