Here's your local news at a glance for Saturday, the 12th of September.
Good morning, Lancaster.
Local communities honor 9/11 victims with memorials at area schools and public spaces.
Tributes at local sites (Lancaster Catholic and Bishop McDevitt) remember residents who lost their lives during the Sept. 11 attacks.
Lancaster Snow Angels helped over 400 neighbors last snow season, offering free snow removal for seniors, veterans and others.
The nonprofit relies on 80 volunteers — 50 actively shoveling up to 12 hours a day — and plans repairs for its tool storage as it readies for this winter's snowfall.
Field of Screams opened its 34th season Friday, Sept.
11 — it added new scenes like an expanded gas station on the Haunted Hayride and the Midnight Masquerade Ballroom while meeting state safety rules for minor performers.
WGAL’s 25th anniversary 9/11 coverage compiles memorial events and personal remembrances from local Lancaster residents and communities across south-central Pennsylvania — including reflections on Flight 93 and commemorative ceremonies — to honor the historic day.
PennDOT will inspect the Route 30 bridges over Little Conestoga Creek on Wednesday, Sept.
16 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. by closing the right lane and shoulder for both eastbound and westbound directions (mile markers 263.6 to 263.8).
Lane closures affect Route 222 in Manheim Township for bridge inspections; on Sept.
14 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the northbound right lane and shoulder (between mile markers 33.4 and 33.9) will be closed, and on Sept. 15 the southbound side is restricted.
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services began mailing letters this week to nearly 700,000 Medicaid-eligible residents to explain new rules that require those aged 19 to 64 to complete 80 work hours monthly and verify status every six months starting in 2027 — a measure not needed for qualifying applicants.
LHM Physical Therapy Institute is set to open its 22nd clinic at 570 Centerville Road in East Hempfield Township on Monday, offering services such as orthopedic, sports, vestibular, and neurological rehabilitation.
The clinic accepts major insurances and schedules appointments within 24 hours.
State health official Dr. Debra Bogen said Friday that four fully vaccinated people (three adults and one child) tested positive for measles amid an outbreak with 676 cases statewide (including two measles-linked deaths in Lancaster); officials continue hosting vaccination clinics as a safeguard.
Cedar Crest won 45-24 over Warwick Friday night in Lititz as quarterbacks Reyes and Speaks connected for long touchdown passes and key fourth-quarter scores to secure the win.
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