York County History Center moving to a different location
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by Jared Weaver
2h ago
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)-- It's not moving day for the York County History Center, it's moving week. The staff is packing up office supplies along with its library and archive collection. They're moving from the current location on Market Street to a new location near Philadelphia Street and Pershing Avenue. An old steam factory has been refurbished into a new history museum. "It's in the heart of downtown," York County History Center VP of Marketing and Public Relations Dan Fink said. "We're a block from Beaver Street and Central Market. Two blocks from the Revs stadium and the Appell Center ..read more
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Midstate man thanks Pennsylvania trauma team that saved his life in job site accident
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by Tristan Klinefelter
2h ago
CLEARFIELD COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — When a normal day quickly turned into a life-or-death situation for a York man working in Centre County, minutes mattered. Thankfully, a dedicated team answered the call and he's now thanking the heroes who saved his life. Timothy Richmond was working at a job site in Snow Shoe on March 9. What seemed to be an average day changed in seconds. A hydraulic unit blew and a 4" by 2" hydraulic fitting shot through his abdomen below his rib cage and went out his back. "The projectile was a piece of metal that fits onto this end weighing approximately eight ounces that ..read more
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Pennsylvania State Police honor lieutenant for his heroic actions
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by Leanna Wells
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HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Pennsylvania State Police Lieutenant was honored on Wednesday for his heroic actions after he was critically wounded while responding to help his fellow officers. According to a PSP document, the incident happened on June 17, 2023, when a gunman fired shots at parked patrol cars at PSP Lewistown before fleeing. During the search, the shooter critically wounded Lt. James Wagner before fleeing again. Trooper Jacques Rougeau Jr. responded on his day off to assist his officers when he was shot and killed in the line of duty. The gunman was found a short time late ..read more
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Cool, dry air returns to end the week
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by Dan Tomaso
2h ago
EVENING: A stray shower, breezy and cooler. Temps dropping into the 50s. TONIGHT: Clearing skies, breezy and cool. Patchy valley frost. Low 40. THURSDAY: Mostly sunny and cooler. High 58. Wrapping up a Wednesday that brought a few showers and sunshine throughout the day. This resulted from a front that is dropping south, allowing another round of cool and dry air into the Midstate to end the week. This dry air will lead to patchy frost potential again on Thursday and Friday mornings. Some clouds and a breeze could linger tonight, which may help prevent frost from being a major concern. Friday ..read more
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Milton Hershey School holds summit to encourage play based learning
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by Jared Weaver
2h ago
(WHTM)-- The Milton Hershey School wants to see more "play time" at the pre-school level. The school hosted an early childhood education summit on Wednesday by bringing together teachers, social workers, and early-learning experts. They believe playtime is key to the development of preschoolers and it's the model they're following at the new Catherine Hershey schools. "Play is actually how kids learn best, and it's how they learn most when they are doing their play," Catherine Hershey School executive director Senate Alexander. "And really help with guided play, help teaching children, how do ..read more
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Steel High football honored by Dauphin County Commissioners
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by Amber Charnoff
2h ago
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) - The Steelton-Highspire High School football team was honored Wednesday, April 24, by Dauphin County Commissioners for their success on the field. Commissioners George Hartwick, III, Justin Douglas and Mike Pries celebrated the team at the event. Steel High clinched the 2023 State Championship this season, earning back-to-back titles after their victory in 2022 as well. The Rollers have won the state championship three out of the last four years, winning the 2020 championship too. Hartwick is a former Steel High athlete himself and Rollers head coach Andrew Erby sa ..read more
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York Revolution players visit local hospital patients
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by Amber Charnoff
2h ago
YORK, Pa. (WHTM) - Members of the York Revolution visited patients at a hospital in York County on Wednesday. The team spent time with patients at WellSpan Rehab Hospital who were recovering from surgery. The York Revolution starts their season tomorrow night, April 25 in Wellspan Park. It will be the first of a four-game series against the Hagerstown Flying Boxcars. The first pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. with gates opening at 5:30 p.m ..read more
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Penn State paramotor involved in accident at Philipsburg airport
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by Olivia Bosar
2h ago
PHILIPSBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) – The cause of a paramotor accident in Philipsburg that injured one person is under federal investigation. On April 16, around 8:30 a.m., an unmanned powered parachute at the Mid-State Regional Airport in Philipsburg, Centre County became involved in an accident. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released an aviation investigation notification of the accident. According to this initial report, the Opale Paramotor is owned and operated by the Penn State Applied Research Laboratory. No deaths were reported as a result of this crash, according to NTSB, bu ..read more
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Teacher wins 92nd House District Republican Primary
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by Sarah Willson
2h ago
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) - A crowded field of Republicans ran for a House seat in Pennsylvania's 92nd District, which is in and around Dillsburg. Marc Anderson, an Air Force Veteran and teacher, narrowly won with just over 3,600 votes. Anderson won against Holly Kelley, Matthew Davis, Chris Wyatt, and Zachary Kile, all of whom were hoping to take over Republican Dawn Keefer's seat. Keefer ran unopposed in the primary seat for Pennsylvania's 31st Senate District. Anderson will face off against Democrat Daniel Almoney, who ran unopposed, in the November Election. "I am honestly thinking about how ..read more
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Brett Young to perform at Hollywood Casino
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by Kaylee Lindenmuth
2h ago
GRANTVILLE, Pa. (WHTM) - An award-winning country music artist will perform this summer in Dauphin County. Known for songs like "In Case You Didn't Know," Brett Young will perform at Hollywood Casino in Grantville on Aug. 24. Tickets go on sale this Friday morning at 10 a.m. The performance is part of Hollywood Casino's outdoor concert series ..read more
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