Dan Nephin

Jacob Norton, left, and Brad Weder stand in from of their Southern End Tree Service work truck Monday, July 6, 2026, at Matthai Material Handling on William Penn Way in

A week of wild weather -- record heat followed by up to 4.25 inches of rain and 30-60 mph wind gusts --

A week of wild weather -- record heat followed by up to 4.25 inches of rain and 30-60 mph wind gusts --

A Lancaster Township man will answer to charges in two separate sexual assault cases in Lancaster County Court after waiving his preliminary hearings.

A Lancaster Township man will answer to charges in two separate sexual assault cases in Lancaster County Court after waiving his preliminary hearings.

Two groups of young males with guns fired 11 bullets at each other in a 13-second shootout in the city's southwest neighborhood in May, leading to criminal charges for five males — four of them juveniles at the time.

The Marietta man who died on a Columbia street early Wednesday morning was stabbed once in the chest and his death was ruled a homicide, the Lancaster County Coroner's office said Thursday.

Marc Shaffer, who had served as chief deputy sheriff under Christopher Leppler, was sworn in Friday to serve the remainder of Leppler's term.

Marc Shaffer, who had served as chief deputy sheriff under Christopher Leppler, was sworn in Friday to serve the remainder of Leppler’s term.

One of five young males in the city's southwest neighborhood will have his two separate gun-related criminal cases decided in Lancaster County Court.