Lance Tamashiro

Holiday concerts in central Pennsylvania for 2019 include Bobby Wilson, Pablo Batista and Pentatonix

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A Magical Cirque Christmas Experience the magic of Christmas with dazzling performers and breathtaking cirque artists from all corners of the world, accompanied by your favorite holiday music performed live. 7:30 p.m. Nov. 29 at Luhrs Center at Shippensburg University, 1871 Old Main Drive. Tickets range from $49 to $69, and $125 VIP. Info: www.luhrscenter.com; 717-477-7469. … Read more

Central PA teen Emily Whitehead changed how we fight cancer

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(WTAJ) — In cancer therapy, there have been three pillars of treatment for decades. Radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery. Now there’s a fourth that is curing cancer. In large part, it’s thanks to the heart and struggles of a little girl from Central Pennsylvania. Tom Whitehead of Philipsburg, is getting a biopsy at Abramson Cancer Center … Read more

UPMC’s operating income continues to spiral downward

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UPMC’s operating margin has gotten progressively slimmer in recent years, even slipping into negative territory as the large integrated health system juggles volume and expense pressures in a competitive Pennsylvania market. UPMC’s operating margin was essentially flat in the third quarter of 2019, which ended Sept. 30. That’s because the Pittsburgh-based academic medical center’s operating income … Read more

Doorbusters, store hours, more: The ultimate shopping guide for Thanksgiving, Black Friday

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It’s almost game time for retailers at they begin to embark on the most important time of the year for them. The beginning of the holiday shopping season begins this week. At one time the beginning of the holiday shopping season began in the early hours of the Friday after Thanksgiving, and for some stores … Read more

FOX43 Reveals: Inside the possible cause of mysterious vaping-related illnesses

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CENTRAL Pa.—Nearly 50 people have died from vaping-related illnesses and the number of cases continues to rise. For the first time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has linked a chemical to the outbreak, naming vitamin E acetate as a “culprit of concern.” FOX43 Reveals what this chemical is and what it does. According … Read more

Like father, like son: Gingrich tandem will lead Cocalico into District 3 Class 5A championship game

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Brock Gingrich has been hanging around Cocalico’s football sideline since he was a little kid. Sometimes delivering water bottles to the older players. Sometimes gathering up the footballs after practice. And always following around his dad, Eagles’ football coach Dave Gingrich. “I thought it was important in my childhood to have role models at the … Read more

Making A Difference | Woman celebrates 101st birthday thanks to life-saving brain surgery

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Lebanon, PA — A Central Pennsylvania woman is celebrating her 101st birthday all thanks to a team of doctors who decided to defy the odds. “[She’s] 101 years old and several days-two weeks- earlier, there was a real possibility she wasn’t going to make it to this milestone,” says Dr. Grant Sorkin, the Surgical Director of … Read more

16 ‘southern’ plants you might be able to grow right now

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Grandma and Grandpa didn’t used to grow such now-common plants as nandina, cherry laurel, Leyland cypress, and crape myrtle in their central-Pennsylvania landscapes. It was just too cold here for them to be reliable winter bets. Garden centers didn’t routinely carry them anyway. Then the climate began warming. Winter lows got milder, summers got hotter, … Read more

A $9.50 minimum wage by 2022? The Pa. Senate just passed it. Now it’s up to the House.

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For the first time in more than a decade, a Pennsylvania legislative chamber has voted to increase the state’s minimum wage — this time from the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour to $9.50. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Christine M. Tartaglione, D-Philadelphia, passed 42-7. Every Democrat and the majority of Republicans supported the bill. … Read more

Medical marijuana dispensary opens at former Harrisburg fire station

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A long-awaited medical marijuana dispensary has opened in Harrisburg. Harvest of Harrisburg opened on Tuesday at 2500-2504 N. Sixth St. in Harrisburg in the former Camp Curtin Fire Station. For 30 years, the fire station was home to the Camp Curtin Bar-B-Que Station. The restaurant closed at the end of March. The dispensary was suppose to … Read more

Letters: Problems with speed cameras; Corrections still needed on memorial

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Speed cameras in work zones are for revenue. If not, then why do we not do things like adopt the zipper merge, and post 85th percentile speed limits? Low speed limits cause a decent speed variation between the vehicles, which promotes tailgating, constant passing and rapidly approaching a vehicle. Here is Michigan’s strategy. Most freeway … Read more

Above-average warmth expected in central Pa. this week

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After frigid temperatures gripped the region earlier this month, some warmth is forecast to return to central Pennsylvania this week. A storm developing in the southern Plains this week will send warmer air to the Northeast, AccuWeather reports. The warmth will reach the Northeast by Thursday, with temperatures around 5 to 10 degrees above normal. Highs in … Read more

Maker of Kinder, Nutella opens large distribution center in Central Pa.

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First Industrial Realty Trust will officially opened on Monday a new 739,000-square-foot warehouse-distribution center in Central Pennsylvania that is fully leased to Ferrero Inc., an Italian global confectionery company that owns such brands as Ferrero Rocher, Nutella, Tic Tac and Kinder. The new facility at 112 Bordnersville Road in Jonestown will be used to distribute brands Ferrero USA … Read more

Coastal storm drifts away, but may leave icy glaze in Poconos; secondary system could change from rain to snow tonight

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A strong coastal storm is forecast to drift away from the mid-Atlantic region today, but will bring rain to the Lehigh Valley and frozen precipitation to the Poconos. Rain may change back to snow later on tonight in parts of the region, forecasters say, as a secondary system impacts the area. A winter weather advisory … Read more

Wolf administration proposes Pennsylvania charter school reforms

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Stanford University has released a 2019 report on Pennsylvania’s charter schools and the results were overwhelmingly negative: 11 out of 15 Pennsylvania cyber schools were featured on a list of low-performing schools. With Pennsylvania’s current charter school laws being some of the most outdated and insufficient in the nation, the Wolf administration is proposing a three-part plan … Read more