Dauphin County News

Ray Aubil, of Halifax, was the first to share photos of the first 17-year periodical cicadas to begin emerging in Central Pennsylvania in 2013.

The road to repair the damage left by a tanker truck fire is a long one. It all boils down to fixing two parts of roadway.

Dauphin County Crime Stoppers is seeking information on wanted criminals. Teri S. Nolt, 42, is wanted for failure to appear for formal arraignment for charges of robbery, theft and conspiracy.

In an effort to make Dauphin County government more accessible -- in case you were still exhausted from election night on Wednesday morning -- PennLive will be posting its audio recording of the county commissioners weekly meeting whenever possible.

For Vivian Martinez, watering her flowers on her front porch is part of her daily routine, but next door serves as a daily reminder that blight is more than just an eye sore for her.

The head of Pennsylvania's Office of Open Records gives charter schools failing grades when the subject is compliance with the Right-To-Know Law.

Fresh off his Primary Election victory, Eric Papenfuse sat down with abc27 to talk about his successful run to become the Democratic nominee for Harrisburg Mayor.

Voter turnout for the city's closely-watched Democratic mayoral primary and other races Tuesday seemed, as of the end of the workday, to be on pace to exceed or match numbers from 2009.

Bill DeWeese told an appellate court panel the trial judge undercut his defense by limiting the number of witnesses who testified.

Voters across the state of Pennsylvania cast ballots today for candidates running for the primary election which is always held the third Tuesday in May except during Presidential election years.

State police at Harrisburg on Monday identified two Waynesboro, Franklin County, women as the victims of a fatal one-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 in East Hanover Township, Dauphin County, early Sunday.

Most candidate on the ballot are running for municipal offices. The only statewide office on the ballot is for Superior Court Judge.

"I did it all," Butts said. "Politics is a dirty business. I apologize. I'm sorry for going to those lengths to prove a point and I apologize, but in each camp there's dirty laundry that's being done.

News 8 has Commitment 2013 coverage for all the local races happening Tuesday. In Harrisburg Monday night, city leaders were working to get out the vote by holding a rally.

Primary voting at Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church in Harrisburg Tuesday April 24, 2012.

The Issue: In the primary election, three men are vying for nominations to the Pennsylvania Superior Court.

One of four democratic candidates running for Harrisburg mayor has been charged in connection with defacing campaign signs of an opponent.

On May 9th, a tanker explosion off of Interstate 81 caused around 10 acres of the park's 200 acres to be impacted by a fuel spill.

A second person has died from injuries suffered in a car crash on Sunday in Dauphin County.

Since the deadline for filing pre-primary campaign finance reports, incumbent Mayor Linda Thompson has received $10,000 in last-minute campaign cash.