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Two Lancaster homes were hit with bullets within a week of each other and investigators are still searching for suspects. 

The first shooting happened shortly after 1 a.m. July 29 at a home in the 100 block of Willowlake Road. Lancaster police officers were already in the area, patrolling the Palmetto Place Apartments, when they heard several gunshots near the Willowlake Road area, according to a police department incident report. 

Christopher Sardelli
csardelli@thelancasternews.com
Walking with a group of her coworkers across Main Street on Wednesday morning, Jennifer Bryan took a quick look over her shoulder.
Behind her, streams of people were filing away from Lancaster’s courthouse block, which features the newly refurbished historic courthouse and the recently completed new courthouse.
As she moved away from the buildings, a gust of wind kicked up the smell that had caused all the commotion.
A gas leak forced the evacuation of both buildings.

Christopher Sardelli
csardelli@thelancasternews.com
A search of a church parking lot led to the arrests of two Indian Land teens in connection with a string of recent burglaries.
Devyn Martin, 19, 10382 Silver Mine Road, Indian Land, and Kevin Smet, 18, 7372 Henry Harris Road, Indian Land, were arrested by Lancaster County sheriff’s deputies Aug. 7. Both were charged with multiple counts of burglary and larceny, according to a sheriff’s office press release.

Reece Murphy
rmurphy@thelancasternews.com
A deal between a Charlotte development company and the Lancaster County Forfeited Land Commission (FLC) for the purchase of the Edenmoor subdivision has collapsed less than two weeks before its set closing date.
In its wake, a competitor appears to be stepping in to take over the purchase.
Attorneys for the development company Eden Ventures announced the decision to pull out of the $8,335,718 deal in a letter to the FLC, effective Tuesday, Aug. 9.