David Tristan

Dillsburg

Photojournalist at WHTM-TV (Harrisburg, PA)

Full time photojournalist, part time kayaker and sailor of replica viking ship Sae Hrafn; married, one child, one horse, and four cats.

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Celebrating Flag Day: Someone, somewhere made the first flag, but was it Betsy Ross?

1 week ago | yahoo.com | David Tristan

“Resolved: that the flag of the United States be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation.” Resolution of Continental Congress, June 14, 1777June 14th is Flag Day, celebrating the day in 1777 when the Continental Congress passed a resolution setting out the basic design of the American Flag. And someone, somewhere, had to make the very first flag, but who?
The boats that took soldiers to the D-day beaches

3 weeks ago | abc27.com | David Tristan

DILLSBURG, Pa. (WHTM)– Their official designation was Landing Craft Vehicle and Personnel, or LCVP. Usually, they were just called Landing Craft. Sometimes they were called Higgins boats after their creator. By any name, they changed the way war was fought, shuttling troops to beaches across the Pacific – and across the English Channel on D-Day.
It's National Weather Observers Day!

1 month ago | abc27.com | David Tristan

(WHTM) — Weather forecasters have amazing tools at their disposal. Satellites observe changing weather patterns from orbit; powerful computers process raw information into usable data. But one of their most powerful tools is simple and relatively low-tech; networks of ordinary people across the United States and the world who take readings every day in their backyards, and pass them on to local, state, national, and even international weather services.
Sit Back and Relax: A fairy ring

2 months ago | abc27.com | David Tristan

YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A fairy ring popped up in my yard this year. Fairy rings are also called fairy circles, elf circles, elf rings, or pixie rings. They can be found across the globe. The rings are a circle of mushrooms. The circle starts small, but gets bigger over time, often a long time.
Sit Back and Relax: Daffodils

2 months ago | abc27.com | David Tristan

York County (WHTM) Daffodils bloom along a stone wall in York County. And that’s about it. Just a bunch of daffodils. What is there to say about daffodils? Rather a lot, really…Get daily news, weather, breaking news and alerts straight to your inbox! Sign up for the abc27 newsletters hereThe scientific name for daffodils is Narcissus (genus) pseudonarcissus (species).
U.S. Navy's first "modern" submarine

2 months ago | abc27.com | David Tristan

(WHTM) — April 11 is National Submarine Day, commemorating the day in 1900 that the U.S. Navy purchased the U.S.S. Holland, their first practical submarine. The key term here is “practical.” The U.S. Navy owned three submarines before Holland. In the 1860s, during the Civil War, the Union Navy had the U.S.S. Alligator, a 47-foot-long submersible propelled by a hand-cranked propeller. It had a watertight compartment through which a diver was to exit the sub and attach mines to unsuspecting craft.
Sit Back and Relax: Car Pup

Mar 24, 2025 | abc27.com | David Tristan

by: David Tristan Posted: Mar 24, 2025 / 02:03 PM EDT Updated: Mar 24, 2025 / 02:03 PM EDT HERSHEY, Pa. (WHTM)– A chance meeting with a dog on a road trip in Hershey, PA…Get daily news, weather, breaking news and alerts straight to your inbox! Sign up for the abc27 newsletters hereI was shooting video of traffic. A car pulled up and stopped at a red light.
Sit Back and Relax: Car Puppy

Mar 24, 2025 | yahoo.com | David Tristan

David TristanMon, March 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM UTC1 min readSit Back and Relax: Car PuppyHERSHEY, Pa. (WHTM)– A chance meeting with a dog on a road trip in Hershey, PA…Get daily news, weather, breaking news and alerts straight to your inbox! Sign up for the abc27 newsletters hereI was shooting video of traffic. A car pulled up and stopped at a red light. In the back seat was a dog, who spotted me (and my camera and tripod) alongside the road. How to travel with a dog The staredown began.
Today in 1882-Robert Koch discovers the Tuberculosis microbe

Mar 24, 2025 | yahoo.com | David Tristan

(WHTM) — On March 24, 1882, a German physician and researcher, Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch (1814-1910), announced the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the microbe that causes tuberculosis. This was but one of many accomplishments that would make him one of the pioneers of microbiology and medical bacteriology. Thanks to Koch’s research we now know how Tuberculosis spreads.
March 3, 1931: USA gets an official national anthem

Mar 3, 2025 | abc27.com | David Tristan

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — On this day in 1931, it became the law of the land: The Star Spangled Banner was the official national anthem of the United States of America. The selection of the song was not without controversy, some of which continues to this day. Objections to it range from the tune used for the anthem, to the politics of the poet, to the fact our National Anthem is excruciatingly difficult to sing.