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Police activity reported in Northumberland County
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are reportedly investigating an incident in Northumberland County Tuesday night. According to our crew on the scene, state police, along with Shamokin and Coal Township Police are investigating a police incident. 28/28 News talked with eyewitnesses who say they saw police taking someone into their police cruiser. We are still […]
Rutter's breaks ground on new 'prototype' store in Northumberland County
MILTON, Pa. — Rutter’s on Tuesday announced the groundbreaking for a new, 13,500-square-foot "prototype" store in Northumberland County. The new store will be located on Industrial Park Road off Route 147 in Milton, the company said. It will open by the end of the year. "The brand-new Rutter’s...
Lewisburg native returns to run pizza shop with a unique twist
Lewisburg, Pa. — A Lewisburg native has returned to the area to help run a pizza shop with a unique menu that offers more than just traditional pizza shop fare. Benjamin Zimmerer, 43, is back in Lewisburg after spending close to 18 years working as a master chef in Dallas, Texas. In April, he stepped in to help with food operations at Pi Pizza. The pizza shop, located at 316 Market Street, is in the place of the former Pizza Phi restaurant. Pizza Phi closed...
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...
Tree 'rooted' in history gets community care
Lewisburg, Pa. — After surviving more than two centuries, Lewisburg's historic witness tree received some much-needed pampering last week. The white oak, located at the intersection of South Seventh and St. George streets at the edge of the Lewisburg Cemetery, is the only surviving 'witness' of the initial land surveys in 1769. The surveys marked the tract of land that later came to be named Lewisburg. The tree, estimated to...
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 […]
An officer and a graduate: New Bucknell alumnus inspires department, aims to educate
The day after Bucknell University’s commencement, Colbey Russell walked across campus for a training session. The birds were chirping, the sun was shining, and Russell, the deputy director of public safety, is a new Bucknell graduate. He stopped at the Malesardi Quad, where he received his diploma less than...
Plainfield Man Charged with July 2023 Plainfield Train Station Murder Arrested in PA
ELIZABETH, NJ — A Plainfield man who was charged in 2023 for a fatal stabbing in Plainfield was arrested on Friday, May 10th in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel and Plainfield Police Director James T. Abney announced today. Aswad J. Spruiel, 44, was charged with one count of first-degree murder, one count of third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER At approximately 2:00pm on Thursday, July 6, 2023, Plainfield Police Officers and NJ Transit Police Officers responded to...
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.
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