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Dallas Goodyear Crowned 2024-2025 SUN Area Dairy Princess
MIFFLINGURG, Pa. — Dallas Goodyear of New Berlin was crowned 2024-25 SUN (Snyder Union Northumberland and Montour Counties) Area dairy princess on May 25 at Buffalo Valley Church of the Brethren. She is the daughter of Emily and Andy Gates. Dallas will be a senior at Mifflinburg Area High...
Sunbury Police Investigating Multiple Shootings
SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND CO. (WOLF) — Monday afternoon, Sunbury Police responded to multiple incidents involving firearms. Just before 2:00 pm, shots fired were reported near the intersection of North 8th and Packer Streets. “It appeared to be some disturbance had taken place. The reporting party had reported that the individuals...
Benton Rodeo draws top cowboys and cowgirls from across the country
Benton, Pa. — The Benton Rodeo, which is considered one of the best rodeos east of the Mississippi River, is set to entertain crowds this weekend with top-notch competition from cowboys and cowgirls across the country. Voted one of the best by the American Professional Rodeo Association, the event attracts participants from as far as Canada to test their skills against the nation's elite. The Benton Area Rodeo Association, a...
Berwick Teen Center kicks off annual summer food distribution program
BERWICK, COLUMBIA COUNTY(WOLF) — The rising cost of groceries can have a significant impact on many families who are living paycheck to paycheck. And with kids out of school for the summer, helping to combat food insecurity is on the minds of local schools and organizations. The Summer Food...
Pa. mother loses latest appeal in wrongful death suit over son’s jail suicide
WILLIAMSPORT — A Northumberland County mother lost her latest appeal in a wrongful death lawsuit over her son’s 2021 suicide in the county jail. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals Friday affirmed the decision of U.S. Middle District Judge Matthew W. Brann that Sherry Beers failed to state a claim.
Teen arrested months after 2023 Pa. double homicide: state police
A 19-year-old Schuylkill County man was arrested and charged with murder earlier this week, nearly eight months after police said he fatally shot an 18-year-old and stabbed a 16-year-old to death in a wooded area by an old mining site near New Philadelphia, Pennsylvania State Police said. Lamour Curtis Branch,...
Combating crime in Sunbury
SUNBURY, Pa. — It was at the corner of North 8th Street and Packer Street, where police in Sunbury say they were called for a report of shots fired just after 1 p.m. Monday. This did not come as a surprise to Sunbury resident Shauntae Tyson. "Because we hear...
19-year-old arrested in deaths of teens found in Schuylkill County woods, authorities said
A 19-year-old Schuylkill County man has been arrested in the deaths of two teens found in a wooded area last fall, authorities said. Lamour Branch, of Port Carbon, Schuylkill County, is charged with four counts felony murder; six counts felony aggravated assault; five counts misdemeanor simple assault; two counts misdemeanor possessing an instrument of crime; three counts misdemeanor reckless endangerment; and two counts misdemeanor tampering with evidence.
Man accused of ramming into state police car after high-speed chase in Centre County
GREGG TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WTAJ) — A man wanted on charges in Centre and Union Counties was taken into custody in Northumberland County after leading police on three separate high-speed chases. Officers with Pennsylvania State Police were on patrol as a roving DUI enforcement detail in Centre County the evening of April 6 when they began […]
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