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The blighted Lancaster building that was once Walnut Street School – and later housed the photocopier business G.E. Richards before sitting empty for more than a decade – could soon

Lancaster residents will decide in May whether to authorize a home rule study commission after City Council agreed Monday to include a question on the primary election ballot.

Environmental advocates will take their legislative priority list to the capitol Tuesday, lobbying lawmakers to act on water, climate and land.

Home rule may be a good idea for Lancaster, residents told Lancaster City Council on Wednesday, but some believe the process is moving too fast to be considered properly.

Lancaster City Council will hear presentations about home rule Wednesday before officials decide whether to move forward with a charter that could grant the city more self-governance.

You’ve seen those black-and-white certificates at businesses around town. They declare the best, the premier, the supreme — according to readers like you. And now, it’s here: the moment you’ve been waiting for. After a record-setting 16,332 votes in 277 categories, the people have once more decla

When it comes to fixing the financial problems of counties and municipalities in Pennsylvania, home rule has been anything but a home run.

Holding white candles and braving the bitter cold, about 30 people gathered Sunday night to mourn victims of gun violence and inspire each other to seek change.

Holding white candles and braving the bitter cold, about 30 people gathered Sunday night to mourn victims of gun violence and inspire each other to seek change.

After two years of reporting on the pandemic, a different kind of virus made the list of top stories in Lancaster County for 2022 — avian flu. Still, the pandemic