Northumberland County

The crash happened just after 12 this morning.

A search warrant shows that police in Milton returned to the home where they found the remains of a baby buried on the property to look for remains of a second baby

UPPER AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say a man has died after his motorcycle ran into a utility pole in Augusta Township early Thursday morning. PSP Stonington said in a release that 30-year-old Troy Tafner, from Mt. Carmel, had been traveling South on Snydertown Road when his motorcycle slammed into [...]

MILTON, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State and local police were back at a Milton home Thursday, where a newborn was found buried in the backyard last year. Police activity was reported around Center and Filbert streets, with a portion of Filbert Street closed as Pennsylvania State Police forensic crews worked at the scene. A black [...]

MILTON, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police and forensics are at a residence in Northumberland County where infant remains were located last year. The house in Milton is the same location where a newborn infant's remains were located in July of 2025. A perimeter has been taped off by police, and a black tarp could be [...]

SUNBURY — The defense attorney for a Sunbury man convicted of sexual abuse charges is asking a judge to allow a former Northumberland County assistant district attorney to testify by video during an Oct. 5 post-sentence motion hearing.

WEST CHILLISQUAQUE TWP., NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A 75-year-old former federal attorney for Pennsylvania's Middle District was arrested and accused of swapping sexual content with a 14-year-old girl in Northumberland County. Wayne Paul Samuelson, 75, of Lewisburg faces several charges, including unlawful contact with a minor and dissemination of explicit sexual material of a minor. [...]

LOWER MAHANOY TWP., NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A 32-year-old man is wanted more than two years after he allegedly was exchanging sexual content with a then 15-year-old girl in Northumberland County. Dustin Sandefer, 32, of Millersburg, is facing several charges, including sexual extortion and sexual abuse of children. According to the criminal affidavit, Sandefer encouraged [...]

SUNBURY — A Northumberland County judge ruled that for now, any alleged gang affiliation involving accused murderer Denarii Springs can’t be used at trial because the district attorney did not provide any witnesses to testify to the fact during a scheduled hearing. 

SUNBURY — A Northumberland County judge denied a motion by a 40-year-old Mount Carmel man's defense attorney arguing a search warrant was botched and should be suppressed.