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Bloomsburg man sentenced in shooting

HARRISBURG — A Bloomsburg man has been sentenced to 13 to 26 years in state prison for opening fire outside a Mount Carmel bar in 2022 after a neighbor complained about loud music coming from his vehicle. Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Thursday that 40-year-old Bruce Thompson received the sentence after pleading guilty to a charge of persons not to possess a firearm because of a prior felony robbery conviction. A jury had previously convicted Thompson of discharging a firearm into an occupied structure, carrying a firearm without a license, recklessly endangering another ...

Pa asks Trump admin how it identified potential noncitizens registered to vote

Pennsylvania state officials are pushing back on the Trump administration’s claim that there may be more than 14,000 potential noncitizens registered to vote in the state. In a letter sent Wednesday to U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt said the federal government has not disclosed the methodology or data source it used to identify the noncitizens. Schmidt also pointed out gaps in a program that the Department of Homeland Security uses to identify noncitizens. “As you know, past analyses of voter lists have ...

Police step up aggressive driving enforcement

CLEARFIELD — PennDOT, the Pennsylvania State Police and the Highway Safety Network are reminding motorists to drive safely as a statewide aggressive driving enforcement campaign continues through Aug. 16. Officials highlighted the effort Thursday at Cold Stream Dam Recreation Park in Philipsburg, where law enforcement agencies said they are targeting speeding, tailgating, unsafe lane changes, reckless driving and other aggressive driving behaviors. According to PennDOT, aggressive driving behaviors were a factor in 61% of crashes in Centre County in 2025. Officials said aggressive ...

Eligible LIHEAP households to receive utility bill payment

From staff reports HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services announced that about 193,000 households will automatically receive a one-time $100 supplemental payment through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The payments are available to households that received LIHEAP assistance during the 2025-26 heating season and include at least one person age 60 or older, a person with a disability or a child younger than 6. Payments began July 29 and are being sent directly to recipients’ utility companies or home heating fuel providers. If issued to ...

Broadway comedy ‘Gutenberg! The Musical’ opens July 31 at Millbrook

From the Lock Haven Express MILL HALL — Millbrook Playhouse continues its 63rd season with the Tony-nominated, Broadway-revived hit “Gutenberg! The Musical!,” running July 31 through Aug. 9, in the intimate Poorman Cabaret. Written by Scott Brown and Anthony King, this uproarious ...

Convicted felon jailed on charges of allegedly firing gun into crowd

LOCK HAVEN – Convicted drug dealer Donta Fremon Wells was arrested and is back in jail after he fired gunshots into a group of women outside of 325 High St. about 6 p.m. Wednesday, city police alleged in an affidavit. No one was injured in the shooting, police said. While en route to the scene, officers were told by a dispatcher that the gunman, along with five acquaintances, fled in a red Ford Edge that an officer spotted moments later near High and Hepburn streets, it was stated in the court document. Several officers stopped the car at West Edwin and Campbell streets. As all six ...