New Year’s Day “Fire” at 50 North Fourth Street: Spoiler Alert—It Was Just Drama Columbia, PA — January 1, 2026While most people were nursing champagne hangovers and making resolutions they’ll break by February, one local building decided to kick off the year with a bang—or rather, a hiss. At 50 North Fourth Street, an unknown…
Breaking News: Pedro Vega-Rivera Finally Runs Out of Places to Hide Columbus, OH / Columbia, PA — December 19, 2025 After weeks of playing hide‑and‑seek with law enforcement, Pedro Luis Vega‑Rivera, 31, of Columbia, PA, has been captured in Columbus, Ohio. The manhunt is over, and frankly, everyone’s exhausted — except Pedro, who apparently thought…
Fear and Silence After Columbia Dream Center Break-In: A Community on Edge By Staff Reporter Columbia, PA — In the quiet hours of a recent morning, the Columbia Dream Center — a homeless shelter and church-run outreach hub — became the focus of a terrifying ordeal. Around 2 a.m., witnesses say a man broke into…
Columbia Man Gets a Decade to Think About His Life Choices After Selling Enough Fentanyl to Wipe Out a Small Country In a plot twist that sounds like the opening scene of a bad Netflix crime drama, a Columbia man was sentenced to 4 years and 9 months to 10 years in state prison for…
Teacher’s Arrest in Child Exploitation Case Sparks Outrage and Calls for Stronger Safeguards Lancaster, PA — The arrest of David Sean Burkhart, a longtime Manheim Township High School teacher and former girls’ basketball coach, has ignited outrage across Lancaster County. Burkhart, 45, is accused of sending nude photos to what he believed was a 14‑year‑old…
Columbia Police Chief Jack Broomer to Retire in May; Holly Arndt Poised to Make History COLUMBIA, PA — Police Chief Jack Broomer, who also serves as interim Borough Manager, will retire from the department in May before transitioning into the full‑time Borough Manager role. His departure sets the stage for a historic moment in Columbia…
By Online Community News Staff Writer Mountville, PA — For decades, Field of Screams has been a Halloween staple in Lancaster County, drawing thrill-seekers from across the region with its haunted hayrides and eerie attractions. But behind the fog machines and fake blood, a much darker reality has emerged—one that former volunteers say has haunted…
Columbia, PA – A shocking incident has come to light in the quiet town of Columbia, Pennsylvania. Kimberly A. Clark, a 47-year-old resident, is facing charges related to the alleged theft of funds from a non-profit organization. The Accusation;On December 4, 2023, at approximately 3:33 PM, the Columbia Borough Police Department received a report that…