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Lebanon County driver was on drugs during crash that killed his pregnant fianceé: court docs
A Pennsylvania man was on methamphetamine and fentanyl when he caused a 2023 crash that killed his pregnant fianceé and injured another pregnant driver in Lebanon County, court documents said. Christian M. Hennessey, 45, of Pine Grove, was charged with vehicular homicide while DUI and 14 related offenses on...
PD: Intoxicated man smashes police cruiser window with head
COAL TWP., NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been charged with smashing out a police cruiser’s window with his head during an arrest, police stated. According to the Coal Township Police Department, around 4:30 p.m. on April 15, officers responded to a disturbance in the 900 block of West Walnut Street. Police say 28-year-old […]
Controlled burn scheduled in Northumberland County
RALPHO TOWNSHIP, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — PennDOT announced that there is a controlled burn scheduled next Saturday in Northumberland County. According to PennDOT drivers who travel through Route 487 are advised that the Elysburg Fire Department will perform a controlled burn on Saturday, May 4, at 372 Route 487, located east of the former Boyer’s […]
PSP investigate church thefts in Northumberland County
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— State police say they are investigating who may have stolen donations from two Northumberland County churches. Saint Paul’s United Church of Christ, in Jordan Township, and Zion Church, in Herndon Borough, both reported having donations stolen from their places of worship in April. On April 20, investigators say someone broke into Saint […]
Abandoned PA: One of the last residents of Centralia spoke to WGAL in 2005
CENTRALIA, Pa. — There was a time when homes lined Locust Avenue in Centralia, Pennsylvania. More than 1,000 people lived there. Today, it’s a ghost town. An underground coal fire has been burning beneath Centralia since 1962. The town sits on top of one of the largest deposits of anthracite coal in America, the Mammoth Vein. Experts have said there is enough coal there to keep the fire burning for 500 years, or even longer.
Three people displaced in Sunbury house fire
SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Crews battled a house fire on Thursday afternoon in Northumberland County. According to Russell Wertz, Second Assistant Chief of Sunbury, crews were called to the intersection of South 7th and Chestnut Street just before 4:00 p.m. for a working second alarm fire. Upon arrival, first responders said there was a lot […]
Fire tears through apartment building in Schuylkill County
ASHLAND, Pa. — Fire tore through an apartment building in Schuylkill County. Flames broke out around 4 a.m. Monday morning along Centre Street in Ashland. Officials say everyone was inside at the time of the fire made it out safely. A state police fire marshal is investigating the cause...
Winery in Shamokin destroyed by fire
SHAMOKIN, Pa. — Rick Knovich took video of a fire that tore through Firehouse Winery in Shamokin on Sunday. His home shares a firewall with the business. Knovich heard a knocking at the door from a neighbor while he was inside his home. When he came outside the area was full of smoke and he could see flames shooting from the winery.
Police called to McDonald's after man threatens employees
Shamokin Dam, Pa. — Police say they were called to the Shamokin Dam McDonald's after a man threatened to slit the throat of an employee. Andrew Augustus Vanucci, 31, of Hampton, N.J., now faces charges for the alleged threats he made shortly after 10:30 p.m. April 15 at the restaurant on North Susquehanna Trail. Vanucci walked into the restaurant that night and began yelling at a female employee and allegedly...
Frost advisory affecting part of Pennsylvania Thursday
The National Weather Service issued a frost advisory at 10:44 p.m. on Wednesday valid for Thursday between 2 a.m. and 8 a.m. for Cambria, Blair, Huntingdon, Perry, Dauphin and Lebanon counties. The weather service comments, "Temperatures between 33 and 36 degrees will result in frost formation." "Near-ground freezing temperatures could...
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