Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Today's Weather Forecast - 8/27/2013

Today is going to be a Partly Sunny day with high's in the mid 80's with slightly elevated humidity.  With the humidity comes the chance of some afternoon thunderstorms.

Tonight is looking partly cloudy, still humid, and still a chance for thunderstorms.  Lows in the mid 60's.

Tomorrow is looking much like today,  Partly Sunny, high's in the mid 80's and still the threat of thunderstorms through the evening hours.

Thursday is looking the same as the other two days but the chance of precipitation will drop.

Friday, warm and humid, but the chance of thunderstorms will return for the afternoon and evening hours

Saturday, ABA Parade Day!! is looking good.  Less humid, Partly Sunny with highs in the mid 80's

Update on 3 County Car Chase from Early Sunday Morning

Residents of Ashland and Mt. Carmel were awoken by police cars driving by their homes with sirens blaring at high rates of speed early Sunday morning.

Since then,  few details have emerged of what happened, but we finally got the information.

The chase started in Aristes when Robert Miller, 36, Tower City, failed to make a complete stop at a stop sign.   When Conyngham Township police attempted to pull him over, he continued south towards Centralia and was reported to be driving all over the road.

Police followed him to Ashland, where he made a left to go towards downtown Ashland and began driving at speeds up to 60 mph, passing vehicles and almost hitting a pedestrian.

Monday, August 26, 2013

EVENT: Back to School Carnival

UPDATED: Police Chase Ends In Mahanoy City With Shots Fired

What started as a theft inside the St. Clair Wal-Mart turned into something a lot more.

St. Clair police responded to Wal-Mart to find an unruly suspect who assaulted the police officers then started a police chase within the parking lot.

The chase exited the parking lot and sped over the Burma Road where spike strips were used to attempt to stop the suspect.

The suspect continued driving while the vehicle began to deteriorate. Police eventually stopped the vehicle near the old White Owl Manor in Mahanoy City.  The suspect continued to not cooperate and shots were fired.

The suspect was then air lifted from the scene with a gun shot wound to the chest.

It was not reported who the suspected was or what officers fired the shots.

As of 5:00PM, Route 54 was shut down on the Vulcan hill outside Mahanoy City from the bottom of the hill to Morea Road while the scene is under investigation.

Around 8:00pm Route 54 reopened but the State Police are still investigating the area where the shooting took place

EVENT: Dance Benefit for Lynn Logan Leedom


Friday Sept. 27 at Goodfellas Warehouse in Pottsville. Dance benefit for Lynn Logan Leedom to help defray medical costs. Recently diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. Doors open at 8 bands start at 9. Bands are Hooligan, Adrenalyn, We the Assembly, and Red Halo. $5.00 cover charge.

Vehicle Crashes Into Port Carbon Turkey Hill

Around 11 PM Sunday, a vehicle crashed into the front of a Turkey Hill Minit Mart in Port Carbon.

There were no injuries and there was some damage to a Redbox video rental machine.

Police are still investigating, but the driver was charged with driving without a license.

Back to School Forecast 8/26/2013

The forecast for the kids to go back to school today is looking beautiful.  Lot's of clouds and sun today with a high in the lower 80's with low humidity

There is a possibility of some thunderstorms in the evening Monday with a low in the Mid 60's.

Tuesday's Forecast is sunny with a few showers and thunderstorms in spots throughout the day.  High's in the Mid 80's