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NYC man sentenced for $42K bank scam in Centre, Lyco, Tioga counties

WILLIAMSPORT — A New York City man has been sentenced to 32 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $42,000 in restitution for scamming banks in three counties out of that amount. Jose A. Rodriguez, of the Bronx, was sentenced Wednesday on charges of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft to which he had pleaded guilty in August. On seven occasions in December 2023, Rodriguez appeared at branches of Woodlands, C&N and First National banks in Centre, Lycoming and Tioga counties. He used passports, driver’s licenses and debit cards in other people’s names to withdraw a ...

Marsh Creek home reduced to rubble after fire

MARSH CREEK — A Marsh Creek home was reduced to rubble after fire broke out on Saturday afternoon. The blaze, at 119 Short Lane, off Marsh Creek Road, in Liberty Township, began about 12:30 p.m., according to reports. The fire began when the occupants were attempting to thaw frozen ...

Fugitive apprehended by state police after chase in Centre

PLEASANT GAP — Miguel Uribe, 27, of Bellefonte, was taken into custody on a felony warrant on Jan. 16 in Logan Township, Blair County, after pursuits in both Logan and Benner townships, according to state police at Rockview. On Dec. 20, 2024, PSP Rockview conducted a traffic stop on Interstate-99 North in Benner Township, where the operator of the vehicle was identified as Miguel Uribe. During the stop, Uribe was asked to exit the vehicle for a suspended license at which point he allegedly fled the stop at a high rate of speed, police said. Due to the road conditions, the ...

Teens injured in fiery crash in Benner Township

GROVE PARK — Brenda Heverly, 19, of Moshannon, and three teenage passengers in a 2017 Kia Forte she was operating were hospitalized following a fiery crash on Jan. 11, according to state police at Rockview. The crash occurred around 8 p.m. on Valley View Road, east of North Fillmore Road in Benner Township, when a deer entered the roadway in front of Heverly’s vehicle. Heverly swerved to avoid the deer, leaving the left-hand side of the roadway. The vehicle struck a tree and rolled over in a wooded area off Valley View Road before being engulfed in flames, according to state ...

Clinton County Court of Common Pleas schedule for Jan. 27-Jan. 31

(Editor’s Note: The Clinton County Court of Common Pleas schedule listed below is not in its entirety. The Express does not list cases involving PFAs, minors and other sensitive civil cases.) LOCK HAVEN — The following schedule for Jan. 27-Jan. 31 is provided by the Clinton County Court of Common Pleas and is subject to change depending on the needs of the court system. Domestic relations hearings are also restricted and are not listed. Abbreviations — CR denotes criminal procedures; CV civil procedures. Names listed first are the names of the defendants and names near the end ...

Courthouse Roundup

MARRIAGE LICENSES No marriage licenses were recorded. DIVORCES No divorces were recorded. DEEDS RECORDED — Susan A. Shipman to Amos K., Sadie S., Daniel B. and Naomi Esh Lapp for $2,003,400, property in Lamar Township. — Co-Trustee Rose S. Doneker, Co-Trustee Edward Bruce Sohmer and Jeannette J. Sohmer Trust to Marcus and Julie Serafini for $10,00, property in Pine Creek Township. — Tracy L. Davenport to Keith Conly and Andrea Tarantella for $32,000, property in Renovo Borough. — David M. French Jr. Estate and David French to Brian Miller for $260,000, property in ...