2016, a day at a time
January
1:
3: A Hazleton man faces charges after three rounds are fired from a pistol at a man and a woman inside a vehicle near North Vine and First streets in the city.
4: Hazleton Mayor
After taking the oath of office, newly elected
5:
A 6-year-old girl walks out of
6:
7:
8: Hazleton Mayor
11: Two tractor-trailers erupt in flames after a crash in the eastbound lanes of
Manuary A. Suarez, 23, of Hazleton pleads guilty in
An early-morning fire destroys a vacant double home on
12:
Snow showers and an early-evening squall provide the season's first snowfall in the Hazleton area.
13:
14:
A parent expresses concerns about a cell tower to be placed on
15: The defense lawyer for accused killer
Gov.
A group calling itself Citizens Against the Shredder holds an organizational meeting as it plans to stop the construction of an automobile shredder in the
17: Three men are taken into custody after a car his a traffic light pole and a
An electrical malfunction chases residents from a duplex on
18:
Two men are arrested after Hazleton police seize more than 19,000 bags of heroin worth about
19: Lizandy A. "Lee" Trejo, 25, is brought back to the area and arraigned on charges related to firing a gun at an occupied vehicle in
20: Jancarlos Perez, 21, of
21: A bus carrying 36 students from the
A lease that will provide a hangar to house a
22: A
23: A Nor'easter that was forecast to brush the Hazleton area instead tracks farther north than expected, dumping 15 to 20 inches of snow on the area.
A 72-year-old man is rescued from his smoke-filled apartment on
24: A fire destroys a building that housed Material Dynamics, a wax factory, on
One person is wounded in a shooting in the 500 block of
25:
26: A truck pulls down wires along
27: In his State of the City address to a
Hazleton police investigate early-morning burglaries at J&J Fish and Meat Market on
28:
29: A fire damages the bathroom and roof of a trailer on
30:
February
1: Four juveniles are detained by Hazleton police after they were seen walking east along
2:
The former
Hazleton Mayor
3: Hazleton Mayor
A fire destroys the
4: Current and former members of
A review by engineering and architectural firms suggests that
5: Hazleton police Chief
6: A man is shot during a robbery at Puffs n Pics at West
9: An 11-year-old boy falls from a third-floor window of a home in the 300 block of
10:
11: Lt. Gov.
A fire at
12: The
Gov.
A jury convicts
Hazleton Mayor
13:
14: Temperatures barely reach the teens on the second day of a cold snap that brought the area's coldest weather of the winter so far.
A fire destroys three vacant businesses and damages a bank in the unit block of
15:
16:
A man armed with a gun makes off with an undetermined amount of cash from Great Wall restaurant on
17: A broken heating pipe releases steam that results in firefighters rushing to an apartment building on
18:
A hearing on a variance that would allow a developer to build a Dollar General store along
19: The first meeting of Hazleton's Hispanic Crime Watch is held at The Dominican House on
Oliver L. Trizarri, 22, of
21: Two West Hazleton men are charged with robbing Donut Connection in the borough. They were apprehended shortly after the robbery as officers canvassed the neighborhood and stopped their vehicle. In the robbery, cash was seized from the register and a customer's cellphone was taken.
22: Neighbors are credited with saving a woman from a fire at her home at
23: At a special meeting,
25: Homicide and other charges against
Additional charges are filed against Lizandy Antonio Trejo, 25, who is accused of firing gunshots into a vehicle occupied by five people on
26:
27: The Greater Hazleton Unit of the
28:
29: A fire destroys a home on
March
1:
Hazleton police Chief
2: After deliberating less than an hour, a
3:
4: A tour of historic Donegal Hill, aka the
5: Volunteers join personnel from the
Two new titles,
7:
A federal judge dismisses a lawsuit that former
8: Criminal charges against Lizandy Trejo, accused of firing a gun into an occupied vehicle, grazing one person, are bound over for
Two residents of
9:
10:
Multiple gunshots are reported at
11: Hazleton resident Maj.
