Some Lancaster County municipalities are following the lead of the county’s two Republican county commissioners in declaring themselves “nonsanctuary” communities, three months after the commissioners pushed back against Lancaster city’s “Welcome City” ordinance.

A local activist group has rallied the support of business owners to demand an apology from two Republican Lancaster County commissioners, who they hold “partially responsible” for a series of threats made against a Drag Queen Story Hour event in March.

Lancaster Lebanon Habitat for Humanity is planning its first condominium development, which would be located on the west end of Lancaster city. The three-story, eight-unit building at 913 Wheatland Ave. is slated to open to residents in late 2026.

Local library supporters have raised enough money to cover the entire donation East Hempfield supervisors said they plan to withhold from the Lancaster Public Library to protest a Drag Queen Story Hour.

By the time ongoing storms have run their course this week, Lancaster County could see up to 3 inches of rain, according to Millersville University Weather Information Center Director Kyle Elliott.

Whoever is behind an emailed bomb threat that prompted police to evacuate large parts of Lancaster on Saturday faces an array of possible criminal charges.

Lancaster city officials say they never considered the phrase “sanctuary city” when crafting the recently passed ordinance that prevents city employees, including police, from questioning residents about their immigration status.