Milton teen hospitalized Lyco wreck

PICTURE ROCKS – A Milton teen remains hospitalized at Geisinger Medical Center following a crash in Lycoming County Thursday. Police say 18-year-old Danelle Brewer of Milton was heading south on Route 220 when the car crossed into oncoming traffic and struck an SUV, driven by 55-year-old Valerie Gordner of Muncy Valley head-on.

Gordner and two passengers, 49-year-old Melvin Brown of Williamsport and 37-year-old Tammy Gordner of Muncy Valley, were taken to Geisinger Medical Center for treatment. Brown is in serious condition and Tammy Gordner is in critical condition. Danelle Brewer remains in fair condition following that crash. (Ali Stevens)

All market property values to be looked at carefully

HARRISBURG – STEB sees its' mistakes and promises to fix errors in school tax rates. The board that oversees tax rates levied by school districts that cross county lines now plans to review all property values in districts statewide. The move follows projections of nearly 20% higher property taxes issued in error to White Deer Township residents of the Milton Area School District.

Certification Director Renee Reynolds of the State Tax Equalization Board says she’s baffled as to why no one contacted STEB when forms were sent out last year with the error that now seems obvious. She says they could have used the time that elapsed since mid-2009 to fix the computer error that started it. Regardless, she admits it was their mistake.

The property data in question is from 2008, and was part of a three year average of sales figures they use in calculating rates. For now, Reynolds and other STEB staff members are being kept busy, going through data from every district in the state. All districts, including Danville, will now be checked.

STEB officials apologized to taxpayers and Milton Area School District board members Tuesday night, before the board adopted a 2010-2011 budget with only a 2.2% increase for White Deer Township residents. They also admitted significant errors in the Warrior Run School District. (Matt Farrand)

Police confirm Sunbury man robbed two stores

SUNBURY -- Police have confirmed that the Sunbury man who admitted to the attempted robbery at a convenience store last week--did rob another store thirty minutes later. 39-year-old David Holtzapple was arrested last Saturday for demanding cash at knifepoint from a clerk at the Turkey Hill in Sunbury.

At that time, Holtzapple denied that he then went to the A-Plus Sunoco in Sunbury and, at knifepoint, demanded and received cash from a clerk there. Now police say they have concluded their investigation and have charged Holtzapple with both crimes. He's accused of theft, terroristic threats and disorderly conduct and remains in Northumberland County Prison, $65,000 bail. (Sara Bartlett)

Union County in the process of upgrading 911 system

LEWISBURG -- Union County has launched a more than $4 million communications system upgrade. In order to comply with some new Federal Communication Commission regulations, Union County is working to refit all seven of their emergency communication towers. Union County Commissioner Chairman Preston Boop said they decided to go digital, rather than upgrade the current analog system.

Boop believes the most cost effective way to update the outdated equipment is to 'go digital.' The county is in the process of issuing bonds for $4.5 million to refit the towers. There are seven towers in Union County, and they also provide 911 service in the upper part of Northumberland County. Boop says now is this time to be in the bond market and update the technology at the same time.

Corrections officers injured during a fight at the Allenwood Federal Penitentiary

ALLENWOOD – Several corrections officers were injured trying to break up a fight at the Allenwood Federal Penitentiary. Five inmates were involved in the fight in a housing unit at the prison on Monday morning. Four corrections officers intervened and all sustained minor injuries, with one officer taken to a local hospital for treatment.

That officer sustained non-life-threatening injuries, but is still recuperating. Two inmates were also treated for injuries at the prison. The inmates involved in the incident have been segregated from the general prison population. The investigation continues. (Ali Stevens)

Big neighborhood event takes place today in Sunbury

SUNBURY – One of the big neighborhood events in Sunbury is set for tomorrow. The free pig roast in the hill section is set for Saturday at 4pm. Sponsored by the Catawissa Avenue United Methodist Church—and attended by people from throughout the region—the neighborhood party is an annual event.

In addition to the pig roast, there will be a balloon artist, a magician and a free family movie. Also, live music from Adonai’s Fire is scheduled for 6pm. The public is invited to the free pork barbeque and fun event tomorrow at Catawissa Avenue and Line Streets in Sunbury.

Boroughs to the Bay and Beyond resumes (again) this weekend with Roundtable

SUNBURY – Newsradio 1070 WKOK’s award winning news series Boroughs to the Bay and Beyond continues this summer with a new series of interviews and some new issues. New is a project that has turned out to be a big success—it is the Buffalo Creek Watershed Alliance’s acid rain remediation project in Union County. This weekend on Roundtable, we air an encore interview on this topic.

The project was finished last year and it is working—it is lowering the acidic P-H. Dave Pearson is the current president of the alliance and he says he hopes other people get involved in their activities. He says volunteers can do like he is doing; working streamside, measuring P-H, water flow, turbidity etc.

He says anyone can be taught to help with their monitoring project. Pearson, along with five other guests on are on our Roundtable this weekend talking about the local issues facing the Buffalo Creek Watershed Alliance, as well as global environmental problems.

