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State police said a Lancaster woman, who was driving drunk, fled from police and rammed two officers' cars — all while her three young children were riding with her in her minivan.

It happened at 9:40 p.m. on Monday between mile markers 9 and 4.5 on southbound Route 83 in Springfield Townsh...

Police credit alert neighbors with helping them nab a burglary suspect Monday in Ephrata.

Ephrata police responded at 6:35 p.m. to the 200 block of North Church Street for a burglary at a vacant house, they said.

Neighbors saw a male break a basement window and enter the home of an elderly occ...

Confounded by their proposed ordinance to address sidewalk and parking issues, Millersville Borough officials on Tuesday tabled action before opening the floor to comments from about 20 residents in attendance.

Council president Michael Kirkham said there are a lot of concerns residents may be un...

Ephrata's proposed Major Dick Winters Memorial Trail took a step nearer to reality when borough council's community services committee voted unanimously Monday to send the plan for a full council vote next month.
The plan to name the trail after Winters, who lived in Ephrata as a boy for about eight...

Lampeter-Strasburg School District will consider its 2012-13 preliminary budget during a special meeting slated for Tuesday, May 29.
At a work session Monday night, district business manager Terry Sweigart told the board that the preliminary budget in its current form includes a 1.7 percent increase...

Dan Ensinger of Weinhold, Nickel and Co. gave Denver council a detailed review of the borough's 2011 financial audit at a meeting Monday.
"Denver is in great shape," he concluded.
Ensinger praised Manager Mike Hession and Treasurer Barb Artz, saying both were "great to work with."
Later, George Whet...

The Octorara Area School Board revisited issues surrounding its kindergarten program and workers' rights Monday evening, with mixed results.
By a 6-3 vote, board members approved consolidation of support staff with the teachers' union, the Octorara Area Education Association.
However, the board vote...

Manheim Central school board members approved a $43.08 million preliminary budget with a 1.7 percent tax increase on Monday. They also agreed on new budget cuts totaling $760,500.

A 1.7 percent tax increase would raise the tax millage rate from 16.41 to 16.69. Under the proposed rate, the owner o...

The first Conestoga Valley High School graduate of 2012 was recognized this week, capping a high school career that was interrupted by World War II.
On Monday, 87-year-old Charles Gonzalez was awarded a high school diploma during a school board meeting as part of Operation Recognition, a program th...

West Cocalico supervisors are considering installing security cameras after repeated incidents of vandalism at Chapel Gate and Main Street parks.
Roadmaster Tom Showalter informed supervisors at Monday morning's board meeting that vandalism in the restrooms at Chapel Gate have prompted township emp...