Strasburg News

A water main break in Strasburg, Lancaster County, has led to a boil-water advisory and little to no water pressure for residents.

An apparent electrical problem caused a fire in a home just outside of Strasburg on Tuesday afternoon.

Willow Street Elementary School was closed at the end of the 2007-08 academic year and is slated to be demolished.

Some county tobacco growers built extra drying sheds this year to help house what they expected would be their largest crop in years.

For the second year in a row, 12 of the county's 16 public school districts missed academic targets, according to the state Department of Education report released Thursday.

A Dillsburg-based electrical company faces charges from the state Department of Labor for not paying the prevailing wage on six public projects, including one in York County.

The Strasburg Railroad is a fun, relaxing way to enjoy the beauty of Lancaster County's Amish country, while learning a great deal about the county's history.

A Berks County man died Monday afternoon after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a dump truck on Route 322 at the Route 222 southbound on-ramp in Ephrata Township, police said.

A 95-year-old train car that once hauled railroad tycoons in luxury is rolling again.

He awarded First Place in the Professional Category to Quarryville artist Carol Herr for "All American", an oil on linen painting of a sundappled Strasburg porch adorned with bunting.

If a 70-mile ride north of Baltimore promised to relieve stress like a long cool glass of lemonade or a gentle soak in a hot tub, most of us would take the journey.

Linn Moedinger started out cleaning the toilets and diesel parts for Strasburg Rail Road.

There's something sort of magical about the first day of school: new clothes, shiny shoes and fresh-smelling book bags.

If any peregrine falcons or eagles are still nesting around Norman Wood Bridge over the Susquehanna River, local birder Tom Raub said they're staying out view.

A banner plane pilot from Lancaster County suffered severe facial injuries and a possible shoulder injury when his aircraft crashed into the backyard of a motel in Cape May County, N.J., Saturday.

Some World War II veterans got a free ride recently, and they deserved it. About 45 veterans and 20 other guests left Solanco High School at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday on two tour buses headed to the National World War ...

There's nothing like paying less in taxes. Every Lancaster County school district raised property taxes this year.

As most readers of this column are aware, my wife and I had a long-running love affair with Lancaster County, Pa.

Tourists flock here today partly because Amish kids of old didn't want to go to school.

Two weeks ago, Kirsten Manges and her husband, Danny, heard about the baby delivered by a police officer on Route 30.