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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 […]
6 dirt bikes, pickup truck stolen from Snyder County home
WEST PERRY TOWNSHIP, SNYDER COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say six dirt bikes and a pickup truck were stolen from a Snyder County home. PSP say in a release sent out on April 24 that around 9:30 a.m., troopers were called on April 12 to the 1600 block of Middle Road in West […]
CSVT Project to close Attig Road in Monroe Township, Snyder County
PennDOT has provided updates on the Southern Section of the Central Susquehanna Valley Transportation project (CSVT) in Snyder County. On Friday, April 26, PennDOT will open a portion of Route 1014 (Mill Road) that connects the two roundabouts. Starting Monday, April 29, Attig Road will close between Penns Drive and Route 1015 (App Road) as part of the Central Susquehanna Valley Transportation (CSVT) project in Snyder County. The contractor will begin to excavate, install new drainage, and pave the roadway. A detour using App Road and Mill Road will be in place for approximately five weeks. For more information on the CSVT project, please visit www.csvt.com
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 […]
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...
Lewisburg federal prison’s name has changed but the ‘Big House’ tag remains
LEWISBURG — The federal prison at Lewisburg is no longer a maximum-security penitentiary but its nickname the “Big House” remains. That is the word from the executive assistant at what is now the Lewisburg Federal Correctional Institute. If you purchase a product or register for an account...
Improving water quality in central Pennsylvania
UNION COUNTY, Pa. — There are plenty of trees, grasses, and shrubs surrounding a section of Turtle Creek near Lewisburg, but it did not look this way ten years ago. "There were cattle in the stream, on the stream banks. There were no grasses, no trees. The stream banks were falling into the stream," Dave Rebuck said.
Letter to the Editor: Provide more resources for IPVA and Title IX
Bucknell University is home to extreme rates of sexual assault. Exacerbated by the lack of institutional trust and subsequent underreporting of sexual violence, these rates are likely even more pervasive than reported. To effectively combat the alarmingly high rates of violence on our campus, we must designate significantly more resources for sexual violence prevention and education. It is critical we re-imagine the bare framework of Bucknell into a structure that supports the valid needs of victim-survivors, adheres to inclusivity and prevention, and is comparable to institutions with similar assets as Bucknell.
Lewisburg man charged for having explicit images of minors
Lewisburg, Pa. — Police have charged a Lewisburg man after they served a search warrant and found explicit images of minors on his electronic devices. Gregory Eugene Thomas, 39, faces charges after police served the warrant on April 18 at his home at the 100 block of Century Village in Buffalo Township. Members of the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation Northeast Computer Crime Task Force received a tip...
Bucknell students teach poetry workshops in Lewisburg schools
For April’s National Poetry Month, Bucknell students and faculty have taken to every classroom K-12 in every school in the Lewisburg Area School District to teach generative poetry workshops. The program, led by Jessica Nirvana Ram, the Publicity and Outreach Manager for the Stadler Center and Associate Editor for the “West Branch” literary magazine, as well as Professor Joe Scapellato, intends to show that poetry is accessible to everyone of all ages, and that poetry is something that anyone can do if they want to. The program also allowed Bucknell students to get first hand experience teaching poetry to the younger students. Bucknell students included Ryleigh Roberts ’24, Rebecca Heintzelman ’24 , Lyndon Beier ’27, Lillian Dwyer ’26, Camoni Mullins-Warren ’25, Kailey Schaubhut ’25, Joselyn Busato ’24, Grace O’Meara ’24, Kaelyn Jasina ’26, Anna Wayland ’26, Georgie Roache ’25 and Julia Schaer ’26.
Journey to Justice group seeks law on elder abuse
UNION COUNTY, Pa. — Last week, Lynn Fiedler and her family and friends held up signs outside the Union County Courthouse calling for justice. Fiedler's mother was one of at least 12 patients abused at Heritage Springs Memory Care near Lewisburg. Madison Cox, 19, and a juvenile admitted to...
Baseball goes 1-2 in weekend series at Army
Bucknell Baseball took on Patriot League foe Army in a three-game series this past weekend on the road. Despite a tough series, the Bison dropped two out of three. Bucknell wasted no time getting hot with the bat in game one, as Billy Kender ’25 knocked one over the fence for a home run on the opening pitch of the weekend. That wasn’t it for the hit fest in the first, though, as Jacob Corson ’24 ripped a homer two batters later to give the Bison a 2-0 after the first.
Advice from the Class of 2024
As the Class of 2024 concludes their final academic weeks and prepares for their upcoming commencement, they have reflected on their time at Bucknell. Seniors have shared advice they find significant, keeping in mind the future and current students in grades below. “I would recommend to all first-years to pick...
Washingtonville Drivers Alerted to Parking Restrictions, Traffic Delays During Route 54 Roadwork
Heads up, drivers! Roadwork on Water Street in Washingtonville Borough is set to throw a wrench in the usual parking situation this Friday. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is gearing up to do some much-needed crack sealing on Route 54, which means parking restrictions aplenty. The no-parking zone will...
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