12:
14: State police and other investigators search the home of real estate scam suspect
15: Eight computers reported stolen from the
16:
After a hearing continued from a month earlier, attended by more than 100 residents,
17:
Commonwealth Court Judge
A
21: Real estate agent
A 13-year-old boy reported missing in
22:
23: Two men are found dead, the victims of a murder-suicide, inside a home on
A man is flown to a trauma center for burns he suffered in a fire at his home on
24: Careless smoking causes a fire that damaged a four-home row on
27: A group of volunteers coordinated by the
29:
30: A
Hazleton firefighters discover a marijuana growing and distribution operation in an apartment building on
About 300 people attend a town hall meeting on heroin and prescription opioid use at
31: A record 66 vendors participate in the
A tractor-trailer hauling vehicles loses its brakes descending
April
1: A second tractor-trailer in two days crashes at the bottom of the
At least two people are injured when an American Patient Transport Systems ambulance crashes into another vehicle at East Broad and Pine streets in downtown Hazleton.
2: For the third consecutive day a tractor-trailer crashes on
A vehicle crashes into a utility pole, splitting it in half, on
3: A plastic tarp left too close to a space heater causes a fire that damaged a home at
4:
5:
Two people are arrested on drug charges after the Hazleton police narcotics unit executes a search warrant on a residence at North Wyoming and Green streets.
Five people are taken to hospitals after a multiple-vehicle crash on
6:
A suspicious man gains access to a home in the 100 block of
7: A ribbon-cutting ceremony at
8: A
11:
An early-morning kitchen fire at a home in the 300 block of
A statement announces the sale of
A Hazleton police vehicle is involved in a collision at
Firefighters contain flames to the kitchen of a home in the 200 block of
12: Investigators return to a rooming house at
13: A fire ignited by a candle left on a kitchen stove damages both sides of a double home on
14: More warning signs will be erected along
Acting
15: Two men are apprehended while hiding inside a home near North Locust and 18th streets in
16: A campaign office for Republican presidential candidate
Hazleton fire, zoning and code enforcement personnel, accompanied by the city solicitor and a structural engineer, conduct a code enforcement sweep of a downtown residential area. They say more sweeps will follow until the entire city is inspected.
17: A boy is injured when struck by a car on
18:
19: Layoffs are among "drastic changes" on the horizon for the city of Hazleton if administrators and council don't come up with a plan for plugging an
20: Republican
At a closed-door meeting, Hazleton Mayor
21: A odor of gasoline detected in a home in the 900 block of
22: The sixth annual Youth Art Expo gets under way in downtown Hazleton.
23: The
25: A man is apprehended after a 1 1/2 -hour standoff in
26: The primary:
27:
28: A going-out-of-business sale begins at Heritage Shop in the
29: Kline Township supervisors award a contract for the repaving of portions of six roads.
30: A Hazleton police officer shoots a dog to death after it became "very aggressive," according to court papers, while its owner was being arrested at Third and Alter streets.
A collection of supplies for victims of an earthquake in
May
2: Police officers serve felony narcotics warrants on about 30 people living in and around
3:
4: At least one gunshot is fired from a weapon at South Poplar and Juniper streets in
A fight near
Two males wearing ski masks and brandishing a rifle enter a residence in the 600 block of
5: Three men face drug charges after Hazleton police and members of the
6: A charge of criminal homicide against Jancarlos Perez, 22, is held for
Penn State Hazleton holds its 46th annual commencement ceremony, awarding bachelor's and associate degrees.
8: A fast-moving fire destroys a garage and spreads to a nearby home just before dawn on
9:
10:
11:
A fox is killed by a vehicle after it bites two people in
12:
A brush fire in the
Cash and religious items are stolen in a burglary at
A fire breaks out in a chemistry lab at the Hazleton Area Career Center. The classroom sustained heavy damage. The blaze was ruled accidental.
13: Gov.
16:
After initially voting "no" before a large audience of citizens,
17:
18:
19:
Thirty-one seniors receive their diplomas from
20: Hazleton native
A fire that broke out in the kitchen causes severe damage to a home on
21: Hazleton Mayor
24:
25: A record number of vendors participate in the fifth annual Great Northeast 2016 Job Fair, co-sponsored by the
Interim Hazleton police Chief
26:
27: A fire destroys a four-unit apartment building at North Vine and Green streets in
31:
At its final meeting,
Gov.
