BRADFORD COUNTY MAN KILLED IN THANKSGIVING DAY CRASH
Information has been released about a fatal motorcycle crash that happened on Thanksgiving day in Bradford County. According to state police at Towanda, 22 year old Briar Wright was killed in a crash in North Towanda Township at about 4am while he was traveling north on John Merrill Parkway, just half a mile east of Route 6. Wright was wearing a helmet at the time. The Bradford County Coroner responded to the scene along with North Towanda Fire and EMS. A GoFundMe account has been set up in Briar’s memory by his family to help cover funeral expenses.
NURSING HOME ADMIN CHARGED WITH EMBEZZELMENT
An administrator at a Lock Haven Nursing home has been charged for his involvement in receiving kick-backs and embezzling funds from 2002 until 2022. According to North Central PA dot com, 71 year old Paul D. Polen was employed as the chief of operations at Susque-View Home for over 34 years, and allegedly agreed with an unnamed physician to receive kickback Medicare payments through a series of arrangements in which a company managed by Polen was paid monthly by the physician. Police say Polen and the physician conspired to embezzle over 520 thousand dollars from the nursing home. Polen could face five years of imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment, and a fine which is the maximum penalty under federal law for conspiracy.
LOCAL CONGRESSMAN TAPPED FOR TRUMP’S PLANNED DOGE CAUCUS
Representative Dan Mueser has been tapped as a member of a caucus assigned to the new US Department of Government Efficiency. According to a press release, Congressman Meuser says the DOGE caucus he’s involved in now is a group dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, and inefficiencies in federal agencies, all efforts led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. Meuser said they plan to soon discuss plans for streamlining government operations, reducing bureaucracy, and preventing federal agencies from acting as an unelected fourth branch of government.
CU HOLDS FOOD FOR FINES ACROSS THREE CAMPUSES
All three Commonwealth University (CU) police departments at Bloomsburg, Lock Haven and Mansfield held a Thanksgiving Food for Fines event, in which parking tickets were forgiven in exchange for donated food items. Members of the CU campus community were able to have campus parking tickets dismissed in exchange for a donation of canned food items. Each forgiven parking ticket required a donation of five items. Officers collected 1,870 canned food items and they dismissed 374 parking tickets across all three campuses.
SUNBURY MAN AWAITS SENTENCING FOR CHILD PORN CHARGES
A man from Union County is facing prison time after pleading guilty to felony child pornography charges after police say he had unlawful contact with a minor last spring. According to the Daily Item, 27-year-old David Brittingham of Sunbury allegedly had explicit conversations with a 14 year old girl from Mifflinburg last April and was later arrested and held in lieu of 200 thousand dollars bail. Brittingham is in custody at Union County Jail with a sentencing date pending.
TROOPER FINDS DRUGS IN CAR AT CLINTON COUNTY TRAFFIC STOP
Pennsylvania State police made a traffic stop in Lamar and apprehended an Ohio man attempting to transport eight pounds of marijuana on November 12th. According to North Central PA dot com, 21 year old Julio Valdez DeLaRosa was stopped on I-80 in Clinton County for window tint and a headlight out. State police observed a baggie with marijuana in console of the car and requested a search of the car, which was granted, after which the drugs were found in the trunk. DeLaRosa was charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, possession, and more. He posted $75,000 monetary bail through a bondsman in Altoona.
NEW CADETS GRADUATE FROM STATE POLICE ACADEMY IN PA
Sixty Two Pennsylvania State Police cadets have completed about 27 weeks of training and have graduated from the program at a recent ceremony Lancaster County. According to North Central PA dot com, 171st Cadet Class is the first class to graduate from the PSP Academy without a college credit requirement for the position of trooper. The Shapiro Administration waived the college credit requirement for applicants in August 2023.Thirteen troopers of the latest class will report to Troop F in Montoursville on December 16th.
SUPPORT FOR FORMER WILLIAMSPORT FIRE LIEUTENANT
A way to give support to the family Williamsport Bureau of Fire Lt. Michael Bastian who passed away last Monday at UPMC Williamsport has been set up in Watsontown, as well as a GoFund me account has been started by the Williamsport Bureau of Fire through Mark Killian’s Facebook Page. Bastian was a well loved and respected member of the teams who served in Williamsport, Milton, Warrior Run and William Cameron Lewisburg Fire Department. The Watsontown bank is accepting donations for Bastian’s young family who includes Bastian’s wife, a 1 year old and a baby on the way. Checks can be made payable to Mariah Bastian and be sent to Susquehanna Community Bank at 1025 Main Street in Watsontown.
SPORTS
NFL Sunday
Eagles 22 Panthers 16
Dolphins 32 Jets 26
Saints 14 Giants 11
Steelers 27 Browns 14
Rams 44 Bills 42
(12-1) Chiefs 19 Chargers 17 (clinched their 9th AFC W championship)
NFL Monday Night Football
Bengals vs Cowboys 8:15pm
NBA
76ers 108 Bulls 100
Bucks 118 Nets 113
Heat 122 Cavaliers 113
Magic 115 Suns 110
Warriors 114 Timberwolves 106
Lakers 107 Trail Blazers 98
NBA Tonight
Knicks vs Raptors 7:30pm NBAtv
NHL
Kraken 7 Rangers 5
Islanders 4 Senators 2
Avalanche 4 Devils 0
Utah 4 Flyers 2
NHL Tonight
Red Wings vs Sabres 7pm ESPN+
Blackhawks vs Rangers 7pm NHLNet
MLB News
ESPN is reporting: Outfielder Juan Soto and the New York Mets have agreed to a 15-year, $765 million contract, the largest deal in professional sports history. The deal includes an opt-out after five years and no deferred money. If Soto chooses not to opt out, his deal will go up $4 million per year — from $51 million to $55 million — for the remainder of the contract, meaning the total value could exceed $800 million.
