Two arrested in Berwick gunfire

BERWICK —Police here arrested two men for shooting at one another in west Berwick Thursday morning, they announced in a press release.

Stevan Xaviar Mercado and Keith Allen Estep both live at 1908 Fairview Ave., police say.

They have allegedly argued in the past and threatened each other with firearms.

During an argument Thursday morning, Estep tried to leave the home and Mercado fired a gun once at him and missed, police state. Estep left the house, turned around and fired back inside. A third person was inside the house at the time, police saidl

Orangeville man dies in early morning crash

ROHRSBURG — An Orangeville area man died Thursday morning after his car lost control on an icy road, State Police say.

Donald C. Hauck, 73, of Orangeville, was driving south on Rohrsburg Road near Belles Road when he lost control of his 2008 Chevrolet Silverado on a patch of black ice sometime before 7 a.m.

His pickup struck a tree near the vehicle's driver door, a press release says. The truck slid about 20 feet from the roadway, down a hill covered in loose dirt and leaves, before hitting another tree on the same side and coming to stop. 

Brennan resigns as Danville football coach

DANVILLE — Danville’s quest to claim a state title in high school football will go on without Mike Brennan at the helm.

The long-time coach who most recently led the Ironmen to one of their best seasons in school history resigned from Danville on Thursday. He was approved to take over as Graduation Coach, a non-football coaching position, at Pottsville Area High School during during that school district's Wednesday night board meeting.

Three convicted as maskless trespassers

BLOOMSBURG — A Columbia County jury Friday convicted all three defendants of defiant trespass for their refusal to “mask up or leave” while attending a Southern Columbia school board meeting during the COVID pandemic.

Defense lawyer Greg Stapp said he expects to appeal the guilty verdicts against Elaine Barnhart, 72, Gary R. Krum, 71, and Kathrine Ann Detweiler, 46, all of the Catawissa area.

Woman rolls SUV, plunges off cliff

COOPER TWP. — A woman apparently crashed her SUV into an embankment, sending it rolling across the highway, through a guardrail and down a 25-foot drop to the railroad tracks below.

But the woman, whom a relative identified as Aubree Shafer, emerged from the wreckage of her Kia Sportage with what looked like only minor injuries.

The accident happened around 1:20 p.m. Monday.

State Police stationed in Milton said the driver was headed west on River Drive toward Danville.

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