Deaths possible in Sunday’s second alarm structure fire

April 20, 2026

MILL HALL — Emergency responders throughout the region responded to a second alarm structure fire Sunday morning at 797 Long Run Road, Lamar Township. While The Express had not received official confirmation by press time, WNEP was reporting Sunday afternoon that Coroner Zach Hanna was on scene, and that state police had confirmed to WNEP that seven people were dead as a result of the fire. On Sunday afternoon, people began circulating a GoFundMe on social media, alleging the loss of David Stolzfus’s wife, Sara, as well as their six children. Clinton County units were ...

Descendants say the theft of body parts from Pennsylvania grave sites is not a victimless crime

April 18, 2026

MEDIA, Pa. (AP) — Judy Prichard McCleary believes her ancestors have gone to the afterlife, and that only their bodies are buried at the family mausoleum in a sprawling Philadelphia-area cemetery. Yet she remains rattled by the discovery that five of their nine crypts were disturbed — ...

Police News – April 16

April 16, 2026

Driver injured in crash PLEASANT GAP — Bakhodir Ismoiljonvov, 20, of Pittsburgh, was charged with failing to maintain lane position after allegedly falling asleep and crashing his 2015 Toyota Prius on Interstate 80 in Spring Township April 4 at about 5 p.m., according to state police at Rockview. Ismoiljonvov was traveling westbound when his vehicle left the north side of the highway, went through a designated emergency pull-off area and struck an embankment, police said. Ismoiljonvov, who allegedly told police he fell asleep at the wheel, was not wearing a seatbelt and sustained ...

Police news – April 15

April 15, 2026

Snowy roads cause accident FARRANDSVILLE — On Feb. 22, at approximately 8:12 a.m., a 2016 Subaru XV Crosstrek, driven by a 17-year-old Lock Haven male, was involved in a single vehicle accident on Farrandsville Road, according to state police at Lamar. The driver was traveling eastbound when the vehicle lost traction on the roadway due to snow, police said. The vehicle left the road via the berm and struck a road sign and a utility pole before coming to a final rest, police said. No injuries were reported, police said. PFA violation SPRING MILLS — A 19-year-old Howard man ...

Working wildfire scorches area near Beech Creek

April 14, 2026

BEECH CREEK — Emergency crews were dispatched at approximately 11:22 a.m. to the area of Wolf Road and Beech Creek Mountain Road for a reported vegetation fire. Upon arrival, units encountered an active fire of undetermined size, with crews initiating suppression operations. Due to weather conditions and terrain, additional resources were requested to assist with containment efforts. According to radio traffic, aerial support, including the potential use of an aircraft for water or retardant drops, was being considered to aid ground crews. A second wildfire was also reported ...

Police News – April 13

April 13, 2026

Commercial vehicle accident JERSEY SHORE — On Feb. 23, while traveling East on I-80 at mile marker 191, Akashdeep Singh, 25, of Manteca, Calif., attempted to negotiate a left turn in the roadway and struck a guardrail along the south side of the road, according to state police at Lamar. Following the initial impact, the trailing unit rotated clockwise around the vehicle and struck the guardrail, police said. Hit and run RAUCHTOWN — A crash occurred as a Honda Pilot and a 2005 Subaru Forester, driven by Ronald G. Harton, III, 43, of Camp Hill, Pa., were traveling on route 880 ...