McKenna Alexander

2 weeks ago | wgal.com | McKenna Alexander

A heated audience filled the Lancaster City Council chambers during a rescheduled meeting on Tuesday night, after audio problems forced last week's meeting to be canceled. During the hours-long meeting, residents took to the podium during public comment to voice their support and opposition to Council Member Janet Diaz.

2 weeks ago | wgal.com | McKenna Alexander

I’M JERE GISH, AND I’M TASMIN MAHFUZ. WHILE CONTAINMENT HASN’T CHANGED SINCE LAST NIGHT, MAJOR PROGRESS WAS STILL MADE TODAY. MICHAUX STATE FOREST, THAT’S WHERE WE FIND NEWS EIGHT’S MAKENNA ALEXANDER, WHO BRINGS US THE VERY LATEST ON THOSE EFFORTS. WITH BOTH WILDFIRES CONTAINED HERE IN THE MICHAUX STATE FOREST, FIREFIGHTERS OUTSIDE OF THE LINES ARE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR FLARE UPS, SOMETHING THEY MONITOR WITH THE HELP OF THESE, USING THE BACK OF THEIR HAND TO GAUGE HEAT COMING FROM A SPECIFIC SPOT.

2 weeks ago | wgal.com | McKenna Alexander

FULL FORECAST HERE. COMING IN A LITTLE BIT MCKENNA. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, MIKE. WELL, TODAY IN LANCASTER, THE TWO MAYORAL CANDIDATES FACED OFF IN A DEBATE AT THE THADDEUS STEVENS COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY. BOTH JAMIE ARROYO AND JANET DIAZ CURRENTLY SERVE ON THE LANCASTER CITY COUNCIL, BUT THIS AFTERNOON, THEY WEREN’T FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS. THEY WERE OPPONENTS. AS THE PAIR DEBATED MULTIPLE TOPICS SUCH AS HOME RULE, POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, PUBLIC INPUT PROCEDURES AND FUTURE CITY PROJECTS.

3 weeks ago | wgal.com | McKenna Alexander

A long-standing firefighting museum in Franklin County is at risk of being shut down, forcing volunteers to call on their community to help save centuries of history. The donation-based Chambersburg Volunteer Fireman's Museum, housed in the borough's old fire station, holds memories that may be lost if funding falls short for critical building repairs.

3 weeks ago | wgal.com | McKenna Alexander

OTHERS ARE AGAINST. INSTEAD OF SOLVING THE PROBLEM, THEY’RE MAKING THE PROBLEM WORSE. THE FEUD OVER FUNDING IN THE ELIZABETHTOWN AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT IS INTENSIFYING AS DOZENS OF RESIDENTS ONCE AGAIN FILLED THIS AUDITORIUM TUESDAY NIGHT TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD ON NEXT YEAR’S PROPOSED BUDGET, WHICH, IF PASSED, COULD LEAVE VACANT POSITIONS UNFILLED. A LACK OF FUNDING FOR NEW LIBRARY BOOKS AND A TAX INCREASE FOR PROPERTY OWNERS.