CRIME & SAFETY
Woman, 37, dies after ATV rollover in Schuylkill County
ASHLAND, Pa. -- Police in Schuylkill County have identified the person who died after an ATV accident Wednesday night. Beth Yost, 37, of Butler Township, was pronounced dead after the incident around 8 p.m. in the 300 block of N. Ninth Street in Ashland, police said. She was driving an...
Schuylkill Co. man killed in Bethel Twp. crash
BETHEL TWP., Pa. - Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) are investigating a car accident that took the life of a Schuylkill County man. The fatal crash happened Tuesday afternoon on Route 183 in Bethel Township near the entrance to the Appalachian trail. Authorities say 56-year-old William Lecher of Pottsville was travelling...
PSP: Two dead after multi-car crash caused by speeding, rain
WAYNE TWP., SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police report two people have been killed in a two-car crash caused by speeding and rain conditions. According to Pennsylvania State Police, on Friday around midnight, a crash occurred on State Route 183 in Wayne Township, Schuylkill County. Police say the car was traveling at high speed when […]
Wanted in Berks: Jeremiah Colon
READING POLICE, Pa. - Police in Reading are asking for help locating a teen wanted for aggravated assault. On March 28, police say 18-year-old Jeremiah Colon went into the victim's residence through a window and grabbed their phone and began looking through it. It was then that police say Colon...
'We need to get this crime under control': Residents react to ‘smash and grab’ theft at ATM
TULPEHOCKEN TWP., Pa - Pennsylvania State Police say the thieves used a stolen pickup truck and wore masks to hide their faces during a brazen, early morning theft. "I come here at six o'clock in the morning to the Sunoco and got a cup of coffee, and it was full of troopers over there," said Leon Martin of Myerstown. "I mean, it was just packed full."
Reading holds Thin Blue Line flag raising to honor law enforcement
READING, Pa. - The City of Reading honored law enforcement at a flag raising ceremony Friday. The Thin Blue Line flag was hoisted to the top of the flagpole in City Park. The flag is a black and white version of the United States flag with a single blue line going through it.
School officials: Investigation underway after student brings knife to Richland Elementary
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Officials with the Richland School District say an investigation is underway after an elementary student reportedly brought a knife to school on Thursday. School officials say the incident was addressed immediately and the district is working with local law enforcement to conduct a thorough...
Ducklings rescued from Cumru Twp. storm drain
CUMRU TWP., Pa. - One sure sign of spring was in full view Friday as firefighters rushed to the rescue when some ducklings fell in a storm drain. Firefighters from Kenhorst and Cumru Township helped get the ducklings out of the drain. It happened near the Giant in the 600...
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