What we're working on for June 19

Here's a look at the stories keeping our reporters busy Tuesday: * A car drives over an embankment, leaving a handicapped woman inside with her wheelchair and oxygen tank. Reporter Susan Schwartz and photographer M.J. McDonald have just returned from the scene. * A suspect who ran from police outside a busy fast-food restaurant kicks out the window in the back of a police cruiser after he's apprehended. Pete Kendron has the tale.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: 65 years ago, a plane crashed into county history

Sixty-five years ago yesterday, a plane crashed in southern Columbia County, killing all 43 people aboard, making it one of the deadliest accidents in county history. Here's a story about the crash by former Press Enterprise Writer Bob Bauder, originally published on April 7, 1996.The airliner was clearly in trouble when John Broda spotted it flying low over the Wilburton No. 2 Hose Co.

More post-prom party teens in court Tuesday

MOUNT CARMEL -- Eight more Danville teenagers were in court Tuesday on charges from a post-prom party bust in May. All were given the chance to keep their records clean by entering a special program for first-time offenders. The students were lucky, said District Judge Hugh Jones. Jones said he's the only judge who offers such a program in Northumberland County. Otherwise, he said, the defendants would have to fight the citations in court, or plead guilty and face a license suspension.

Lawyer: Woman buried in Philly collapse lost legs

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A woman who survived nearly 13 hours in the rubble of a building collapse that killed six people has lost both legs at the pelvis, her lawyer said Monday. Mariya Plekan, 52, an immigrant from Ukraine, remains hospitalized in serious condition, nearly two weeks after a brick wall collapsed onto an adjacent thrift store and buried her in debris, attorney Andrew Stern told The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Man charged with shooting gun near pregnant girlfriend

NUMIDIA -- A 22-year-old man was jailed late Sunday after firing a handgun several times during a domestic argument with his pregnant girlfriend, arrest papers say. Christopher H. Cooper, 22, of 1156 Numidia Drive, was drunk and suicidal at the time and hoped police would show up, saying, "That way I don't have to do it myself," the girlfriend told officers. Jennifer Beishline told police that she was standing so close when Cooper began firing a .380-caliber pistol that she was hit in the arm by a spent shell casing but not injured.

What we're working on for June 15

Here's a quick look at the stories that are keeping our reporters busy Friday: * Fourteen local heroes are being honored for their good deeds, including a corrections officer who thwarted a prisoner armed with a shank. Leon Bogdan has the story. * Remember the bruin wandering around with a bucket on its head? The bear was sighted and saved! Susan Schwartz is gathering details. * Two local men are clashing over the business of placing flags on veterans' graves. John-Erik Koslosky has more. Look for these stories and more in Saturday's edition of the Press Enterprise.

Authorities: Youth football boss stole uniform funds

UNION TWP. -- Children in a local youth football program may be without uniforms and equipment this year after the group's president stole over $15,000 from the club's treasury, police say. Mary Elizabeth Kramer, 46, of 45 Kolb Lane, Shickshinny, began withdrawing money from the Northwest Area Junior Football Program's accounts last summer and used some of the money to gamble, charges say.

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