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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 […]
Springtime fun on tap for Saturday
Northcentral, Pa. — The region is buzzing with activity this weekend, with live music, delicious food, and the arts on display. Lewisburg Arts Festival The annual Lewisburg Arts Festival takes place on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Market Street, with over 120 artists and artisanal food booths. The festival spotlights a diverse...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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