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Suspect breaks into home through unlocked window
Selinsgrove, Pa. — A Selinsgrove man was cited for trespassing after he entered a Penn Township home through an unlocked window. Trooper Jacob Kozma of PSP Selinsgrove says on Aug. 14, Webb went into the home on Zechman Drive through the window. No one was home at the time. The homeowner reported that it appeared nothing was stolen or damaged, police said. Webb was cited with simple trespassing through District Judge Scott A. Zeigler. Docket Sheet
Two Projects This Week in Northumberland and Bloomsburg
NORTHUMBERLAND – Two projects are on the PennDOT list this week. There is some night work on Route 11 in Northumberland this week. A lane restriction, 9pm to 6am, is scheduled on Water Street, near the Queen Street intersection. The sewer line work is scheduled tonight through Wednesday. They say the right turn lane onto Route 405 will be restricted, and traffic will be managed by flaggers.
'Decomposed Body Discovered Hanging From Tree,' In Pennsylvania, Police Say
Police were called to a report of a body in a tree in the 1400 block of North 66th Street at 9:47 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25. The person was officially pronounced dead at 9:50 a.m. by Medic 41. The scene remained secured as of 12:30 p.m. as Southwest Detectives...
Pa. officials unveil memorial for fire police officer killed in 2023
NORTH EAST, Pa. — Representatives from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), the Highway Safety Network, Fuller Hose Company No. 1 and other local first responders gathered at Gibson Park in North East on Tuesday to unveil a permanent memorial for fallen firefighter Shawn Giles on the one-year anniversary of his death.
Hughesville beats Montgomery 14-7
MONTGOMERY – The line between winning and losing can be very thin sometimes, and that was no more evident than in Saturday night’s season opener between neighbors Hughesville and Montgomery. In what was a relatively even game, one blown coverage resulting in the longest play of the game...
PennDOT works on flood-damaged roads, continues major projects
The following is a round-up of current PennDOT road work and construction projects in northcentral Pa.:. Emergency repairs begin this week in Pine Creek area for damage caused by flooding on Aug. 9 in Cummings Township. Over the weekend, the contractor began mobilizing equipment from the southern side of Little...
North Canton robbery suspects arrested in Pennsylvania
STARK COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - The three suspects in a robbery of a North Canton Citizens Bank were arrested in Pennsylvania after reports of another bank robbery. According to a press release posted on Facebook on Saturday by the North Canton Police Department, the three individuals were arrested Wednesday after surveillance investigation led detectives and FBI agents to Pennsylvania.
New state grant program means solar panels could bring deeper savings to cash-strapped Philly schools
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Cornel West can't be on Pennsylvania's presidential ballot, court decides
Independent presidential candidate Cornel West lost a legal challenge Friday in his bid to get on the ballot in the battleground state of Pennsylvania.Commonwealth Court Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer, in a 15-page opinion, sided with the Secretary of State's office under Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro in rejecting West's candidacy paperwork.The Secretary of State's office said West's campaign lacked the required affidavits for 14 of West's 19 presidential electors. Jubelirer, a Republican, agreed with the Secretary of State's office that minor-party presidential electors are to be considered candidates for office who must file affidavits, even if major-party presidential electors are not.The...
One man charged after Carbon County stabbing
WEISSPORT BOROUGH, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— One man is in custody after a stabbing Thursday night in Carbon County. According to a press release by Pennsylvania State Police, troopers were dispatched to the area of Bridge Street just before 10:00 p.m. for a report of a stab victim. When on-scene, troopers found a 40-year-old male with […]
Susquehanna County man charged with attempted homicide
BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP, SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— One man has been charged after a shooting Saturday afternoon in Susquehanna County. According to a release by Pennsylvania State Police, troopers arrested 61-year-old Thomas Wood, from Montrose, after he shot his mother-in-law. Officials say they first responded to a domestic incident between Thomas and his wife Shelly, also from […]
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