Franklin News

A Gettysburg woman and an Orrtanna man died early Saturday morning after the motorcycle they were riding hit a utility pole head-on. Oneil Kuykendall, 23, of Orrtanna, and Brigett Gove, 24, of Gettysburg, were both pronounced dead at the accident scene in Franklin Township at 2:17 a.m. Pennsylvania State Police, Gettysburg, said Kuykendall was ...

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA. -- To cut costs in what officials called "continued market weakness," auxiliary equipment maker Conair Group Inc.

Dealing with a shaky economy: Very difficult. Looking to overhaul a messy American health care system: Very difficult.

Erin Peepels finally is living her dream of being an organic farmer. After being a social worker for eight years, an off and on clerk at a nutrition store and a bartender, Peepels got "back to nature" and picked up a trowel.

U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak pumps out another fundraising e-mail to supporters, using results of the Franklin and Marshall poll showing Sen.

'1776' a rousing romp ''1776'' packs a rollicking good time and a rousing score against the sobering drama of our nation's path to Independence.

Shippensburg earned a place in history books when nearly 20,000 Confederate soldiers occupied the Union town in late June of 1863 during the Civil War.

With the state's budget sure to tighten, local museums are worried that Pennsylvania's commitment to preserving its past might become history.

The two red-tailed hawks nesting on a ledge of the Franklin Institute -- and lately, their three young -- have been the city's ornithological celebrities in recent weeks.

Ralph Archbold collapsed at his home Wednesday morning. Story continues below He is now at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

The man widely recognized as the official Benjamin Franklin for the City of Philadelphia, suffered a stroke Wednesday, June 17 morning at his home.

About 13,000 Pennsylvania American Water customers in Washington County are being asked to keep their taps turned off today while the utility deals with a temporary shortage, officials said.

Two western Pennsylvania motorcycle riders are dead from a collision with a pickup truck that crossed the center line.

City police tried to stop a 17-year-old juvenile male for a curfew violation in the first block of East Filbert Street at 1:44 a.m. Saturday when the youth fled, discarding a .45-caliber handgun.

A regional airline being courted by Pittsburgh International Airport to provide service from smaller cities in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia has declined the advances.

The Utz can has spoken. David Sprigg is now a Democratic candidate for supervisor in Franklin Township.

After about 15 minutes of deliberation Tuesday morning, a jury determined a former camp counselor is guilty of molesting a young camper.

An 82-year-old western New York businessman who targeted Catholics and retirees for a multimillion dollar Ponzi scheme pleaded guilty Monday to charges that will leave him penniless and likely in prison for the rest of his life.

Road improvement projects are slated this summer in Wetmore Township. By Ted Lutz Republican Staff Road improvement projects are slated this summer in Wetmore Township.

The breath taking, Victorian town of Franklin, Pennsylvania will be holding it's annual "Applefest" on October 2, 3, and 4th 2009.