The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States. 🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...

If you have not heard the news, Penn State has decided to shut down the local radio station, WPSU. This is devastating for the Central PA area in which a majority of WPSU's region covered rural areas with few other news sources radio.wpsu.org/2025-09-11/p...

This week, a local nonprofit brought a handful of unhoused people together to paint a mural on an old gazebo outside of McDonald's in Lancaster city. The makeover of this gazebo has been really cool to see in real time lancasteronline.com/news/local/l...

I got to go on the truck !

The only English- and Spanish-bilingual public radio station in Lancaster and York counties is expected to cut programming next year in the wake of Congress’ vote last month to rescind public broadcasting funds via @jaxonwhite.bsky.social lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

Officers who shatter car windows aren’t being disciplined — they’re being promoted. One ICE official who smashed a window in front of a local TV reporter now has a senior ICE position overseeing operations on the East Coast.

This is Sue’s story. But it could be the story of any of the roughly half a dozen families I spoke to for this investigation. And it’s the story of what failure over three decades means for real people, a mother and son.

The White House said on Monday that it had barred Wall Street Journal reporters from the traveling press pool for President Trump’s trip to Scotland, attacking the publication again for its reporting on ties between the president and Jeffrey Epstein.

Rep. Smucker, it should be noted, declined to speak with Jaxon about the meetings between his office staff and the activists, leaving Jaxon to rely on quotes from a spokesman. The story was about an attempt at actual dialogue ...

For those who have been following the Lanco's hazmat issue, here's the latest. The county is relying on regional mutual aid service moving forward, but officials say it's a "short-term" solution. lancasteronline.com/news/local/r...

“Sanchez came to the United States in 2022 from Colombia and applied for asylum; he was granted temporary permission to remain in the country while his claim was processed.
His pending asylum status required him to report for routine check-ins with federal authorities, which is what he did”

Update on Lancaster County hazmat contract that expires next week — the county says nothing is official but doesn’t seem likely to keep working with HazMat 2. HazMat 2 said it’s already been told to leave its building

Big Manheim Township news via @tommylisi.bsky.social !!!

Lancaster County is operating under its first Code Red alert of the summer season as a heat wave sets in across central Pennsylvania. lanc.news/4eqnGIH

ICYMI: There's ongoing dispute about the county's hazmat contract. The county's current responder, HazMat 2, said they learned suddenly the county was looking elsewhere for services. The county says HazMat 2 asked them to look for someone new lancasteronline.com/news/local/l...

Manheim Twp.'s been chipping away at a new comprehensive plan for the past few years, and the first draft is now ready. It calls for more affordable housing, bike lanes and fiscal management lancasteronline.com/news/local/b...

The listing going up and then down shows how the administration is “cruel but incompetent.” — Peter Pedemonti, co-director of New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia.

Lancaster city probably won't get any extra money from the Marriott hotel developer thanks to the pandemic. Projections made in 2017 showed the city could have received close to $8mil in from the hotel's success lancasteronline.com/news/local/l...

In January, HUD cut $580k to Lancaster County homelessness services. When the county appealed the decision, HUD said it was not a mistake. Housing leaders have found alternate funding for most of its services but stressed more cuts could come this year lancasteronline.com/news/local/f...

ICYMI: @poynterinstitute.bsky.social published a reporting guide I helped create about reporting on homelessness. I worked with a group of journalists from across the country for several months, led by @lisahalverstadt.bsky.social. www.poynter.org/ethics-trust...

Low-income families and individuals are by the end of June expected to begin moving into the largest affordable housing project to be constructed in Lancaster city in the last 40 years. lanc.news/4jiaVkd

For several years, Janet Diaz was a major vote getter in citywide races. On Tuesday, she lost the mayoral primary by 3,000 votes in a race where ~4,400 people cast a ballot. Some local Dems told me they believe Diaz built a campaign on "fear" that hurt her performance

In the City Council race, all three of the Democratic party's endorsed candidates will move onto the Nov. general election. Incumbent Lochard Calixte lost out to newcomer Amos Stoltzfus, the director of Tenfold's SoWe lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

Jaime Arroyo has won Lancaster city's mayoral primary with more than 83% of the vote. He soundly defeated opponent Janet Diaz who earned just 710 votes as of 11:15 p.m. Arroyo had 3,692. lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

Jaime Arroyo defeats Janet Diaz in the Democratic mayoral primary in Lancaster. lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

Early results coming for the city's mayoral election - Jaime Arroyo leading with mail-in voters

Polls are now closed in Pennsylvania. Municipal primary election results for Lancaster County will be posted here: electionresults.lancastercountypa.gov/results/publ...

