Sunday, July 13, 2008
An SUV Rollover injures several in Riverside
RIVERSIDE – A rollover crash Friday evening in Riverside, Northumberland County, injured several people. State Police tell us the driver, 17-year-old Blair Aldridge lost control of his SUV as it was headed west on Route 54. It crossed the highway, and then traveled back across both lanes before rolling over and coming to rest in an upright position. Aldridge and five other teenage passengers from the Jersey Shore and Williamsport areas were all taken to Geisinger Medical Center after the 7:10 p.m. crash. A nursing supervisor on Sunday said none of the teens were patients in the hospital. (Terry Diener)
Motorcycle crash leaves woman in critical condition
COAL TOWNSHIP— A Point Township woman is listed in critical condition after crashing her motorcycle in Northumberland County Friday evening. The News Item reports that 47-year-old, Karen Carman, was traveling along Route 61, near Tharptown, when she crashed and struck a guardrail. Police say Carman was thrown from her motorcycle in the 9 p.m. accident. She was taken by helicopter to Geisinger Medical Center, where a nursing supervisor reports her in critical condition. (Sara Lauver)
Mifflinburg man dies after Union County crash
MILTON – A Mifflinburg man is dead after an accident in Union County Thursday evening. State Police in Milton say that 30-year-old, Timothy Warfle, died at Geisinger Medical Center Friday morning after sustaining major injuries in a crash in West Buffalo Township. Police say Warfle was traveling north on Shuck Road when his vehicle went off the roadway for unknown reasons and struck a tree. The crash happened around 11:45 p.m. Warfle sustained major injuries and was taken to Geisinger, where he died the next day. (Sara Lauver)
Police investigate burglary involving stolen handguns
HERNDON – State Police are investigating a burglary in Northumberland County Friday. State Police in Stonington say that handguns and ATV’s were stolen from a residence in Herndon. Police say the incident happened during the daytime hours on Friday, and sometime between 12 and 1 p.m., a person or persons stole handguns from a residence along Winding Hollow Road. Reports say two ATVS, both red in color, were also taken from that property. Police say the off-road vehicles may have been spotted in Klingerstown in Schuylkill County after that theft. Anyone with information is asked to contact State Police in Stonington. (Sara Lauver)
Laptop computers stolen from Sunbury business
SUNBURY— Sunbury Police are investigating a burglary that occurred at the Rent-A-Center business on North 4th Street in the city. Police say it happened around 3:30 a.m. Saturday morning. Reports say a person or persons got in through the rear of the store and made off with four laptop computers and their cases. Anyone with any information is asked to contact Sunbury Police. (Sara Lauver)
Lock up your bikes, multiple stolen in Northumberland County
UNDATED— There are two reports of stolen bicycles in Northumberland County this week that result in a total five bikes being taken. State Police in Stonington say three bikes were reportedly stolen from a campsite at the Fantasy Island Campground on Packer’s Island this week. It happened sometime overnight between July 7th and July 8th. Police say the bikes were valued at nearly $825.
Meanwhile, in a separate incident, State Police in Milton report that two more bikes were taken from a shed located on a property in West Chillisquaque Township. That happened sometime overnight between July 9th and July 10th. State Police ask anyone with information on these thefts to contact them. (Sara Lauver)
State Game Lands host first-ever footrace
ALLENWOOD – Organizers say it was the first ever footrace held on the State Game Lands that straddle Union and Lycoming Counties near Allenwood. Saturday’s Wildlife for Everyone Five miler was run amidst natural wonders, and the World War II era munitions dumps that also dot the landscape. Kip Hoffman of Turbotville was the first overall to finish, and Nicole Falcaro of Lewisburg was the first woman. Proceeds benefited the Wildlife for Everyone Endowment, a group chartered to assist wildlife management and the Game Commission. (Matt Farrand)
Annual Peacemaker picnic delivers awards
LEWISBURG— The Center for Nonviolent Living will be presenting its annual Peacemaker awards Sunday. This year’s recipients are Lois Passi and Samantha Pearson and they will be presented with the awards at the 6th annual Peacemakers Picnic. Joseph Manzi, with CNL, says Passi and Pearson have made outstanding contributions to the causes of peace, justice, tolerance and environmental protection in the local communities. The event is going on from 4-7 p.m. Sunday at Central Oak Heights in West Milton. It’s a potluck picnic and everyone is invited. There will be live music and attendees are asked to bring a dish to share.
