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CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)-- Friday's hometown heroes are with the Camp Hill Police Department. Specifically Detective Gibbs and his community outreach K9. Gibbs brings smiles to the faces of ...

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(WHTM)-- Thursday's hometown heroes are putting down new roots for a better environment. The Cumberland County Conservation District kicked off its 46th annual tree seedling sale Thursday outside...

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(WHTM) -- On Thursday, abc27 salutes Steven A. Fahnestock. Fahnestock served in the U.S. Navy from 1975 to 1979 on the USS Forrestal Aircraft Carrier. He passed away in April 2022. We remember hi...

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(WHTM) -- On Wednesday, abc27 saluted Joel Alan Poole. Poole served in the U.S. Army's 122nd battalion in Bosnia and Korea. We salute you and we thank you for your service.

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CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)-- You can be a hometown hero this weekend by stopping by a big yard sale in Mechanicsburg. Operation Wildcat is hosting its semi-annual yard sale this weekend. The y...

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(WHTM)-- Tuesday's hometown hero is helping Habitat For Humanity. Elizabethtown College donated $20,000 to Lancaster Lebanon Habitat for Humanity. For the past five years, Etown College has match...

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(WHTM) -- On Tuesday, abc27 salutes Kerry Gathan Sawyers. Sawyers served as a private first class in the U.S. Army in 1979 in Fort Sill Oklahoma. We salute you and we thank you for your service.

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(WHTM) -- On Monday, abc27 salutes James Russell Huggins, Sr. Huggins served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War and passed away in 2004. We remember him, we salute him and we thank him for h...

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(WHTM) -- On Sunday, abc27 salutes Senior Chief Michael J Noggle. Noggle served for 24 years in the U,S. Navy Seabees until his retirement in 2006. He made many overseas deployments including dur...

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(WHTM)-- Friday's hometown heroes are heading for a world tournament. Fourth graders at Pennsylvania STEAM Academy took part in the KidWind Solar Challenge at Penn State and won first and second ...

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(WHTM) -- Here is abc27's list of things happening in the Midstate from Friday, April 12 to Sunday, April 14. Harrisburg area Blue and Gray Cluster Dog Shows -- The Blue and Gray Cluster Dog Show...

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(WHTM) -- On Friday, abc27 salutes Donald E. Hill. Hill served in the U.S. Airforce during the Korean Conflict. He was stationed in Fairbanks Alaska working as support on the flight line. He pass...

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(WHTM)-- Thursday's hometown hero is the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The local chapter just held its Evening of Wishes at Ashcombe Mansion in Mechanicsburg. It was a huge turnout for only its second ...

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(WHTM) -- On Thursday, abc27 salutes John Hacunda. Hacunda, of Lebanon, served in the U.S. Army as a Specialist 4th class in the 212 Military Police Sentry dog company. Served in Vietnam with his...

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(WHTM)-- Wednesday's hometown hero is ready to push his limits again. Trinity High School Principal John Cominsky is preparing to walk 100 miles for his second Shamrock 100. All weekend, he'll go...

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(WHTM) -- On Wednesday, abc27 salutes James E. Byrd. Byrd, of Stewartstown, served in the U.S. Army in the Vietnam War from 1966 to 1968. We salute you and we thank you for your service.

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(WHTM)-- Tuesday's hometown heroes are providing an outdoor classroom for students. Wildwood Park in Harrisburg hosted its first education program of the season. The park welcomed 5th graders fro...

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(WHTM) -- On Tuesday abc27 salutes Melvin Judy. Judy served in the U.S. Army from 1967 to 1968. He served in the infantry in Vietnam as a grenadier. He was injured on the battlefield and received...

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(WHTM) -- On Monday, abc27 saluted Joseph Bolger. Bolger served in the the U.S. Army from 2006 to 2010 as a Chemical Operation Specialist. He served in Iraq for 13 months. We salute you and we th...

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(WHTM)-- Our hometown heroes pushed their own limits this weekend. Steel Lotus Fitness Company held its second tribute workout on Saturday, in memory of Harrisburg police K9 Zoe. The Dutch Shephe...

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(WHTM)-- Bowling alleys were extra busy today thanks to Friday's hometown heroes. ABC Lanes East near Harrisburg hosted a multi-state tournament for The Merakey Foundation. The non-profit support...

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(WHTM) -- On Friday, abc27 salutes Robert Hubbard. Hubbard, of Lancaster, served as a Lieutenant Colonel from 1957 to 1978 in the U.S. Army, and in the infantry as special advisor to Vietnamese a...

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(WHTM) -- April has arrived, and with it are plenty of events in the Midstate. Here is abc27's list of things to do from Friday, April 5 to Sunday, April 7. Harrisburg area Downtown Camp Hill Spr...

