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Route 61 in Northumberland closed due to crash
Shamokin, Pa. — Motorists are advised that Route 61 is closed in both directions between Route 2020 (Mountain Road) and Route 487 in Ralpho Township, north of Shamokin Borough, Northumberland County, due to a vehicle crash with downed utilities. A detour using Mountain Road, Route 54, and Route 61 is in place. Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following local alerts on X. Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Tioga, Bradford, Lycoming, Sullivan, Union, Snyder, Northumberland, Montour and Columbia counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District3.
Crash on Route 147 closes all lanes in Northumberland County
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — Drivers can expect delays after a crash on Route 147 in Northumberland County on Friday evening. A tractor-trailer crash on the Central Susquehanna Valley Transportation (CSVT) River Bridge prompted Route 147, southbound, to close at the Route 1014 (Ridge Road) interchange in Point Township, Northumberland County.
Theft reported at churches in Herndon area
Herndon, Pa. — Police are investigating two separate theft incidents from churches near Herndon in Northumberland County. The first reported theft was between March 31 and April 7 at Zion Church on Main Street in Herndon. Trp. Lucas Roshannon of state police at Stonington says someone broke into the church and took $550 cash made up of various bill denominations and change. The unknown suspect also took 300 church donation envelopes. In a separate incident, an unknown suspect broke into St. Paul's United Church of Christ on Urban Road in Jordan Township sometime around April 20. The suspect smashed the window of an interior door and took $50 in canned good donations and $20 cash, according to Trp. Adams. Anyone with information may contact PSP Stonington at 570 286-5601.
Controlled burn scheduled in Northumberland County
RALPHO TOWNSHIP, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — PennDOT announced that there is a controlled burn scheduled next Saturday in Northumberland County. According to PennDOT drivers who travel through Route 487 are advised that the Elysburg Fire Department will perform a controlled burn on Saturday, May 4, at 372 Route 487, located east of the former Boyer’s […]
Wally the emotional support alligator believed stolen in Georgia, owner says
LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. (CBS) -- Wally, an emotional support alligator with thousands of social media followers from Jonestown, Pennsylvania, was allegedly stolen in Georgia over the weekend.Joie Henney, who owns Wally, said in an emotional TikTok video that the alligator was taken out of an enclosure in Brunswick, Georgia while they were visiting friends."We need all the help we can get to bring my baby back. Please, we need your help," Henney said in the clip.An update on Wally's Facebook page Saturday said that walking searches were conducted in the area after the gator was taken sometime between 4:30...
PD: Intoxicated man smashes police cruiser window with head
COAL TWP., NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been charged with smashing out a police cruiser’s window with his head during an arrest, police stated. According to the Coal Township Police Department, around 4:30 p.m. on April 15, officers responded to a disturbance in the 900 block of West Walnut Street. Police say 28-year-old […]
Lebanon County driver was on drugs during crash that killed his pregnant fianceé: court docs
A Pennsylvania man was on methamphetamine and fentanyl when he caused a 2023 crash that killed his pregnant fianceé and injured another pregnant driver in Lebanon County, court documents said. Christian M. Hennessey, 45, of Pine Grove, was charged with vehicular homicide while DUI and 14 related offenses on...
Three people displaced in Sunbury house fire
SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Crews battled a house fire on Thursday afternoon in Northumberland County. According to Russell Wertz, Second Assistant Chief of Sunbury, crews were called to the intersection of South 7th and Chestnut Street just before 4:00 p.m. for a working second alarm fire. Upon arrival, first responders said there was a lot […]
Lebanon bus driver wins $1M in PA Lottery Mega Millions drawing: 'I didn't believe it!'
April Zipp and her husband, Chester, originally drove off to BG's Value market in Jonestown as a distraction. The 58-year-old Lebanon resident said they only play the lottery once in awhile, when they have some extra money. "I was having a bad day, and he decided that he was going to help...
Students add color to Millersburg community garden
MILLERSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Some kids in a northern Dauphin County community are adding some more color to their garden. They’re painting a mural on a shed at the Millersburg Community Garden, which is celebrating its first anniversary. It sits along the Susquehanna River in Myo Park. There,...
Perrego Powers To $10,000 Money In The Mountains Victory At Big Diamond
MINERSVILLE, PA – Anthony Perrego and the Vinnie Salerno Four-Star Racing team are making a habit of stealing the big money shows here at the Big Diamond Speedway. The powerful duo continued their big show dominance last night in winning the 11th annual Money in the Mountains / Fritz Roehrig memorial race. Perrego led all 50 laps to take home the $10,000 first place prize for the Quandel Concrete Modifieds.
Abandoned PA: One of the last residents of Centralia spoke to WGAL in 2005
CENTRALIA, Pa. — There was a time when homes lined Locust Avenue in Centralia, Pennsylvania. More than 1,000 people lived there. Today, it’s a ghost town. An underground coal fire has been burning beneath Centralia since 1962. The town sits on top of one of the largest deposits of anthracite coal in America, the Mammoth Vein. Experts have said there is enough coal there to keep the fire burning for 500 years, or even longer.
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