East Petersburg News

Whenever Michelle Crist parked her car in the driveway of her West Hempfield Township home, she didn't lock it.

Police reported 15 thefts from vehicles in East Petersburg and Manheim Township overnight Saturday.

Manheim Township police are investigating 14 vehicle break-ins in Manheim Township and East Petersburg.

Manheim Township will join East Petersburg Borough next year as the only municipalities in Lancaster County with a tax dedicated solely to fire service.

Sunday News photographer Vinny Tennis presented a challenging photo last month, but 31 readers submitted captions nonetheless.

The screams and pops city residents may hear at dusk later this week are not from muggings or drive-by shootings.

Three months after rejecting an offer for the former Sylvan View dairy property along Harrisburg Pike, East Hempfield Township supervisors approved a higher bid for the prime commercial site.

It's time to apply for the 2009 Theodore H. Brodie Distinguished Safety Award. Named after Theodore H. Brodie, who continually strove to put safety in the forefront of the industry, this award honors companies committed to safety in the workplace.

A Lancaster man initially charged with endangering the welfare of his 1-year-old son also has been charged with receiving stolen property, in addition to facing several gun and drug charges, police said.

Police say they have filed additional charges against a Lancaster County man accused of locking his one-year-old child inside a house.

Man charged after locking 1-year-old in house By RYAN ROBINSON 2009-10-15 10:14:00 Intelligencer Journal Lancaster New Era A Lancaster man on Wednesday locked a 1-year-old child alone inside an East Petersburg home, with no way for the mother to get back into the home, police said.

Police charge a man with endangering the welfare of a child after they say he locks his one-year-old child in the house following a domestic incident.

O reports first case of H1N1 flu The Philipsburg-Osceola School District has had its first confirmed case of the H1N1 flu, district officials said Tuesday.

Manheim Township took a small step toward adopting what would become the second-of-its-kind special fire tax in Lancaster County on Monday.

Two teenagers were taken to the hospital after a one-vehicle accident this morning in East Hempfield Township.

Some local municipalities may terminate contracts with the Humane League of Lancaster County next year, citing the rising cost of doing business with the shelter.

An early-morning garage fire in Lancaster County damages the building and closes the road.

After 38 years, it appears Lancaster Township will be protected by a new police force starting Jan.

When traces of the E. coli bacteria were found last month in the Elizabethtown area water supply, word of the contamination spread slowly.

East Petersburg balks at stray dog fee By CHAD UMBLE 2009-09-02 08:00:00 Intelligencer Journal Lancaster New Era East Petersburg Borough officials are worried about more of their money going to the dogs.