Lancaster Farming

3 days ago | lancasterfarming.com | Molly Crane-Newman

NEW YORK — When Sean “Diddy” Combs discovered his ex, R&B artist Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, was dating someone else, the multimillionaire hip-hop mogul grabbed an employee in the middle of the night for assistance hunting down and murdering the other man, a Manhattan jury heard in a bombshell opening statement from the feds on Monday. “For years, the defendant physically abused Cassie. He also sexually exploited her, forcing her to have sex with male escorts while he watched and recorded it.

4 days ago | lancasterfarming.com | Stephanie Speicher

I have made 20 cooking videos for our Lancaster Farming social media pages, which feels like a lot for a self-described decent baker and so-so cook. A handful of those videos would not have been as successful without a very special person — my mom. I can’t count the number of times I’ve called her for cooking advice since moving out on my own over 10 years ago. Making cooking videos for work continues that trend.

4 days ago | lancasterfarming.com | Ryan Faircloth |Allison Kite

Minnesota legislators are heading into the final week of their session without an agreement on how much to spend over the next two years. That spending framework is critical for the tied House and DFL-controlled Senate to begin reconciling differences and merging their respective budget bills. Gov. Tim Walz and legislative leaders have blown past their self-imposed May 2 deadline to come to an agreement, even after 10 straight days of negotiations that sometimes stretch late into the evening.

4 days ago | lancasterfarming.com | Joe Hermitt

Dover High School held its prom Saturday night at the Agricultural Museum in York. We hope you enjoy the photos captured at the event, taken by PennLive photographer Chase Hellwig. PennLive will be sending photographers to many central Pa. proms throughout the season, which continues through early June. Our coverage can be found on our prom page. SUBSCRIBER BENEFIT: This prom season, PennLive is offering subscribers free downloads of print-quality images.

5 days ago | lancasterfarming.com | Jacob Michael

Nearly 400 people attended a public scoping meeting Thursday to ask questions and learn more about the State College Area Connector project, sharing a mixed bag of reactions to the project and its recently-announced recommended route. The meeting, which was held in an open house format at the Wyndham Garden State College, took place after the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced its route recommendation Monday for the long-planned, multi-million dollar project.