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Gallery 255 features artwork from Montoursville painter this June
Lewisburg, Pa. — Paintings from Montoursville artist Ron Beach will be on display in Gallery 255 at the Public Library for Union County throughout the month of June. His works capture wildlife and familiar scenic views around Northcentral Pennsylvania. Ron Beach’s art career began in 1984 when his wife gave him with acrylic paints and brushes as a gift. He is a self-taught painter who has spent 39 years capturing the wildlife and nature of scenic Pennsylvania. His art has graced the covers of magazines,...
Television stolen from Northumberland County home
Herndon, Pa. — Police say someone stole a 55-inch Vizio television from a home in Herndon. The victim reported the theft occurred sometime between May 1 and May 10 from their home at the 200 block of North Main Street, according to state police at Stonington. Anyone with information may contact PSP Stonington at 570-286-5601.
Shooting suspect, 15, still at large, considered armed and dangerous
COAL TOWNSHIP, NORTHUMBERLAND CO. (WOLF) — The Coal Township Police Department is still searching for the teen suspect in a Shamokin shooting that injured a 15-year-old. Aiden J. Scott, 15, is wanted by police on charges of aggravated assault, prohibited possession of a firearm and reckless endangerment. On Tuesday,...
Watsontown River Bridge to close in Union, Northumberland Counties
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — A heads up for drivers in Union and Northumberland Counties, starting Monday, the Watsontown River Bridge will be closed for a bridge preservation project. PennDOT officials say Brimmer Avenue will be closed between Route 15 in White Deer Township, Union County, and Elm Street in Northumberland County. Officials say this project […]
PPL Electric Utilities hosts SUN Tech students for industry tour
Sunbury, Pa. — Hands-on demonstrations by PPL Electric Utilities employees helped students from SUN Area Technical Institute in Sunbury get a feel for everyday job tasks in the real world. On May 3, PPL Electric welcomed 19 students and faculty from SUN Tech's Electrical Systems Technology and Electrical-Mechanical Technology programs to their Sunbury Service Center. Employees from PPL Electric’s safety, engineering, public affairs, and operations teams spoke to the students...
Police: Man threatens to kill Walmart employee
Lewisburg, Pa. — A man was charged after he allegedly threatened to kill a loss prevention officer at the Lewisburg Walmart store in Kelly Township. Roy E. Bieber Jr., 72, of Watsontown, was at the store around 3 p.m. on April 25 when the store's loss prevention officer heard him yelling obscenities in the pharmacy area, according to Trp. Casey Ward of state police at Milton. The officer asked Bieber...
Tree 'rooted' in history gets community care
Lewisburg, Pa. — After surviving more than two centuries, Lewisburg's historic witness tree received some much-needed pampering last week. The white oak, located at the intersection of South Seventh and St. George streets at the edge of the Lewisburg Cemetery, is the only surviving 'witness' of the initial land surveys in 1769. The surveys marked the tract of land that later came to be named Lewisburg. The tree, estimated to...
Lane restrictions Thursday on Route 147 in Northumberland, Union counties
Northumberland County, Pa. — Lane restrictions will be in place Thursday on Route 147 in Union and Northumberland counties for road work. In Point Township, Northumberland County, a PennDOT maintenance crew will perform concrete joint testing on Route 147 between the Route 45 Exit in West Chillisquaque Township and Ridge Road Exit. The work will be performed in the right (driving) lanes in each direction between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. This project is expected to take just one day, weather permitting. ...
Police: Man tases woman's boyfriend
Sunbury, Pa. — A Sunbury man was charged after he allegedly deployed a taser on a woman's boyfriend and threatened him with a switchblade, according to police. Jason Michael Schenherr, 35, came to the woman's Sunbury home on May 6 and cornered the male accuser in a room before hitting him in the face with a fist, according to Officer Riley Bremigen of Sunbury Police Department. Schenherr then deployed a taser on the accuser. Schenherr also pulled a switchblade on the accuser and asked him...
Man found guilty of voluntary manslaughter in 2022 deadly Sunbury shooting
SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND CO. (WOLF) — A man charged in a deadly Sunbury shooting has been found guilty of voluntary manslaughter. A jury on Thursday convicted Ajani Uhuru of voluntary manslaughter and found him not guilty of first and third-degree murder for a fatal shooting in May of 2022. According...
Watsontown River Bridge to close, 35-day detour in place
Montoursville, Pa. — The Watsontown River Bridge, which carries Route 1010 (Brimmer Avenue) over the West Branch Susquehanna River in Union and Northumberland counties will be closed, starting Tuesday, May 14, for a bridge preservation project. Tuesday through Sunday, June 16, Brimmer Avenue will be closed between Route 15 in White Deer Township, Union County and Elm Street / Canal Street in Watsontown Borough, Northumberland County, while the contractor, Ram Services, Inc., begins bridge patching. Additional work on this project includes placement of an epoxy...
Thief steals traffic counters
East Chillisquaque Township, Pa. — Police say someone stole traffic counters along a state highway in Northumberland County. The theft occurred sometime between May 6-9 along Route 147 southbound, approximately a quarter mile south of Route 254, according to Trp. Brett Harvey of state police at Milton. The traffic counters are worth $1,000. Anyone with information may contact PSP Milton at 570-524-2662 and reference incident number PA24-603849.
Rutter's breaks ground on new 'prototype' store in Northumberland County
MILTON, Pa. — Rutter’s on Tuesday announced the groundbreaking for a new, 13,500-square-foot "prototype" store in Northumberland County. The new store will be located on Industrial Park Road off Route 147 in Milton, the company said. It will open by the end of the year. "The brand-new Rutter’s...
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