Washington Boro News

Washington Boro received a surprising visitor last Thursday, as a sandhill crane made its way down Herr Street toward Community Park.

The Lancaster County Commissioners have "made an absolutely terrific decision" in hiring his township's manager, the West Hempfield supervisors chairman says.

The county's new administrator knows his way around township and county government.

Fuel and copper continue to be popular magnets for thieves in Lancaster County. Lancaster state police are investigating two fuel thefts that happened between Thursday and Saturday at separate locations in ...

Olivia McCrery was a typical 10-year-old girl. The Hambright Elementary School fifth-grader loved singing and dancing, often pretending she was superstar Hannah Montana.

Manor Township, Pa. Rescue dogs have identified several points of interest in the search for a missing Lancaster County boater, according to emergency officials.

State and local authorities are searching the Susquehanna River for a boater presumed missing.

“You couldn't duplicate it another place. It's a terrific design. It accommodates what we wanted to do. "I love looking at it, sitting in it, working in it.”

Joe and Sandy Weidel reside in Ironville, in an old farmhouse with a brand-new patio garden. via LancasterOnline

“There was no visible fire, but heavy smoke damage in the interior.”

Early-morning fires destroyed a small restaurant along Route 272 in Little Britain Township and did major damage to a townhouse home near Mountville in Manor Township. via LancasterOnline

A local restaurateur died early Sunday when the motorcycle he was riding struck a turning vehicle in Manor Township, investigators said. via LancasterOnline

“It's just the rate at which they're being caught is going up.”

The young Washington Boro woman police arrested Wednesday for committing homicide by vehicle is typical of a growing number of drunken driving arrests in Lancaster County. via LancasterOnline

“Repeat offenses could stop with people taking responsibility”

More young women driving drunk By JACK BRUBAKER, Staff 2008-03-14 11:20:00 Lancaster New Era The young Washington Boro woman police arrested Wednesday for committing homicide by vehicle is typical of a growing ... via LancasterOnline

“You just kind of wonder where to go and what to do sometimes. You don't know what vehicles you should go check.”

The two truck drivers saw the SUV coming the wrong way toward them on the highway just before 3 a.m. Tuesday. via LancasterOnline

“The investigation is by no means complete”

Sarah L. Timblin faces a minimum of nine years in prison if convicted of charges that she was intoxicated and drove head-on into a car and killed three men, while going the wrong way on Route 30 early Tuesday. via LancasterOnline

“There's a lot of I's to be dotted, T's to be crossed”

Sarah Lynn Timblin is a 2003 Lancaster Christian School graduate, a cook at a local restaurant and a lover of books. via LancasterOnline

Wrong-way driver kills 3, shuts down Route 30 By STAFF 2008-03-11 07:34:00 Lancaster New Era A motorist driving the wrong way on Route 30 crashed head-on into another car, killing all three of its occupants ... via LancasterOnline

“It will be days until they clean this up, but at least they're in the right business - not to be smart”

A smoldering heap of melted, twisted metal is all that's left of a 10-bay garage after a fire ravaged the structure outside Columbia on Thursday afternoon. via FireFightingNews.com

“I wanted to sell it to someone who'd run it the way I did”

Bill Boyd firmly subscribes to the belief that "God works in mysterious ways." Borne out of a desire to help his mother, Boyd's midlife career switch from full-time real-estate investor to personal-care-home ... via LancasterOnline

A third person has been charged by Manor Township police in connection with a series of crimes that included robbing and terrorizing an elderly Washington Boro woman. via LancasterOnline

Homeowners terrorized By Armed robbery suspects nabbed after two-week break-in spree in suburbs. via LancasterOnline