With just about an hour until polls close, here's what voters had to say about today's primary election: lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

Seems like a fairly slow day at the polls, typical for a municipal primary. But I got this nice quote from Lancaster resident Mary Ward about why she votes during primaries: “It’s important to do it. I don’t think you should piss and loan unless you do it.”

Happy Election Day! Polls are open until 8 p.m. I’ll be following Lancaster’s mayoral and City Council races, some of the only contested races in Lancaster County today Here’s the latest on the mayoral race: lancasteronline.com/news/local/c...

Lancaster County elections staff will count mail ballots with dating errors on the outer envelopes for Tuesday’s primary. lanc.news/44K2bjm

No one in Terre Hill Borough could remember two Republicans ever competing in a mayoral primary. lanc.news/44OBLNv

The most recent campaign finance reports for Lancaster mayoral candidates Jaime Arroyo and Janet Diaz tell a very different story. Arroyo's donor list is a who's who of Lancaster political, business and nonprofit leaders. Diaz has one local donor lancasteronline.com/news/local/c...

After being plagued with controversy, a new city is forming in western PA. Now, voters are tasked with electing a brand new governing body via @spotlightpa.org www.spotlightpa.org/statecollege...

The photographer Gillian Laub’s new portfolio of notable New Yorkers in their living rooms, which captures everyone from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Spike Lee, shows that “this is a city made for outsized characters,” Naomi Fry writes.

Manheim Township Police Chief Duane Fisher has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an internal investigation. Story to come.

For anyone who wants to hear from Lancaster's Democratic mayoral candidates one last time before the primary, here's your chance. The NAACP is hosting a virtual town hall Saturday morning, and both Arroyo and Diaz plan to attend lancasteronline.com/news/local/l...

A video shows Manheim Township’s police chief pulling his firearm and physically grappling with a motorcyclist behind a Fruitville Pike shopping center. lanc.news/4jXPJBi

Trump officials maintain that the administration is ensuring children are not abused or trafficked, but current/former agency employees, lawyers and advocates told @lomikriel.bsky.social & @micarosenberg.bsky.social that the resettlement agency is drifting from its humanitarian mandate.

A former Lancaster city police officer was mistakenly overpaid $114,000 in retirement benefits over the last three years, according to an audit of the bureau’s pension plan. lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

The latest on the Lancaster city's mayoral campaign: Janet Diaz didn't show to a debate against opponent Jaime Arroyo. Event hosts weren't expecting her to

If you're in Pittsburgh between now and May 18, check out Ascend at the Pittsburgh Playhouse. A talented team (including my mom, brother and me as co-writers) came together to create this show, which premieres TONIGHT! Times/tickets available here: playhouse.pointpark.edu/shows-events...

Local health systems are in line to receive responding to potential measles cases. One case has been reported so far in Lanco at WellSpan Ephrata Hospital via @lalbright.bsky.social lancasteronline.com/news/health/...

Lancaster City Council postponed its meeting Tuesday night after problems with the livestream. Now, the meeting will take place next Tuesday with the same agenda Residents had planned to both speak in support of Janet Diaz or call for her resignation lancasteronline.com/news/local/l...

Lancaster County’s incoming Democratic state Sen. James Malone backs bill to restrict trans women and girl athletes lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

A March death at Lancaster County prison was ruled a fentanyl overdose this week. Now, the man's mother is seeking answers - via @tommylisi.bsky.social lancasteronline.com/news/local/d...

As Janet Diaz faces calls to resign, she told followers on Facebook Monday: "I will continue to fight until the very end." lancasteronline.com/news/local/l...

made it out of record store day alive

A city activist and City Council members have called on Janet Diaz to resign or be removed from her seat on council over a social media post they described as racist and Islamophobic. Diaz, a Democrat, is also running for mayor in the May 20 primary lancasteronline.com/news/local/l...