Alleged Mugger in Custody after Rest Area Attack
FOSTER TOWNSHIP — A man is in custody in Luzerne County, charged with beating a rest area worker with a hammer on Interstate 80. Rob Oney is the overnight attendant at the Interstate 80 rest area near...
View ArticleReward Offered to Find Dead Puppy’s Owner
FOSTER TOWNSHIP — A 3-month-old puppy was found dead in Schuylkill County. Authorities say it was abandoned on the side of the road and left to die inside of a crate. Authorities say this puppy’s death...
View ArticleCalves Killed In Tractor Trailer Crash
FOSTER TOWNSHIP — A tractor trailer carrying dozens of calves crashed in Schuylkill County Friday morning, killing five. The truck jackknifed and flipped on Interstate 81 near Minersville shortly after...
View ArticleWoman Rescued from Burning Home in Luzerne County
FOSTER TOWNSHIP — A woman was rescued from a burning home Monday morning in Luzerne County. Flames broke out around 9 a.m. in the home on Route 940 in Foster Township, near Freeland. Firefighters said...
View ArticleTwo People Displaced After Fire in Schuylkill County
FOSTER TOWNSHIP — Flames destroyed a home early Saturday morning in Schuylkill County. The fire broke out on the 100 block of Valley Road in Foster Township near Minersville sometime around 6 a.m. on...
View ArticleDozens Gather To Rally Support Against Pipeline Projects
FOSTER TOWNSHIP — Dozens of people gathered at the Sandy Valley Campground near Freeland to support protesters hundreds of miles away trying to stop the Dakota Access and Keystone XL oil pipelines....
View ArticleOne Person Dead After ATV Crash in Schuylkill County
FOSTER TOWNSHIP — Police are investigating a deadly ATV crash in Schuylkill County. It happened around 9 p.m. Saturday near Minersville. Police say Martina Barnhart of Minersville died when the vehicle...
View ArticleDeadly Crash Under Investigation in Luzerne County
FOSTER TOWNSHIP — A deadly crash is under investigation in Luzerne County. State police say George Durange Jr., 43, from Freeland died after he was thrown from his truck along Highland Road near...
View ArticleBrothers Injured in Brawl in Luzerne County
FOSTER TOWNSHIP — Police say a fight broke out inside a gated community near White Haven overnight. It happened just after 12 a.m. on Friday on Sunshine Drive. State police say two people were stabbed...
View ArticleBrothers Brawl Led to a Stabbing in Luzerne County
FOSTER TOWNSHIP — Police in Luzerne County were called to a home on Sunshine Drive near White Haven around midnight early Friday. When they arrived on the scene, they found three brothers after a...
View ArticleSerious Go-Kart Crash Injures Teen, 4 Year Old
FOSTER TOWNSHIP — A 17-year-old girl and a 4-year-old girl are recovering after a serious go-kart crash Monday evening in Luzerne County. “Just all of a sudden we heard a loud metallic crash and then...
View ArticleCycle Crash Victim Suspected of Drug Possession
FOSTER TOWNSHIP — A man badly hurt in a motorcycle crash is suspected of drug possession. Troopers said Vernon Gold, 34, of White Haven, crashed his motorcycle on Sandy Valley Road in Foster Township...
View ArticlePennDOT Worker Hit By Truck
FOSTER TOWNSHIP — A PennDOT worker was hit by a truck on Friday in Luzerne County. Police say a driver, 83, went through a work zone on Route 940 in Foster Township around 9:30 a.m. and struck a parked...
View ArticleWoman Taken to Hospital After Crash in Luzerne County
FOSTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A crash in Luzerne County sent a driver to the hospital. Police say a woman drove her car off Foster Avenue near White Haven around 3 a.m. on Friday, went airborne, and hit...
View ArticleFestival in Luzerne County Honors Coal Miners
FOSTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A festival in memory of coal miners took place in Luzerne County on Sunday. The 50th Annual Molly Maguires Festival was held in Foster Township near Hazleton. The festival...
View ArticleRoute 940 Near Freeland Back Open After Pedestrian Hit by Car
FOSTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- State police are looking into why a car hit a man on the road in Luzerne County. Troopers say a driver hit a man walking along Route 940 near Freeland around 4:30 a.m. on...
View ArticleWrong-way Driver Causes Multiple Crashes on I-81
FOSTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- It was a frightening scene along interstate 81 in Schuylkill County. Pictures sent to Newswatch 16 by a viewer show crashes in the northbound lanes of the interstate near the...
View ArticleCrash Leaves 40,000 Pounds of Tortillas Scattered on Route 901 in Schuylkill...
FOSTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Thousands of tortillas littered a road after a crash involving two tractor trailers and a car in Schuylkill County. Busy Route 901 was shut down for hours outside Minersville...
View ArticleCelebrating Heritage This Holiday
FOSTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A celebration of the holiday and heritage was held in Luzerne County. Eckley Miners' Village Museum hosted its Christmas celebration this weekend. The museum is an example of a...
View ArticleKeeping White Haven Center Open Five More Years?
FOSTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- It is home to more than 100 residents, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, but state officials announced over the summer that White Haven Center in Luzerne...
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