HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — In May, President Joe Biden signed a bill that would designate the United State courthouse on North 6th Street in Harrisburg to be named after a longtime local judge. Just over a month later and it is officially the “Sylvia H. Rambo United States Courthouse” after the unveiling on June 23. […]

PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) – On Friday the United States Supreme Court stripped away the nation’s constitutional protections for abortion that had stood for nearly a half-century. The decision by the court’s conservative majority overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling and is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states. However, in Pennsylvania and many other […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With a week to go until the state’s budget deadline, Gov. Tom Wolf and leaders of the Pennsylvania Republican-controlled Legislature are working through their remaining differences as they try to produce an agreement on a roughly $42 billion budget plan that they say will marshal substantial new aid for Pennsylvania’s public […]

(WHTM) — The Supreme Court has struck down Roe v. Wade, eliminating the nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion and handing states authority to drastically limit or ban the procedure. Some Pennysylvania Lawmakers and organizations have released statements or tweets regarding Roe v. Wade being overturned Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf released a statement, saying women […]

(WHTM) — The battle of Sheetz versus Wawa in the Midstate continues and it is not going anywhere anytime soon as Wawa announces plans of doubling its store count in Central Pennsylvania over the next three to five years. According to the store’s press release, the plan is to expand its footprint along the Susquehanna […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — The Pennsylvania State budget is due one week from June 23, and there is currently a record $10 billion surplus. With such a large amount of money, there was hope that a deal would be completed by Friday, June 24. However, the House and Senate cancelled their sessions for June 23 […]

HERSHEY, Pa. (WHTM) — The Hershey Company is reportedly raising the prices of its products due to increasing inflation rates, Yahoo News reports. The prices for standard Hershey chocolate bars are up 17%, and King-Sized chocolate bars up 13%. Several other products that are packaged in pouches are also seeing price increases. The report, which […]

LITITZ, LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Lititz, Lancaster County is home to the first commercial pretzel bakery in America. Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery offers an interactive tour of history. The pretzels were made in Lititz until shortly after WWII and moved to a factory in Shillington, just outside of Reading. “It’s still in the family, […]

NEW YORK, N.Y. (WETM) – The floods of 1972 caused by Hurricane Agnes made headlines across the country, as well as the Twin Tiers. The flood waters wiped out cities and towns throughout the northeastern United States. Small Southern Tier cities like Olean, Corning, and Elmira made it into national reports about the destruction from […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — In 2020, fireworks were involved in an estimated 15,600 injuries that were treated in hospital emergency departments across the nation. Two years later, Acting State Fire Commissioner Charles McGarvey urges Pennsylvania residents to take protective measures during the upcoming holiday weekend. “Our message today is clear, fireworks are not toys,” said […]