Northumberland County

MOUNT CARMEL — Northumberland County District Attorney Anthony Matulewicz waived a preliminary hearing Friday on misdemeanor drug and disorderly conduct charges.

In this week's 16 To The Rescue we meet a 1-year-old lab/malinois mix who needs a specific home where he has a job and can use his nose.

A 39-year-old man from Herndon was killed in the crash along State Route 147 in Jackson Township Thursday night, according to state police.

JACKSON TWP., NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police report that a driver has died after being ejected during a crash on State Route 147. On January 29, around 9:00 p.m., troopers were called to a vehicle crash in the 6000 block of State Route 147 in Jackson Township, Northumberland County. Police say 39-year-old Daniel Barnhart [...]

SHAMOKIN CITY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is facing arson charges after he allegedly burned his ex-girlfriend's clothes in the middle of a street. Police say they responded around 7:00 p.m. on Jan. 25 to the 800 block of East Clay Street for a report of a pile of stuff on fire in the [...]

Many people and businesses have been affected by all of the snow from Sunday's storm.

The city of Sunbury is working to clear off the streets following Sunday's storm, but parked cars can be quite the obstacle.

MIDDLEBURG — Charges against a former Northumberland County Children and Youth caseworker accused of impersonating a public official to mislead a criminal investigation have been transferred from Snyder to Northumberland County.

KULPMONT BOROUGH, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Arrest warrants were issued for two people for their alleged involvement in a $6,000 gift card scheme. Jianxin Lin, 36, and Xuejie Lin, 34, both of Brooklyn, New York, both face charges after they defrauded a Kulpmont Borough man in July of 2025, police say. According to the affidavits, [...]

State police charged two men of using funds stolen from a Northumberland County man