WITF News Stories

On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order halting refugee resettlement to the United States.

As Lancaster Online’s Brett Sholtis reports, this abrupt move has left thousands of people around the world in precarious situations — including people who face retribution from the Taliban if they’re sent back to Afghanistan.

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County commissioners want vote-by-mail reforms and additional funding for 911 and mental health services.

WITF’s Jordan Wilkie reports on the legislative priorities from the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania.

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A Lancaster County school board has adopted two policies crafted by the Independence Law Center

WITF’s Jeremy Long reports on the changes at the Elizabethtown School district.

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Five-thousand snow geese were found dead of suspected avian flu this month in the Lehigh Valley area. 

WITF’s Rachel McDevitt reports a popular wildlife area in Lancaster County is now urging caution to visitors.

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Experts are worried about political violence in the wake of President Donald Trump issuing blanket pardons, commutations and dismissals for January 6 defendants. 

WITF’s Jordan Wilkie reports autocrats in other countries have a long history of pardoning supporters who commit violence on behalf of their political leaders. 

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County investigations into thousands of poorly completed voter registration forms may get taken up by the new attorney general.

WITF’s Jordan Wilkie reports Dave Sunday will take office Tuesday, and may have the elections cases waiting for him.

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President Donald Trump is pardoning more than 1,200 people for crimes committed while storming the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, and dismissing the cases against hundreds more.

WITF’s Jordan Wilkie reports Trump is ending the nation’s largest criminal investigation in U.S. history.

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A former Gettysburg College student says the extradition of the man she accuses of sexually assaulting her more than a decade ago gives her a “renewed faith” in the justice system.

WITF's Tim Lambert has the details on the long fight to have Ian Cleary arrested.

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Community leaders in Lancaster County are asking the state to address a childcare workforce crisis in the next budget. 

WITF’S Jeremy Long has the details.

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The second annual mullet competition at the Pennsylvania Farm Show was all business in the front but a party in the back.

WITF’s Jeremy Long has more on the competition.

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