Car collides with rig outside Elysburg

RALPHO TWP. -- Several people were injured Monday afternoon in a three-vehicle wreck on Market Street outside Elysburg. A Ford Mustang was partially crushed under the front of a tractor-trailer. A silver Toyota Prius with a family inside was also involved in the collision, which has the roadway closed while police investigate. A witness to the crash said he was afraid of what he'd find when he ran to help the victims. "It was bad. It was really bad," he said.(See another photo on the homepage.)

Two dead in Point Township wreck

POINT TWP. - Two people were killed in a violent crash on Route 11 about halfway between Danville and Northumberland Friday morning, police say. Faye M. Kieffer, 85, Dornsife, was killed when a Ford Windstar GL van veered into the path of the silver Ford Taurus her husband was driving, Northumberland County Coroner James Kelley said. Kieffer was wearing a seat-belt. The van's driver, who has not been named, was heading south when the vehicle hit the northbound couple, according to Point Township Sgt. Robert Recla. Details were not available on the identity of the second victim.

What we're working on for March 22

Here's a look at the stories that have our reporters busy Thursday: * A woman says two pit bulls ripped her miniature Pomeranian from her leash, killing the tiny dog. Now she wants the pit bulls euthanized. Susan Schwartz has the story. * Someone broke into two Bloomsburg businesses, smashing out windows. Read what we have so far. * A man arrested for making meth in a local hotel room pleads to a lesser charge and is sentenced. Courts reporter Leon Bogdan will tell you what the man received.

Thieves strike YMCA, smash windows

BLOOMSBURG -- Thieves broke into two local businesses last night, smashing windows and making off with a game console and controllers before setting off an alarm that alerted police. The first of the 3 a.m. break-ins happened at the Bloomsburg YMCA, at Seventh and Iron streets, Bloomsburg Patrolwoman Melanie Readler said. At least two suspects used a rock to smash an exterior door glass panel and then an interior door panel to gain entrance to the building, said YMCA Director John Thompson.

What we're working on for March 21

Here's a look at what we're working on for Thursday's print edition: * A popular downtown dining spot and tavern may not be empty for long. Find out what's planned. * The mansion that once belonged to industrial magnate Harry Magee is headed for the wrecking ball. Pete Kendron will tell you why and fill you in on a little history of the place. * One local school district has reached a settlement with a teacher for some $75,000, but it's not saying why. Mike Lester has more on the story.

Teen hurt in utility vehicle accident

NUMIDIA -- A teenager was injured when he was thrown from the small utility vehicle he was driving in the woods here Tuesday and had to be flown to the hospital for his injuries, police said. Jeffrey Cox, 13, was riding in the Honda side-by-side with a friend a little after 5 p.m., when the ground beneath the vehicle apparently gave way along a hill, Locust Township Police Chief Allen Breach said. It was unclear exactly what happened. The Honda was dented, but it was not scuffed up in a way that would indicate it overturned, the boy's father said.

Man escapes burning home, manages to save only wallet

HUNTINGTON TWP. -- A man escaped his burning home in his pajamas and stocking feet early Tuesday afternoon, moments after he turned on his propane-fired furnace and black smoke belched from the registers. Jamie Piatt, 35, had just gotten up from bed and turned on the furnace in the home he shares with his mother, Jenna, at 309 Thorn Hill Road, when he heard a popping sound, Jenna Piatt said. After seeing smoke, he flipped the switch to turn the furnace off, she said. But the fire had apparently already started to spread.

Rig hung up on railroad tracks in South Centre

SOUTH CENTRE TWP. -- A truck driver told police he blacked out at the wheel on Route 11 here on Tuesday, causing his truck to veer off the road and crash onto the railroad tracks alongside Route 11. Kenneth M. Rosian, 53, of North Royalton, Ohio, was headed southbound around 10:30 a.m. near the Interstate 80 overpass "driving normally before he suddenly cut to the left," a witness told South Centre Police Chief Bill Richendrfer.

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