by Greg Barton | Jul 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
LANCASTER – A group of state and local officials gathered in Lancaster to call on the PA House to address sentencing guidelines for criminals convicted of second-degree murder when they reconvene this week. In March, the PA Supreme Court ruled the state’s sentencing...
by Greg Barton | Jul 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
WASHINGTON, DC – PA U.S. Sen. John Fetterman joined some Senate Democrats in reintroducing legislation that would end the federal prohibition of marijuana by removing it from the list of federally controlled substances and empowering states to create their own laws....
by Greg Barton | Jul 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
EPHRATA – A boil water advisory is in effect until further notice for all water customers of the Ephrata Area Joint Authority. The advisory was issued after they received a positive test on a bacteria sample at a tier 2 level.
by Greg Barton | Jul 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
EPHRATA – A Lancaster County man was arrested after a stabbing in Ephrata. On July 21 at 9:23 p.m., police responded to the 500 block of Cloverbrook Drive. A preliminary investigation determined there was a disagreement between two males, known to each other,...
by Greg Barton | Jul 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – A new PA law will improve services for veterans affected by military sexual trauma. Military sexual trauma remains a significant issue among service members. According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, nearly one in three women and one in 50 men...
by Greg Barton | Jul 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
LANCASTER COUNTY – Two separate stabbings in Lancaster County are under investigation. Yesterday at 9:23 p.m., Ephrata Police responded to the 500 block of Cloverbrook Drive for a male who had been stabbed. A preliminary investigation determined there was a...
by Greg Barton | Jul 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
AKRON – No one was hurt after an early morning fire in Lancaster County. Units responded shortly after 2 a.m. to the first block of N. 9th Street in Akron Borough. Crews arrived and found the fire from the rear of the residence. All occupants were evacuated safely....
by Greg Barton | Jul 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
DAUPHIN COUNTY – PSP-Harrisburg is investigating a fatal crash that occurred yesterday around 10:06 a.m. in the northbound lanes at mile marker 70.4 along Interstate 81 in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County. Authorities say a white Chevy van traversed across all...
by Greg Barton | Jul 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – Legislation has been signed into law to crack down on unlicensed commercial driver training schools, referred to as “CDL mills. Act 50 of 2026 strengthens PA’s oversight of commercial driver training schools by increasing the penalty for operating without...
by Greg Barton | Jul 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – Bipartisan, bicameral legislation expanding the enforcement and penalties for sex trafficking and prostitution has been signed into law. Act 41 of 2026 relocates most prostitution offenses to the human trafficking section of the state Crimes Code,...
