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Hats off to Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. The Arizona Democrat stepped down this week and has said she will not not seek re-election to Arizona's 8th Congressional District because she needs to recover from gunshot wounds she suffered a year ago. Retaining her seat while attempting to recover, s...
A fox trot a day keeps the reaper away.
At least that's the case for Miriam Moore of Columbia, who today turns 105 after a lifetime of dancing and general high energy.
She was born in 1907 to Mathias and Ellen Teufel, the second-to-youngest of five children.
She's been active since the beginning....
The last time they played, the game was decided by a 3-pointer in the final 30 seconds.
That said, Friday night's girls' basketball showdown between L-L League Section Four frontrunners Lancaster Catholic and Lancaster Mennonite projected to be another thrilling, back-and-forth affair.
It was, for...
Good things often come in threes: Wise Men, musketeers, French hens, etc.
Friday night at Conestoga Valley, Elizabethtown's boys' basketball team found good fortune in threes: Clutch 3-pointers from guard Kasey Koser.
Koser scored 18 to tie his brother Tyler for game-high honors, and Tyler grabbed...
It does not get much closer than this.
Donegal reclaimed the L-L Section Three wrestling championship Friday afternoon in Mount Joy, shading Elco 34-33 on criteria.
It was the Indians' first section title since 2008, 13th overall and the first for fourth-year coach John Ambs.
Elco, meanwhile, mis...
A Lancaster Township man was struck by gunfire Friday night while getting out of his car in Lancaster city, police said.
Jose Pons, 40, was struck in the leg in the 400 block of South Duke Street around 7:45 p.m.
Pons told investigators that he heard at least four shots when he was hit; only one r...
David Greene has come a long way since the "Bob, Dave & Lon Show."
Greene was the "Dave" in that trio of McCaskey High School buddies who read morning announcements to students over the school's public address system in the early 1990s.
Nearly 20 years later, Greene is still behind a microphone, b...
On Wednesday evening, a 6-year-old boy celebrated his birthday with friends, pizza and a present — just like other kids.
The party, with balloons, cake and gift bags of trinkets for the other children, was unremarkable, except that it held in a homeless shelter. Birthdays are seldom celebrate...
Patients can ask their doctor a question, make an appointment, check medical test results and refill prescriptions — all via their computer or smartphone.
More than 15,000 patients are electronically managing their health care these days through the new MyLGHealth online health program.
Barb...
A Lititz man who raped a pre-teen girl and offered sex to another girl through a social-networking site will spend 15 to 30 years in state prison.
John Christopher Forehand, 41, gave a tearful apology while hearing his sentence Friday afternoon in Lancaster County Court.
A psychologist had testifi...
So, the 2011 Oscar nominees have been announced.
I am very happy that "Hugo," which was my favorite film of 2011, is leading the nominations with 11.
And also happy that my other two favorite movies last year, "The Artist" and "The Descendants," are vying for best picture.
Of course, competitions...
Bridget Neslund likes to keep busy.
"I feel the need to be doing something all the time," the Manheim Township High School senior said.
"I would get bored and lazy if I weren't. It just keeps me going. I just like being involved with everything."
The well-rounded 17-year-old is class secretary, a...
A Chester County Democrat hoping to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Joe Pitts in the fall lives outside the newly redrawn 16th Congressional District's boundaries, geographic and legal data show.
Aryanna Strader's home in a section of Kennett Township was moved into the 7th Congressional District, now ...
An East Lampeter Township man is facing sex abuse charges relating to his conduct with three girls.
Erin Gregory Henderson, 43, of 143 Greenland Drive, has been charged with three counts of sexual abuse of children, one count of indecent assault and two counts of corruption of minors for incidents ...
Two drivers were taken to a local hospital after an accident in which one vehicle flipped over a guardrail and landed on its roof Friday morning.
A northbound minivan collided with a southbound vehicle at about 6:14 a.m. in the 2500 block of River Road in Manor Township, township police Officer Ran...
Brandon Eakman kept the largest collection of child pornography ever prosecuted in Lancaster County Court, according to testimony Friday at his sentencing.
He possessed more than 13,000 photos and videos on personal computers and zip drives, according to testimony.
The collection was sorted into v...
Many Manheim Township residents are "concerned" about the size of the community's deficit, new township Commissioner Dave Heck said.
And the commissioners, the township's decision-making board, need "to start immediately" to look for ways to chop that $3.2 million deficit way down, Heck said.
The ...
This week's Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling throwing out a redrawn map of all state House and Senate districts could force Lancaster County Republican Committee to seek re-votes on all of its legislative endorsements.
A redo would be unprecedented in modern history and could alter the race for st...
A former starting McCaskey quarterback has been charged in the long standoff with police at a Lancaster city store Thursday afternoon.
Angel Santana III, 27, of Lancaster, was charged with aggravated assault, stalking and defiant trespass, city police said.
He was arraigned and committed to Lancas...
