Evan Popalis is a reporter for @abc27News and a graduate of Penn State University. With a focus on local news in Pennsylvania, specifically in the Lancaster area, Evan covers a wide range of topics including breaking news, community events, and legislative updates. His work has been featured in Yahoo News, Harrisburg News Co., and Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Mayor Wanda Williams hasn't been shy expressing her anger with gun violence ramping up in her city.
POTTSVILLE, Pa. (WHTM) – Substance use disorder has been a serious topic that's plagued the United States. The CDC reports that Pennsylvania's overdoses has declined over the last year.
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A heat wave is hitting the Midstate, which can be deadly. The American Red Cross says extreme heat kills more people than any other weather event.
By: Evan Popalis
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – With a flare up in homicides and gun violence in the capital, two men shared their personal stories at a UPMC event at Harrisburg University.
By: Evan Popalis
LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) – Inhalers and Epipens are the lone medications students can carry in school throughout the day. Some students have specific medical needs and require more diverse medications.
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) – Last year was the first major change in decades to the process for buying hunting licenses in Pennsylvania. It didn't go well.
COLUMBIA, Pa. (WHTM) – Clean up work is underway this week at the destroyed Tollbooth Antique Warehouse. Even this week’s rain isn’t stopping owner David Doolittle and his crew. &…
LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) – After starting as a pop-up destination in December of last year, the Lancaster Art Vault is here to stay. The Vault fully opened its doors in June to the public. ̶…
(WHTM) – The sun is setting on summer making this Labor Day weekend a busy one on the roads. “We look at Labor Day as kind of like the last hurrah,” Doni Lee Spiegel with AAA Cent…
PERRY COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) – It's been a difficult week for residents in the Eshcol village of Perry County who are dealing with the effects of last Thursday's storm damage.
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