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(WHTM)-- Thursday's hometown heroes took part in a day of service. Students from Harrisburg and Messiah universities helped clean up Lincoln Cemetery in Harrisburg. This "Day of Service" takes pl...

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HERSHEY, Pa. (WHTM) - If you spend any time in Hershey you may know the name Mary Simmons. This year she's celebrating a milestone birthday, turning 100 years old. Mary is the owner of the histor...

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(WHTM)-- Wednesday's hometown heroes are giving all kids the chance to fish this weekend. The 25th annual William Shaffer Tournament fishing derby is this Saturday at Kiwanis Lake in York. Willia...

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(WHTM) -- On Wednesday, abc27 salutes Brandon K. Twombly. Twombly served in the U.S. Army for 12 years completing overseas tours in Bahrain, Turkey, and South Korea. He is a graduate of Central D...

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(WHTM)-- Tuesday's hometown heroes are paying tribute and giving back to local law enforcement. Steel Lotus Fitness Company is holding its second tribute workout this weekend in memory of Harrisb...

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(WHTM) -- On Tuesday, abc27 salutes John Mark Steinman. Steinman, of Harrisburg, served with the U.S. Coast Guard for four years. We salute you and we thank you for your service.

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(WHTM) - The Humane Society of Harrisburg Area will be holding multiple events this spring The Humane Society will be holding a "kitten shower" on April 13 and 14 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., complete...

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(WHTM) -- On Monday, abc27 salutes John Lewis Steinman. Steinman, of Harrisburg, served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He passed away in 2002. We remember him, we salute him, and we thank ...

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(WHTM)-- Friday's hometown heroes are keeping their community safe. Friendship Hose Fire Company Number One, in Newville, Cumberland County, accepted a grant of more than $8,600 from energy trans...

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(WHTM) - Esta semana concluye el servicio de noticias diario "Al Día con abc27". Puede continuar siguiendo nuestro sitio web para conocer historias especiales y anuncios de noticias sobre temas ...

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(WHTM) -- On Friday, abc27 salutes Stephen J. Drahovsky. Drahovsky, of Lebanon, served in the U.S. Air Force from 1954 to 1958 as a radio intercept operator in Turkey. We salute you and we thank ...

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(WHTM)-- Thursday's hometown heroes are teaching others to spot and avoid scams. Swatara Township police organized a free seminar this morning at PSECU in Susquehanna Township for seniors and car...

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Debate sobre el Hershey’s Kiss Con la cámara estatal en sesión esta semana, están ocurriendo todo tipo de debates importantes. Este no es uno de ellos. Al menos probablemente no según los e...

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(WHTM) -- On Thursday abc27 salutes Jonathan Williams. Williams served in the U.S. Marine Corps from October 2004 to October 2008 with the 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion in Camp Lejeu...

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(WHTM)-- Wednesday's hometown heroes go above and beyond to make their county better. This is the 2024 class inducted into the Lebanon County's Women's Hall of Fame. This is the 14th year the Leb...

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Un hombre de Harrisburg supuestamente contrabandeó drogas que provocaron la muerte por sobredosis de un recluso Un hombre de Harrisburg ha sido acusado de presuntamente contrabandear drogas a la...

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Arresto por asesinato en Harrisburg en 2022 (WHTM) La policía de Harrisburg arrestó a un hombre por un asesinato ocurrido hace casi dos años. La policía dice que Stafford Wedderburne, de 31 a...

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(WHTM) -- On Tuesday, abc27 salutes Tory Lee Poole. Poole served in the U.S. Army from July 1989 to August 1992 first in Fort Cavazos, formerly known as Fort Hood, Texas, then in the Saudi Arabia...

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LIVERPOOL, Pa. (WHTM) - On the hill overlooking Liverpool sits Union Cemetery. Founded in 1808, it has over 2,000 burials and hundreds of gravestones. Near the entrance to the cemetery is a plot ...

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La carpa de Broad Street Market se prepara para que los vendedores se muden Una actualización sobre la carpa temporal en Broad Street Market. Esto es para los vendedores afectados por el incendi...

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(WHTM) -- On Monday, abc27 salutes Paul A. Bucher. Bucher of Mechanicsburg, served in the U.S. Army during World War II and served as a combat engineer in the far east and pacific theaters. He pa...

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(WHTM)-- Friday's hometown heroes played hookey from school to learn the value of volunteering. More than 180 students spent the day on Harrisburg's City Island, painting, landscaping and cleanin...

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Productos cruzados con alcohol ¿Refresco o bebida fuerte? A veces puede ser difícil saberlo... ¿Verdad? Esto se debe a que cada vez más empresas venden bebidas alcohólicas que se parecen a l...

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(WHTM) -- On Friday abc27 salutes Floyd E. Saylor, Sr. Saylor served in the U.S. Army as a private first class from March 1944 to November 1945. He served in the European Theater and participated...

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