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Thieves steal wallet, use credit card
Selinsgrove, Pa. — Two people were charged for allegedly stealing a woman's wallet and then using her credit card at a gas station. Jessica Lynn Kemper, 53, and Charles Francis Kemper, 62, both of Selinsgrove, received theft charges after they allegedly took the wallet from a location at North Susquehanna Trail in Monroe Township. Trp. Samuel Kuhns II of state police at Selinsgrove says the victim discovered the morning of...
New York Woman Tried To Smuggle Drugs Into PA Prison, Troopers Say
A Bronx woman is in state police custody after authorities said she tried to bring drugs into a Pennsylvania prison. Natasha Santana, 42, was trying to get the drugs to an inmate at the State Correctional Facility Mahanoy in Frackville, PSP said in a release. She was arrested without inci…
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 […]
New bakery in Sunbury expands gluten-free offerings in region
Sunbury, Pa. — A new bakery has opened its doors in Sunbury, offering specialty gluten-free baked goods to the region. Sugar Cat Gluten Free Bakery, 436 Market St., located in the Sunbury Market House, offers a downtown space to experience food in community, just as the marketplace has for more than a century. The present-day Market House includes dozens of food and craft vendors. Owner and chef Becca Boyer has...
Spring Fling comes to downtown Danville
Danville, Pa. — What better way to celebrate the warmer weather than at the annual Spring Fling in downtown Danville? Held the first Saturday in May from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Danville's 38th Spring Fling is a celebration of the food, music, arts, shopping and fun that make it a special place. The all-ages outdoor event features over 200 downtown and area businesses, food trucks, craft vendors selling their...
Crash reported at an intersection in Berrysburg Borough
BERRYSBURG, Pa. — A two-vehicle crash was reported at an intersection in Dauphin County Friday morning. Video above: Headlines from WGAL News 8 Today. Crews responded to East Market and North Main streets in Berrysburg Borough just before 8:30 a.m. Expect slowdowns in the area. At this time, the...
Car crashes into school bus, investigation underway
WATSONTOWN, NORTHUMBERLAND CO. (WOLF) — A crash involving a school bus in Northumberland County is under investigation. According to the Watsontown Police Department, Tuesday afternoon, officers were dispatched to a two-vehicle crash involving a school bus at the intersection of 6th St. and Main St. in Watsontown. Police say...
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.
Locust Township PD: Suspicious activity in Catawissa
Catawissa, Pa. — Locust Township Police Department is asking for the public's help related to a suspicious incident on May 1st. At approximately 10:20 a.m. on the morning of May 1, a white male described to be in his thirties parked a white pick up truck near a home on Firetower Rd. The male, described as having a possible tribal tattoo on his right forearm, walked to the house and asked the homeowner to exit the home to talk to him, according to police. ...
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.
Controlled burn scheduled Saturday in Ralpho Township
Elysburg, Pa. — A shoulder restriction will be in place Saturday on Route 487 in Ralpho Township for a controlled burn. The Elysburg Fire Department will be performing the controlled burn May 4 at 372 Route 487, Elysburg, which is located to the east of the former Boyers Market. Drivers can expect the westbound shoulder to be restricted due to fire department equipment in the area. The controlled burn will take place between the hours of 8 a.m. and 2 p.m., weather permitting. Drivers should be alert, slow down, watch for slow or stopped vehicles, and drive with caution through the area.
Railroad car caught fire in Northumberland County
DELAWARE TOWNSHIP, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A railroad car in Northumberland County caught fire Monday night. Authorities report crews were called to a railroad fire in Dewart in Delaware Township just after 8:00 p.m. According to officials, the fire was contained to a single car and no hazmat crews were called to the scene. Officials […]
Bridge preservation project to start in Bloomsburg
BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced Friday that a bridge preservation project will begin next week in Bloomsburg. PennDOT says beginning on Wednesday, May 8, the contractor, Spartan Contracting, will start placing work zone signs, equipment, and preparations to begin sand-blasting steel members of the bridges over Fishing Creek […]
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