Jim Neary admits he has a vested interest in the Octoraro Reservoir in southeastern Lancaster County. His livelihood has, for decades, been tied directly to the man-made lake, which has become a haven for locals as well as out-of-towners.

Lab testing has confirmed the presence of one of two suspected insect-borne viruses in a pair of dead deer found at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in northern Lancaster County.

Efforts to protect Lancaster County farmland and forests from development got a $2.8-million-dollar boost Wednesday morning, when county commissioners voted to award American Rescue Plan Act dollars to multiple preservation projects.

A huge metal claw attached to a crane dangled Monday morning from a bridge over the Conestoga River, where road crews were tearing away a massive heap of debris piled against the base of the span just south of Lancaster city.

A massive heap of tangled debris stacked nearly as tall as a single-story building sits smack in the middle of the Conestoga River just south of Lancaster city. Todd Roy calls it a “strainer.”

An energy company’s amended plan to install high-tech solar panels atop a former coal ash dump in Martic Township was denied last week by members of the municipality’s Zoning Hearing Board, leading to uncertainty about whether the clean energy project will proceed.

An energy company is seeking approval to place thousands of high-tech solar panels atop a former Lancaster County coal ash dump in Martic Township.

An avid bird-watcher, Warren Wolf set out Saturday toward Octoraro Lake hoping to see a flock of juvenile little blue herons that were rumored to have been spotted in the area.

Lancaster County fishing guide John Stygler has cataloged plenty of images of what anglers and wildlife officials commonly call blotchy bass syndrome.

Lancaster County stream improvement projects will receive funding as part of a $1 million settlement paid by owners of a Lebanon County poultry rendering facility that discharged “excessive amounts” of pollution into a Susquehanna River tributary.

Citing environmental and safety concerns, Lancaster County Solid Waste Management Authority has started charging a $20 penalty to anyone who arrives at one of its facilities with a load of trash that is not covered by a tarp.

Pat Landis stood at the edge of her driveway, admiring the amber fields that stretch for acres outside her West Hempfield Township neighborhood, with its manicured lawns and picket fences.