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Big Diamond Month of Money Continues
MINERSVILLE, PA-This Friday night, the May Month of Money continues at Big Diamond Speedway as the Quandel Concrete Modifies race 25-laps for a $5,000 payday. Friday will also see the debut of the Wingless Sportsman along with USS Achey Inc Crate 602 Sportsman and the Big Creek Concrete Rookie 602 Crate Sportsman.
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Joey Flail, North Schuylkill
North Schuylkill senior Joey Flail was part of three gold medals last week at the Schuylkill League Championships, winning the 100M and 200M dashes, and the 4x100M relay. Watch Eyewitness News at 6 every Tuesday for our Athlete of the Week, presented by Geisinger.
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 […]
Lehigh Valley boys runners demolish record book on District 11 track and field's second day
The loud, concussive sounds heard emanating from Blue Mountain’s football stadium late afternoon and early evening on Wednesday were the result of the District 11 boys track and field record book exploding. In the space of an hour or so, in the dimming light of a chilly day, Lehigh...
Forum Held to Discuss Public School Funding
SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, SCHUYLKILL CO. (WOLF) — “There is a real-world impact to this funding it’s not just numbers on a spreadsheet,” says Kristin Volchansky of In This Together NEPA. In This Together NEPA and the PA Schools Work Coalition partnered for a community forum at Penn...
Treasured tractors | On The Pennsylvania Road
MILLVILLE, Pa. — A museum in Columbia County is back open for the season, paying tribute to an iconic American Manufacturer. An old International Harvester dealership is back to life, filled with products from the past, and Jon Meyer takes us there On The Pennsylvania Road. Find out about...
Notre Dame wins 4 of 8 races at day 2 of D-11 2A girls track and field championships
During the second day of the District 11 track and field championships at Blue Mountain, the Notre Dame-Green Pond girls team may have felt like it was competing in a dual meet. That’s because the Crusaders won half of the races while competing against D-11 Class 2A opposition Wednesday.
District 11 track records fall to Parkland’s Beers, Notre Dame relay on meet’s first day
Nothing like a little competition to help spark track and field athletes to record-setting performances. Parkland’s Andrew Beers and Notre Dame’s 3,200-meter relay ran into the history books Tuesday on the first day of the District 11 track and field championships at a generally damp and gloomy Blue Mountain High School – propelled there by some fierce competitors.
Bloomsburg animal advocate wins Duck Defender Award for her advocacy for geese
Bloomsburg, Columbia Co. — A Bloomsburg animal activist, Dawn Moore, received the Duck Defender Award from Duck Defenders, an international program of the animal welfare charity Humane Long Island. The award was given to Moore for her dedication to protecting the Geese population despite receiving a dementia diagnosis recently.
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 […]
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