The American Legion Home Association of Elizabethtown was cited by state police liquor control enforcement officers Oct. 15 on five charges, including serving an intoxicated patron and violating laws for small games of chance.The latest citation's violations date from April, said Sgt. Mark J. Crossa...

Restoration of the Shreiner-Concord Cemetery, resting place of famed 1800s abolitionist Thaddeus Stevens, kicked into high gear Saturday afternoon as volunteers converged on the historic burial ground at West Chestnut and North Mulberry streets.More than 150 broken and sunken memorials, including th...

The packed stone path led down the south bank of the Pequea Creek, crossed the water and angled auspiciously toward a roadside sign that read: "Jesus is Coming. Are you ready?"Well, Jesus may or may not detour around the Route 272 bridge this month.But the generators will soon be on their ...

Three Mile Island is replacing its two steam generators two decades late, contends nuclear industry critic Eric Epstein.Lots of people are waiting to glimpse the ponderous new machines.The generators will be slowly piggybacked through the county this month on their way from Port Deposit, Md., to the...

Two huge new steam generators will be moved through Lancaster County to the Three Mile Island nuclear power  plant in the latter half of this month.The generator convoy will drive about 3 mph and will pause for the first of two weekends it's on the road. The procession is expected to take 2...

State police at Lancaster reported Saturday that they investigated a theft of services at the Frogtown Cafe, 684 Marticville Road, which happened between March 29 and June 22.Police said that owner Brett Faulds, 35, Pequea, tampered with an electric meter to provide electricity after it had been blo...

High Properties has purchased the tract of land at 521 Greenfield Road occupied by the former Holiday Inn that was the subject of local, state and federal investigations last September and October.According to the Lancaster County Recorder of Deeds, High purchased the property from the estate of Dor...

Home improvement rip-offs have been one of the most common types of fraud in Pennsylvania for years.Starting Wednesday, state officials hope that will no longer be the case.That's when the state Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act goes into effect, putting new, tough requirements on home-improv...

Lancaster Airport Authority Monday agreed to accept $3.25 million in federal stimulus money along with well-defined terms and conditions that go along with it.The money will pay 100 percent of a project to repair an aging taxiway. The project is expected to begin within 30 days.The project has been ...

A former reactor operator at the Peach Bottom nuclear plant deliberately failed to report a drunk-driving arrest, according to an investigation by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.In a second apparent violation of nuclear requirements, the NRC said a former maintenance supervisor at the plant ...

As members gathered at the Lancaster Liederkranz in January, conversation turned to football. A few men said, "Hey, let's start a pool for the game," according to the club's president, Paul Stanavage.Then, state Liquor Control Enforcement officers — acting on an anonymous tip — showed up...

Cities such as Lancaster are in dire financial straits, but there are ways the state can help, local officials told a Senate panel on urban affairs and housing today."The city of Lancaster and many, or likely all, of the third-class cities in Pennsylvania have been under significant financial strain...

Refugees who have come from around the world to make their home in Lancaster County will celebrate World Refugee Day with public performances of ethnic dances and music, preparation of traditional food and crafts from their home countries.The free public event will be held at Eastern Market, 308 E. ...

A "sexually violent predator" who had been out of contact with local authorities since last year was found Tuesday in Lancaster Township.Richard Scott Wannamaker, a convicted sex offender, was required to provide state police with his address after release from prison.Investigators allege ...

A plan to carry two massive generators through Lancaster County en route to Three Mile Island is generating a lot of interest — and concern — among local residents.Anyone interested in asking questions or learning more about the plan will have three opportunities to do so. AREVA Inc., th...

The Christiana American Legion will close for 15 days in July, the result of its fourth violation of a state law governing small games of chance.Benner-Shoff Post No. 865 was cited Aug. 7, 2008, for "failure to maintain complete and truthful records" of its small games of chance.The Christiana post ...

Brian McCaskey, sheltered under the Long's Park Ampitheater this morning, studied the rain falling around the building."This is part of being a painter," the co-founder of Two Dudes Painting Co. said. "You kind of have to roll with it."Though rainstorms and paint jobs may see...

Remember August 1999?That's when civic and business leaders unveiled an ambitious plan.Where the landmark Watt & Shand building had stood empty for years, they envisioned a luxury hotel and convention center.It took 10 stormy years, but developers are about to deliver. Time will tell whether...

Correction — An article posted on LancasterOnline Wednesday incorrectly stated who is operating the nuclear power plant at Three Mile Island. The plant is operated by Exelon Nuclear.•••The company orchestrating one of the largest moving projects in Lancaster County history wants...

A $19 million transportation project that includes replacement of the Lititz Pike bridge and significant redesign of traffic patterns in the city's northeast is still on track to begin in 2012, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation officials said Monday.Environmental studies are being conduc...