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Couple charged for allegedly not feeding children, locking them in room
Sunbury, Pa. — The children of Alexis Marie Anstey, 27, and David Joseph Heller, 34, of Sunbury, told police they had been locked inside their room for 10 hours and hit with various items, including a belt. Anstey and Heller now face a combined 48 charges for the alleged incidents which police began investigating on June 29, 2023. Warrants for their arrest were issued Friday out of the office of District Judge Rachel Wiest-Benner. ...
Pa. fire captain resigns after social media post about Trump rally shooting goes viral
SUNBURY, Pa. — A fire captain with the Americus Hose Company has resigned after his social media post related to the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump went viral. The fire department’s general manager, Bob Hare, said that firefighter Tony Bendele resigned from his position on July 15,...
Sunbury firefighter resigns after viral posts, faces death threats
Sunbury, Pa. — A local volunteer firefighter resigned after his post regarding the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump went viral on social media. "Too bad it didn't hit him square," Tony Bendele wrote in a Facebook post. Bendele is a well-known photographer and volunteer firefighter at Americus Hose Company in Sunbury, Pa. There was immediate backlash by commenters on Bendele's post, but things took a turn after screenshots of the post were shared by popular right-wing page, Libs of TikTok. ...
Deadly crash in Schuylkill County
MINERSVILLE, SCHUYLKILL CO. (WOLF) — One woman is dead following a crash Friday morning in Minersville. According to Skook News, police say the crash occured in the area of Sunbury Road and River Street. 85 year-old Dolores Ostrowsky was the passenger of the vehicle traveling west on on the Seltzer Highway.
Police: Salvation Army worker runs cart into vehicle, claims driver is at fault
Danville, Pa. — Surveillance video provided by a restaurant contradicted a man’s story about a car hitting him and attempting to drive away. Matthew William Ebert, 59, called Danville police at the beginning of May to report the incident, Sgt. Justin Stanley said. According to Stanley, both Ebert and the driver were standing beside a silver Volkswagen on Canal Street when he arrived at the area near the Moose Lodge on Mill Street. ...
Police called to Northumberland County fire company over bomb threat
SUNBURY, Pa. — An investigation is underway Monday in Northumberland County after a bomb threat was called into a fire company in Sunbury. According to police, the threat was called in to the Americus Hose Company following a social media post from a now-former Americus Hose Company volunteer firefighter.
Shenandoah code enforcement officer resigns
SHENANDOAH – Shenandoah’s code enforcement officer is leaving the job as of this Friday. Borough Council accepted Mark Pronio’s resignation at Monday night’s council meeting, effective June 19. “It has been a pleasure over the past year serving those citizens who take pride in this community,”...
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