CRIME & SAFETY
Man dies from burn injuries after Schuylkill County fire
MINERSVILLE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has died from his injuries sustained in a Schuylkill County house fire. The Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio reported that 77-year-old Mario Ramirez of Minersville died Sunday due to injury complications. Buglio stated Ramirez had 34.5% total body surface area burns he sustained during a house fire on […]
Pa. man sentenced to prison for providing fentanyl that killed his brother, 15
SUBURY — A Northumberland County man has been sentenced to 1 to 5 years in prison for providing the fentanyl that killed his brother. Christopher Payne, 22, of Mount Carmel, apologized before being sentenced Monday in county court on a charge of involuntary manslaughter to which he had pleaded guilty in February.
Man charged after pregnant woman killed in Lebanon County crash
LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– A driver in a deadly Lebanon County crash that State Police said killed a pregnant woman last year is facing charges. Christian Hennessey, 45, of Pine Grove, faces homicide by vehicle while DUI and other charges after State Police said he was on drugs during the fatal collision that killed Jamie […]
Crews battle brush fire in Schuylkill County
MCADOO, SCHUYLKILL CO. (WOLF) — Firefighters and forest units battled a large brush fire in McAdoo Friday. Crews were called to the fire along Treskow Road in Kline Township in the area of St. Patrick's Cemetary. According to Skook News--the fire spread over approximately 12 acres of brush land...
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