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SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A community is coming together after a fast-moving fire in Sunbury displaced over a dozen people. A multi-home fire in Sunbury, Sunday afternoon, brought out several fire departments to fight the flames. But, despite their efforts, multiple families lost everything and what was left of one of the homes was […]

SELINSGROVE-A Penn State sophomore claims he was so intoxicated he did not realize the banner at Susquehanna University he damaged attempting to rip it down proclaimed “Black Lives Matter.”. That is what Jack Henry O’Brien, 19, of East Stroudsburg, said when interviewed about the March 7 incident, Selinsgrove police...

Mifflinburg, Pa. — A motorcyclist was killed Sunday evening as a result of a crash with a car on Route 45 (Old Turnpike Road) in Lewis Township. State police at Milton say Tyler Reichenbach, 34, of Mifflinburg, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Union County Coroner shortly after 7:15 p.m. March 26. Reichenbach was traveling west on Route 45 at an excessively high rate of speed as he...

LEWIS TOWNSHIP, UNION COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A motorcycle crashed with another car after police say they were traveling at a high speed, resulting in the driver’s death. According to Pennsylvania State Police, on Sunday around 7:00 p.m., a crash occurred between a motorcycle and a car on State Route 45 in Lewis Township. Police say, […]

Hartleton, Pa. — A Union County man was jailed after he failed to update state police with his new cell phone numbers as part of Megan's Law requirements. Tyrone Jonathan Ammon, 24, is now incarcerated at Northumberland County Prison for charges of failing to update his information. Trooper Tyler Watson of state police at Milton says on March 3, police received information from adult probation offices in Union and Northumberland counties that Ammon had not provided two of his recent cell phone numbers. ...

LEWIS TOWNSHIP, UNION COUNTY – A Mifflinburg man is dead following a motorcycle crash along Route 45 in Lewis Township, Union County Sunday night. Milton state police say killed was 34-year-old Tyler Reichenbach. They say he died in the crash around 7:20 p.m. Sunday. Troopers say Reichenbach was driving...

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STONINGTON – State police at Stonington say they were looking for a 15-year-old runaway girl, missing since Friday, but she has been located. Troopers say the teen was last seen by family Thursday night in Cameron Township, Northumberland County and turned up missing Friday. Sunday evening, troopers say she...

WASHINGTON, DC (March 26, 2023) – Despite a strong day on offense that saw the River Hawks total 22 hits across two games, the Susquehanna baseball team came up on the wrong end of both games of their Sunday doubleheader against #20 Catholic University. A close fight in game 1 ended 6-5 in the Cardinals’ favor, and game 2’s score…

SUNBURY, Pa. — A fire in Northumberland County damaged three houses and sent two people to the hospital. The fire started in half of a double-block home on Miller Street around noon on Sunday. The flames quickly spread to the adjoining home and the house next door. There is...

HALIFAX, Pa. — Note: The video is from March 2022. State Police said they are conducting a "methodical demolition" of a Dauphin County home that is part of their continuing investigation of the disappearance of 17-year-old Tracy Kroh in 1989. The property, located on the 100 block of Mountain...

Shamokin Dam, Pa. — Police filed charges against a woman for allegedly beating her two children with a belt before they went to school. Nijah Davis, 32, of Sunbury, allegedly used a thin belt the morning of March 7 to hit her 10-year-old and 9-year-old children, according to the arrest affidavit filed by Patrolman Jacob Shipman. Visible welts were observed on the 10-year-old shortly after the incident. Snyder County Children...

PennDOT is coordinating litter pickup along main roadways in several counties the week of March 27. Here's where work will occur: Columbia County Starting Monday, March 27, Crews will pickup litter along Interstate 80 between the Montour and Luzerne County lines and Route 11 between the Montour County line and Berwick. The work will extend...

Mifflinburg, Pa. — Get ready for a ‘hole’ lotta yum! Herr Memorial Library is partnering with Mammy’s Donut Shop to bring you delicious, freshly made donut holes. The library is taking orders now through April 19. The cost is $8 for a one dozen box of donut holes. Flavors to choose from include: glazed, peanut butter glazed, Bavarian cream, coffee cream, and apple cinnamon. Payment is due at time of...

SELINSGROVE – Girls on the Run Mid State PA continues inspiring girls across the area, but are still looking to expand. Program Coordinator for Central Pennsylvania Rachael Murphy says volunteers are still needed, including coaches, especially for next fall, “It’s typically twice a week after school, so anyone with a flexible schedule who wants to help inspire girls, you don’t have to be a runner, you don’t have to be an athlete, you just have to care for girls and wanna give them a safe environment to learn and grow.”

NEW COLUMBIA – The teacher shortage in the Valley and nationwide is now moving beyond the initial crisis level, but the local CSIU is working to find solutions. CSIU Executive Director Dr. John Kurelja says there are a number of factors, including society’s view of education not being a good profession to enter, but they are trying to change that, “There are success stories all across our Valley, and we’re committed to telling those stories. The next thing about our area is that rural schools might not have the highest salaries. It used to be that in elementary education, you’d get 150 applicants for one job, now you’re seeing 20, and 10 of those might be viable candidates.”

HALIFAX, Pa. — Pennsylvania State Police are demolishing buildings on a Dauphin County property in connection with the unsolved 1989 disappearance of teenager Tracy Kroh. A PSP spokesperson said crews are tearing down all buildings on the property on Mountain House Road in Halifax. The home once belonged to...

SUNBURY – The Northumberland County District Attorney’s office is warning residents of ‘an elaborate and well-developed scam’ related to credit card debt matters. The DA says a Coal Township woman encountered a scam with a company identifying itself as ‘Waverly and Associates,’ apparently based in Los Angeles. The business operated as a mediation service for Bank of America, claiming an alleged credit card debt of $12,000 could ‘be immediately settled’ for $3,200 by the end of the day.

WATSONTOWN, Pa. — A man from Northumberland County admitted to 3rd-degree murder. Police say Thomas Huffman and two others partnered up to kill Richard Jameson in 2020 and buried him in the backyard. Thomas Huffman, Dorothy Huffman, and their nephew, who was 17 at the time of the crime,...

LEWISBURG, Pa.- The Bucknell Bison softball team (9-17) concluded the three-game series versus the Colgate Raiders with a heartbreaking 5-3 defeat. The Bison led 3-2 entering the top of the seventh inning before Colgate hit a three-run bomb to take the lead. The win gave Colgate the 2-1 series victory.