Burglary Ring Busted

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012, 4:44pm

Police in central Pennsylvania are returning stolen items to their rightful owners.

Officers recovered a large number of items taken by a burglary ring operating in Northumberland, Union, Schuylkill, Clinton, Lycoming and Centre counties.

Items stolen include ATVs, snow plows, guns, vehicles and lawn and garden equipment.

Police said they have suspects, but no one has been arrested yet.

The investigation into the burglary ring continues.

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Man Struck and Killed by Train

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Friday, January 27th, 2012, 12:16pm

A man from Clinton County was killed Thursday night when he was hit by a train.

It happened about 8 p.m. near Youngdale Road near McElhatten.

The victim has not been identified, but police said he is from McElhatten.

The incident is under investigation.

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Rebuilding After Tragedy

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Tuesday, January 10th, 2012, 9:11pm

A family in Clinton County lost almost everything when their barn caught on fire last year. Now, with the help of their friends and neighbors, their barn near Lock Haven is being rebuilt.

With dozens of people hammering and sawing, the barn near Lock Haven is rising from the ashes. It has come a long way since a tragedy last June. A fire destroyed the Courter family's barn in Clinton County, killing all the cows inside.

"We lost basically everything. We had 102 cows and the barn," said Blair Courter, the owner of the barn.

"It was shocking for everybody. You don't expect something like that to happen," said neighbor Randy Reeder.

After the tragedy, folks in Clinton County came together. Many of Blair Courter's Amish neighbors volunteered to help clean up the damage. Courter hired an Amish contractor to rebuild the barn. Dozens of people reached out to help.

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Interstate Pile-up Strands Motorists

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Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012, 6:52pm

An icy Interstate 80 in Clinton County was the scene Monday night of a pile-up involving cars, trucks and tractor-trailers.

Some of the people involved were headed home to places such as Michigan when the wreck stranded them in central Pennsylvania.

The conditions were just right, or depending on how you look at it, wrong, for Interstate 80 in Clinton County to freeze Monday evening.

The treacherous highway sent trucks and cars spinning out of control near the Jersey Shore exit. The result was 20 vehicles blocking the westbound lanes and back-ups for miles while crews cleared the wreckage.

A day later, Newswatch 16 met Hakar Yasin of Michigan, one of eight crash victims the American Red Cross put up at a hotel near Lock Haven.

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Multi-vehicle Crashes on I-80

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Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012, 5:27am

A section of highway closed by several chain reaction crashes has reopened in Clinton County.

State police said the crashes, involving 10 tractor-trailers and six other vehicles, happened near the Jersey Shore exit after 4:30 p.m. Monday.

Officials said a snow squall caused the roadway to freeze over, leading to several chain reaction wrecks.

A PennDOT spokesperson said there was at least a 20-mile backup because of the crashes.

Crews were able to clear the wrecks and reopen the highway around 10:30 p.m. Monday.

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A Change of Power in Clinton County

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Monday, January 2nd, 2012, 11:17pm

Two new faces have joined the Clinton County Board of Commissioners and what was a Democratic majority is now a Republican majority.

Former Clinton County Commissioner Adam Coleman was arrested last year and charged with stealing money from the YMCA in Lock Haven.

While Coleman stayed on, Clinton County voters didn't want him there and elected two new commissioners who became official Monday.

Clinton County's newest commissioners smiled for photos at the courthouse in Lock Haven following a swearing-in ceremony.

The county's government is now headed by a Republican majority, not the Democratic majority that included former commissioner Adam Coleman.

When he was charged with conspiring to steal from the YMCA in Lock Haven county leaders said it left a stigma on the commissioners' board.

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YMCA Theft Case Headed to Court

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Wednesday, December 21st, 2011, 7:38pm

A Clinton County commissioner, his mother and the former director of the YMCA in Lock Haven were in court Wednesday on charges they conspired to steal thousands of dollars from the Y.

The YMCA's former director gave up his right to a hearing Wednesday morning.

Prosecutors said while Jeremiah Clark was head of the Lock Haven Area YMCA, he conspired with Clinton County Commissioner Adam Coleman and Coleman's mother, Kimberly, to steal YMCA money.

A judge ruled there is enough evidence for the Colemans to go stand trial.

Prosecutors said Clark stole at least $133,000 from the organization by forging checks.

The alleged thefts include two instances in which Adam Coleman is accused of receiving more than $2,000 of YMCA money or money meant for an after-school program there.

Instead, prosecutors said the money went to pay down Coleman's debt at the Clinton County Country Club.

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