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Used car salesman allegedly bails on sheriff's sale
Berwick, Pa. — A used car salesman arrested for allegedly scamming customers out of thousands of dollars skipped out on a sheriff’s sale too, police say. Jeremy Paul Talanca, 47, former Berwick police officer and officer-in-charge in Girardville, is facing numerous charges after state police audited his used car business in Berwick, Keystone Auto Exchange, following customer complaints earlier this year. Other customers filed civil suits against Talanca, with the...
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.
Softball Recap: Pine Grove's loss ends three-game winning streak on the road
After a string of six wins, Pine Grove's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of the Tri-Valley Bulldogs by a score of 2-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Pine Grove has scored all season. Pine Grove got a...
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.
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.
Northwestern softball beats Palisades for Colonial League title as Akelaitis proves clutch
Northwestern Lehigh softball coach Kate Farber said Tigers senior shortstop Izzy Akelaitis is built for the pressure. On Friday night with the Colonial League championship on the line against Palisades, the senior proved exactly that at Patriots Park in Allentown. Akelaitis delivered a two-run single into left field to give...
Parade honors first responders in Schuylkill County
POTTSVILLE, Pa. — People in Schuylkill County celebrated their first responders with a parade. The 70th annual Schuylkill County Volunteer Firefighters Convention Parade stepped off Saturday in Pottsville. Those who came out for the parade say it's good for the community and lets them support and honor firefighters. Dick...
Crews battle house fire in Lansford
LANSFORD, Pa. - Crews battled a house fire in Carbon County Wednesday. It broke out shortly after 5 p.m. at the 200 block of East Abbott Street in Lansford, according to county dispatchers. No word yet on if anybody was injured or what may have caused the fire.
FOX56 Community Calendar through May 18
NORTHEAST & CENTRAL Pa. (WOLF) — Here’s what’s happening in your community with FOX56’s Alyshia Hercules:. Happening now through Saturday is the Annual Hepburn Township Volunteer Fire Department carnival. Rides open daily at 6pm. Enjoy food, live entertainment, games, and more. Tuesday, May 14 - Saturday,...
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