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Plainfield man wanted in fatal stabbing arrested in Pennsylvania
PLAINFIELD - A 44-year-old city man was arrested in Pennsylvania and charged with the fatal stabbing of a 45-year-old man at the Plainfield Train Station last summer. Aswad J. Spruiel was arrested May 10 by U.S. Marshals in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, according to Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel. Spruiel has...
Police: Man tases woman's boyfriend
Sunbury, Pa. — A Sunbury man was charged after he allegedly deployed a taser on a woman's boyfriend and threatened him with a switchblade, according to police. Jason Michael Schenherr, 35, came to the woman's Sunbury home on May 6 and cornered the male accuser in a room before hitting him in the face with a fist, according to Officer Riley Bremigen of Sunbury Police Department. Schenherr then deployed a taser on the accuser. Schenherr also pulled a switchblade on the accuser and asked him...
Thief steals traffic counters
East Chillisquaque Township, Pa. — Police say someone stole traffic counters along a state highway in Northumberland County. The theft occurred sometime between May 6-9 along Route 147 southbound, approximately a quarter mile south of Route 254, according to Trp. Brett Harvey of state police at Milton. The traffic counters are worth $1,000. Anyone with information may contact PSP Milton at 570-524-2662 and reference incident number PA24-603849.
Watsontown River Bridge to close in Union, Northumberland Counties
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — A heads up for drivers in Union and Northumberland Counties, starting Monday, the Watsontown River Bridge will be closed for a bridge preservation project. PennDOT officials say Brimmer Avenue will be closed between Route 15 in White Deer Township, Union County, and Elm Street in Northumberland County. Officials say this project […]
Two Massachusetts men busted trafficking drugs on Interstate 80
Turbot Township, Pa. — A traffic stop on Interstate 80 in Northumberland County led police to find more than 380 packages of marijuana, police say. Around 4:30 p.m. April 24, Trp. Howard W. Young II of state police at Milton pulled over a 2023 BMX X3 that was traveling west on I-80 in Turbot Township. Police found and seized approximately $35,000 in cash, six vacuum sealed boxes containing 300 THC vape pens and 3 pounds of marijuana packaged in approximately 380 packages, according to a...
COLUMN: They called me Frogman
By Jason Stump Guest Columnist Isaiah 55:12 “For you shall go out in joy and be led back in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall burst into song, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.” What’s up Frogman!? Frog! ….Frogger!….Froggy! As a young boy I would often hear […] The post COLUMN: They called me Frogman appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Pa. man who wounded state trooper during a foot pursuit pleads no contest
SUNBURY — A Northumberland County man who wounded a state trooper during a foot pursuit entered pleas of no contest in two cases Friday. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Deadly ATV crash in Schuylkill County
ASHLAND, SCHUYLKILL CO. (WOLF) — An ATV crash in Schuylkill County left one person dead. According to Skook News, after 8 p.m. Wednesday, crews were called to the are of 300 North 9th Street in a wooded area in Ashland for an ATV rollover. The coroner's office was called...
Man steals more than $700 of trading cards from Walmart
Lewisburg, Pa. — A Shamokin man allegedly under-rang packs of trading cards at a Walmart self-checkout, causing the store to lose more than $700. Donald J. Ponatoski, 37, was at the Lewisburg store on April 18 when he went to the self-checkout with multiple boxes of trading cards. Investigating Trooper Caleb Danner of state police at Milton says Ponatoski had a UPC code in the palm of his left hand which had a lower price than the trading cards. Video surveillance cameras caught Ponatoski scanning...
Man allegedly throws woman out window, threatened officers
MOUNT CARMEL, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is being charged after police say he threw a woman out of a window and threatened officers with knives. On May 6 around 4:00 p.m., officers were called to the 400 block of East Seventh Street in Mount Carmel for an incident. It was reported by a […]
Man with handgun allegedly assaults woman in Shamokin
Shamokin, Pa. — A man received assault charges after he allegedly assaulted a woman during an argument in Shamokin and pulled out a handgun. Police say they were watching surveillance cameras set up at the House of Wins at 56 East Independence Street when they noticed Terrance G. Mitchell, 39, of Shamokin, arguing with a woman. Mitchell, whose street name is "Razor," pushed the woman across her face with his right hand, according to the affidavit filed by Officer Travis Minnig of Shamokin Police Department. ...
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