Tom Beachler News Today

A huge poultry farm fire that sent thick plumes of smoke up into the air, visible from miles away, caused more than $12 million in damage in Lebanon County.

A fire broke out at a Kreider Farms chicken house in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania on Tuesday.

Authorities reported that a recent bird flu outbreak in Pennsylvania has resulted in the death of 1.4 million avians in Lancaster County. The situation has forced experts and authorities to respond and try to anticipate what comes next.

No new cases of avian flu have been reported two days after a Lancaster County poultry farm destroyed nearly 1.5 million chickens to stop the spread.

A Lancaster County layer flock infected in East Donegal Township belonged to Kreider Farms, the company said Monday.

For the first time in almost 40 years, a highly contagious strain of avian flu was detected on a Lancaster County farm, setting in motion a massive response to eliminate

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture confirmed the state's first positive case of Avian Influenza at a Lancaster County poultry farm.

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Kreider Farms lost 1.4 million laying hens in Pennsylvanias first outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in almost 40 years.