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Details emerge regarding April 16 shooting in Milton
Milton, Pa. — Two men struggling over a gun led to a shooting last week on Broadway Street in Milton, according to police. Victhian Jovier Pitre-Rodriguez, 21, of Sunbury, was arrested on Friday on an attempted homicide charge immediately after he was discharged from Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Police believe Pitre-Rodriguez and another man at the scene, Nathaniel Rivera, got into an altercation in the hallway of an apartment...
Man gets long federal prison term in central Pa. meth, heroin and fentanyl case
WILLIAMSPORT — A Northumberland County man has been sentenced to 6½ years in federal prison for possessing with intent to deliver methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl. Glen Taormina, 37, will be on supervision for four years when he gets out of prison according to the sentence imposed Wednesday by U.S. Middle District Judge Matthew W. Brann.
PSP investigates dirt bike theft in Northumberland County
TURBOT TOWNSHIP, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) announced Wednesday that state police are investigating a reported dirt bike theft. According to PSP, sometime between October 1, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. and April 23, 2024, at 6:00 a.m., troopers were contacted regarding a stolen dirt bike in Turbot Township. State police say the […]
Man jailed for vicious assault that landed victim in hospital
Beavertown, Pa. — A Beavertown man is in jail after he allegedly assaulted and seriously injured another man. The assault occurred shortly after 3:15 p.m. April 18 at Conewago Snyder on Route 522 in Beaver Township. Trp. Jacob Kozma said Anthony R. Savage, 31, got into a fight with a 45-year-man at the drug and alcohol rehabilitation center. The male victim was taken to Geisinger Medical Center in Danville for treatment of serious injuries, police said. Savage was charged with felony aggravated assault, misdemeanor simple assault, and summary harassment through the office of District Judge Bo Trawitz. Savage remains in Snyder in lieu of $10,000 bail as he awaits a preliminary hearing scheduled for May 15. Docket Sheet
Great Race to make stop in Lewisburg this June
Lewisburg, Pa. — The Great Race car competition is making a stop in downtown Lewisburg this June. Participants of the competitive controlled-speed endurance road rally will be parking on Market Street on Wednesday, June 26 at 12 p.m. The Great Race is a road rally on public highways featuring antique, vintage, and collector cars. According to the event website, the rally is designed to test the endurance of each team...
Blaze damages Pa. winery housed in a former fire company
The investigation is continuing into what caused a fire inside the building that housed the Firehouse Winery in Shamokin, Northumberland County. Located in what was the former Liberty Hose Co. at 211 E. Sunbury St., the fire broke out during the afternoon of April 21 and drew emergency personnel from the Shamokin Fire Co., according to WNEP.
Snyder County’s new election director survived Pa.’s 2024 primary. The big test comes in November.
This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s collaboration with Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election administration and voting. Sign up for Votebeat's free newsletters here. Selinsgrove, Pa. — Even before the sun was up on primary Election Day, Devin Rhoads was putting out fires. A precinct in Selinsgrove — a borough in rural Snyder County along the Susquehanna River — had accidentally received the provisional ballots intended...
Animal rescue prepares for opening weekend
SNYDER COUNTY, Pa. — Spring has sprung, and with that comes a lot of activity at T&D's Cats of the World. The animal rescue near Middleburg opens for the season this weekend, and volunteers have been busy preparing. "Doing a lot of spring cleaning from the winter in the...
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