PEACH BOTTOM TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM) -- A woman has died after being involved in a single vehicle accident in Peach Bottom Township, York County on Thursday, Aug. 4. According to a release from the York County Coroner's Office, 46-year-old Patricia Cooper was the driver and the sole occupant of a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu which was heading west on Bryansville in Delta, York County. Get daily news, weather, breaking news and alerts straight to your inbox! Sign up for the abc27 newsletters here. Witnesses of the crash reported that Cooper's vehicle was swerving before she struck a tree in the 3000 ..read more

EAST MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM) -- A man has died in a single vehicle accident in East Manchester Township, York County. According to the York County Coroner, the crash occurred on Sunday, Aug. 7 at around 4:52 a.m. There was a motor vehicle accident with entrapment at 2nd street/Wago Road and Gut Road in the township. Get daily news, weather, breaking news and alerts straight to your inbox! Sign up for the abc27 newsletters here. Reportedly, the 22-year-old man was the driver, when he lost control, left the road, and impacted a tree. Deputy Corner Karen Frank arrived on the scene an ..read more

YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) -- A York County teenager is making sure kids her age have everything they need to start the new school year. Her nonprofit is helping nearly 90 kids across the Midstate. Emily Bookhamer started her nonprofit, Emily Care's Closet about a year ago, but this is her first time doing a back-to-school drive, and it has gotten much bigger than she expected. Get daily news, weather, breaking news and alerts straight to your inbox! Sign up for the abc27 newsletters here. Bags and boxes of clothes are currently taking up Bookhamer's dining room. "These are all our guy sizes ..read more

YORK, Pa. (WHTM) -- York's monthly First Friday event is featuring a "Baby Rave" on August 5 from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m., hosted by the Appell Center for the Performing Arts. The event is located at 26 West Philadelphia Street in York; Attendees should enter through the studio entrance on W. Philadelphia street. The event is a family dance party that will feature DJ Gigi Marrero. Party favors, games, and snacks will be provided. Get the latest Pennsylvania politics and election news with abc27 newsletters "We wanted a way to open up our stage and to open up our doors for a really free, fun ..read more

YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) -- Here at the Red Lion Splash Pad, Rowan's "most favorite thing is the rings." But she also knows why she's at the splash pad. "It's gonna be about, like, 93 for a high and sunny today," she said. For the record, abc27's meteorologists came even closer to Thursday's actual high. But could they have come as close as Rowan when they were in elementary school? Get daily news, weather, breaking news and alerts straight to your inbox! Sign up for the abc27 newsletters here. Anyway, it's really hot. So what do you do to stay comfortable and safe, regardless of your age ..read more

(WHTM) - A fourth child is now the fifth person to die after a tractor crash in York County. According to the Dauphin County spokesperson, a four year old Lancaster County boy passed away on August 2 from multiple traumatic injuries suffered in the crash. The child's name was not identified. According to Pennsylvania State Police, an adult woman and 11 children were riding in an open flatbed trailer that was being pulled by a tractor in Lower Chanceford Township on July 30 Troopers say the driver lost control and left the roadway, causing the trailer to flip and roll down an embankment, throwi ..read more

(STACKER) - According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of people living in poverty in the U.S. decreased for the fifth consecutive year. Roughly 37 million people, or 11.4 percent of the total population, were living below the poverty line in 2019. Even during the coronavirus pandemic, poverty rates fell due to federal aid. Unemployment benefits kept 5.5 million people from falling into poverty, according to Supplemental Poverty Measure data. The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds—income before taxes and excluding capital gains or benefits su ..read more

HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM) -- The Midstate could soon have a new solar installation, and it comes with a twist. Texas-based energy called Gen-On, which mostly works with oil, is behind the project. Get daily news, weather, breaking news and alerts straight to your inbox! Sign up for the abc27 newsletters here. The company already has two of what are called peaking electric generators in Hopewell Township, York County. Those generators feed the power grid on days with extreme temperatures and when demand is high. Township leaders plan to vote today on whether to let the company build s ..read more

YORK, Pa. (WHTM) -- Wednesday's Hometown Heroes are two Midstate baseball teams and the people at the Beautiful Lives Project. The York Revolution and Lancaster Barnstormers taught some baseball fundamentals to about 60 people with disabilities at PeoplesBank Park in York. Get daily news, weather, breaking news and alerts straight to your inbox! Sign up for the abc27 newsletters here. "I hope they're able to gain friendships and to learn baseball skills, and most importantly, to gain the confidence to go out and to live their dreams and to break down the barriers and obstacles that every ..read more

FAIRVIEW TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM) -- The Fairview Township Police Department has announced that Police Chief Jason Loper is retiring after 28 years of service. According to a release, Chief Jason Loper joined the department in September of 1994. Chief Loper spent five years as a patrol officer, he became the department's detective at the end of 1999. Loper worked on several high-profile cases, one of which was a homicide case that was featured in many true crime television shows. Get daily news, weather, breaking news and alerts straight to your inbox! Sign up for the abc27 newsletters here ..read more