You can hear our encore Roundtable (Sunday): Eagle 107 (107.3FM) at 6a.m., 100.9 (100.9FM), The Valley, at 6a.m., Newsradio 1070 WKOK (1070AM) at 9a.m., Talkradio 1380 WMLP (1380AM), 11a.m., 94KX WQKX (94.1FM) at 11p.m., and anytime, at www.wkok.com.

Latest Pennsylvania news, business, lottery and entertainment

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A company that had a blowout three weeks ago at one of its natural gas wells is being allowed to resume hydraulic fracturing in Pennsylvania. A state Department of Environmental Protection spokesman told The Associated Press on Friday that a review found no violations at the well sites of Houston-based EOG Resources. While EOG can resume the fracturing that frees the gas from the shale, it does not yet have a green light to do the finishing work that allows the gas to be extracted from the wells. The June 3 accident in Clearfield County allowed explosive gas and toxic wastewater to spew out for 16 hours before it was stopped. No one was injured, but state officials ordered EOG to stop all drilling operations while they investigate.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell says partisanship in Harrisburg and media treatment are making him eager to wrap up his second term in office. Rendell told The Patriot-News of Harrisburg Friday that he's "ready to get out" and is looking forward to relinquishing the governorship in January. He says "nobody cares any more about doing the right thing" and that he's "had it with the media." The governor is in the midst of budget negotiations with the politically divided Legislature that are particularly challenging because of a severe drop-off in state tax collections.

(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

AP BusinessMinute

NEW YORK (AP) - Bank stocks shot higher Friday thanks to a compromise on a financial regulation bill, but the market overall was restrained by the downward revision in the GDP. The Dow industrials fell almost 9 points to just under 10,144. The S&P 500 rose 3 points to 1,076, and the Nasdaq composite was up 6 points at 2,223.

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama hails the compromise on what he calls the toughest financial overhaul since the Great Depression. His reaction came after House and Senate negotiators reached agreement on legislation to sharpen federal oversight of the financial industry. Lawmakers hope it can win final approval by July 4.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The government has cut the official estimate of first quarter growth. It now says GDP expanded at an annual rate of 2.7 percent, down from the 3 percent estimate offered a month earlier.

SEATTLE (AP) - Some of the people who bought Apple's new iPhone 4 yesterday are complaining about dropped calls. Apple says the problems are no different than those of other wireless phones.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Being a food critic can be tougher than you think. A bar owner in New York state with a history of legal problems has been charged with hiring a man to beat up the food critic for the Albany Times Union newspaper that reported on the restaurateur's checkered past.

(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Pennsylvania Lottery Numbers

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - These Pennsylvania lotteries were drawn Friday:

Big 4

0-3-3-4

Cash 5

02-16-19-28-34

Daily Number

5-8-3

Evening Quinto

2-7-4-5-7

Mega Millions

01-02-13-19-27, Mega Ball: 21

Megaplier

4

Midday Big 4

6-8-3-5

Midday Number

2-4-9

Midday Quinto

3-1-7-0-3

Powerball

Treasure Hunt

01-11-15-16-30

(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

Newly rescued Chihuahua takes 'ugliest dog' title

PETALUMA, Calif. (AP) - A rescued dog believed to be a Chihuahua mix has won the World's Ugliest Dog contest. Princess Abby (Abigail) Francis, a dog with a gray, brown and black coat was shivering in the cool breeze Friday night as her owner, Kathleen Francis, accepted a $1,000 check and applause from the crowd at the 22nd annual contest held at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma. The four-year-old dog beat a rough-looking slate of candidates for the prize, including Pabst, the teeth-bearing boxer mix who won last year. Francis says she rescued Princess Abby from her veterinarian about five months ago. Celebrity vet Karen "Doc" Halligan, one of the contest's three judges, says the dog's oddly curved back and legs and closed up left eye may be due to being inbred.

Michael Jackson's father files wrongful death suit

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Michael Jackson's father has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the doctor charged with giving the pop superstar a lethal dose of sedatives. Joe Jackson filed the lawsuit against Dr. Conrad Murray on Friday in a federal court in Los Angeles. It claims professional negligence and is seeking more than $75,000. Joe Jackson's filing comes on the one-year anniversary of his son's death at age 50. Murray's spokeswoman, Miranda Sevcik, says she can't comment until the doctor's attorneys have a chance to review the lawsuit. It claims Murray acted recklessly in administering sedatives to the singer, including the anesthetic propofol. The drug is normally only used in hospitals, but was provided to the singer at his rented mansion. Murray has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter.

TWILIGHT PREMIERE

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Just what you'd expect -- the red carpet was black at Thursday night's premiere of "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" in Los Angeles. Kristen Stewart says she's just as big a fan of the series as those who clogged the city's downtown. Stewart says she usually lives "a normal life," but things get crazy when the films come out. Robert Pattinson said of the frenzy: "You get used to it, but it's still a struggle." Taylor Lautner says he doesn't get tired of fans yelling "Team Jacob" at him. He said he was just grateful to be there and grateful for the fans. The movie opens next week.