West Shore Railroad sells right of way to LARA
LEWISBURG – Officials with the West Shore Railroad say they were hoping to preserve the line that ran from Montandon to Lewisburg and Mifflinburg. However, Board Member Eric Winslow says revenue producing traffic never developed, so they sold the right of way to the Lewisburg Area Recreation Authority for use as a recreational trail. The sale to LARA was announced Friday, but terms were not released, nor was a timetable for when the recreational trail would open.
Track still needs to be pulled up and the rail bed will need to be groomed before the rails-to-trails corridor can be used. There’s been no rail traffic on the line since the early 1990’s. A citizen’s forum regarding the project is scheduled for Monday at the Union County Government Building at 7:00 p.m. (Matt Farrand)
Large equipment headed to PPL
BERWICK - A new steam dryer for the Unit 2 reactor at PPL’s Susquehanna Nuclear Plant near Berwick is scheduled to arrive Tuesday. Neil Gannon, PPL’s vice president of Nuclear Operations says the steam dryer on Unit 2 is being replaced as part of the project to increase the amount of electricity that can be generated.
The steam dryer, which is located above the reactor, helps to remove more than 99 percent of the moisture in the steam that turns the turbine to generate electricity. If not removed, the moisture would damage the turbine’s blades. The dryer is being shipped in two large pieces on extra-long truck trailers that require police escort for the trip Monday and Tuesday from the manufacturer near Pittsburgh.
The truck’s route will take it east along Interstate 80 to Route 11 north, which it will follow to the plant, located in Salem Township about seven miles north of Berwick. As the truck travels through Berwick, residents may experience traffic delays and possible closure of some streets. (Terry Diener)
Here is the latest Pennsylvania news from The Associated Press
INDIANA, Pa. (AP) - State police are investigating the death of a 3-month-old Indiana County boy who died at a local medical center. Indiana County Coroner Michael Baker says the unnamed infant died on Friday at the Indiana Regional Medical Center. An autopsy has been conducted but no further details are available.
DUQUESNE, Pa. (AP) - A motorcycle driver and his passenger are dead after a motorist in Duquesne hit their bike late Friday and fled the scene. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's office says the motorcycle driver was 26-year-old Paul Schmidt of Greensburg. Schmidt's passenger has not been identified.
MOON, Pa. (AP) - A bookkeeper with the Moon Area School District is being accused of stealing nearly $30,000, including funds from school basketball and football games. Forty-one-year-old Audrey Quel is facing three charges of theft. Quel has worked for the district for more than 15 years.
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A 56-year-old man has died from severe burn injuries he suffered in a Pittsburgh house fire that also killed his mother. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office says Kenneth Raiford died Friday evening in West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh. Raiford's mother, 83-year-old Cora, died in the fire.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton is warning that the country is becoming increasingly polarized, despite the historic nature of the Democratic primary. The final candidates were a woman and an African-American man -his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Barack Obama. But Clinton says this milestone is being overshadowed. He says Americans "are in fact hunkering down in communities of like-mindedness, and it affects our ability to manage difference." Clinton spoke Saturday at the National Governors Association's semiannual meeting in Philadelphia.
NAZARETH, Pa. (AP) - Kendria Perry of Pittsburgh has been crowned the new Miss Pennsylvania. Twenty-three-year-old Perry is a graduate student at Carnegie Mellon University who is originally from North Carolina. She was chosen from among 27 contestants at the Miss Pennsylvania Scholarship Pageant at Nazareth Area High School on Saturday night. She said "It's surreal. I couldn't have dreamed it," and added "I want to do my very best for the young ladies who believed in me."
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Here are the winning numbers Saturday in the Pennsylvania State Lottery:
SATURDAY NIGHT
Daily Number
0-1-7
Big 4
9-2-5-3
The winning numbers drawn Saturday night in Powerball are:
2-12-20-22-50
Powerball: 17
Power Play: 2
SATURDAY MIDDAY
Daily Number
4-9-0
Big 4
0-2-7-9
Treasure Hunt
1-2-7-14-23
The winning numbers drawn Saturday in the "Pennsylvania Cash 5" game were:
03-05-15-26-27
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)