June
1: Seventy-six graduating seniors of
A vehicle strikes and injures two 5-year-old girls along
Thieves break into the
2: Two of the area's largest coal producers,
Nearly seven dozen fraudulently obtained credit or debit cards and more than two dozen driver's licenses are seized when police stop a vehicle on
Shenandoah Valley and
3: A class from
Seniors at
Several people are taken to
4: Hazleton police, officers from
Two men -- one from Hazleton and the other from
7: Former Hazle Township solicitor
A four-day school week, half-day kindergarten and "pay to play" sports are among the options discussed by the
Hazleton Mayor
8:
9: Quadruplets Jonathan, Kyle, Morgan and
10:
12: The
11: More than two dozen volunteers from
13:
14:
15:
16: William F. McCarthy III, 45, a municipal police officer in
A dedication ceremony is held at
17: Seven people face charges after a two-month investigation into heroin and crack cocaine sales culminates in a raid at a residence on
The Anheuser-Busch Clydesdale horses deliver beer to nine establishments in
The local nonprofit We Are Hazleton displays two vehicles it purchased for the city police department during a fundraiser at
18: Dozens of people gather in the downtown park at West Broad and Laurel streets in
20: An unattended tractor-trailer rolls from a parking lot into a sign at Motel 6 on
21:
A man robs the Turkey Hill convenience store on
22: A
A fire that was ruled arson severely damages or destroys 13 vacant houses along
23: A building at
25: The 113th annual
26: The 142-year-old
27: Oliver L. Trizarri, 23, is sentenced in
28: A
29:
30:
July
1:
The city of Hazleton secures more than
3: A Hazleton man is apprehended and charged with robbery and related offenses shortly after a robbery at
4: The city of Hazleton holds its
5: Residents in the vicinity of
Instructors return to Hazleton's playgrounds on a weekly rotating basis.
6: A man rammed his car into an occupied
Parishioners of
7: A late-night fire heavily damages two buildings that housed a garage and apartments in the 100 block of
8: A portion of
10: A crash follows a shooting on
One man is injured by gunshots as the result of a fight involving 10 to 15 people at
11:
12:
Three people face charges after leading Hazleton police on a chase in the northern section of the city. The chase ended when the car collided with a marked city patrol vehicle, which sustained minor damage, near North Laurel and Ninth streets. The officer driving the vehicle. Sgt.
A special
14: The city of Hazleton's contract with the "COPS" reality show expires. Mayor
Hazleton Oil & Environmental,
15: The weekly
18: A correctional officer and an inmate are killed when they smash through closed elevator doors and fall 59 feet to their deaths at the
19:
A survey of 2,000
20: A break in a 6-inch water main floods the area of
21: Rescuers locate a 79-year-old man in a wooded area near
22:
24: A sport utility vehicle causes a motorcycle to crash on
25: Multiple gunshots are fired in the 1000 block of
An early-morning fire levels a home on
Hazleton police officers arrest 18 people on outstanding warrants.
Lightning causes minor damage to one of the
26:
27:
A gun discharges during an attempted robbery at
28:
Approximately 300 vehicles bring electronic items to a recycling event hosted by the city of Hazleton and the
After receiving tips from the public, Hazleton police confiscate 418 bags of heroin from a vehicle near
30: About 60 people participate in "A Walk Against Violence and Crime," which started at McKenna's Corners in
More than 300 people attend the inaugural "Out of the Darkness ... Into the Light" drug addiction awareness vigil walk in
August
1: Heavy rain accompanying a strong thunderstorm floods basements, businesses and intersections in parts of Hazleton and
A dog is shot in the leg during a fight involving a group of people and at least one gun at Seventh and Carson streets in
2:
National
4: The owners of
5:
An overflow crowd of about 150 people participates in a walking tour of Hazleton's proposed historic district as part of First Friday activities. The 14th annual Downtown
6: An early-morning, fast-moving fire sweeps through three homes on
Hazleton police seize about 34 grams of straight fentanyl, 11 grams of heroin and
7: A firefighter training exercise interrupts water service in
8:
9: Fire heavily damages a vacant, condemned apartment building at
During their monthly meeting,
10: State Rep.
11: Three people operating all-terrain vehicles on streets in
Lightning sparks a fire that damaged a home on
12: A
13: Nine Hazleton police officers are promoted during a ceremony at
14:
A replica of the Shroud of
15: A multiple-vehicle crash shuts down
16:
A male brandishing a semi-automatic pistol robs an undetermined amount of cash from Pantry Quik in
18: Six people are displaced by two early-morning fires in
19:
20:
22: Wings of
24:
25:
Hazleton officials kick off the Pango pay-by-phone parking system for downtown meters.
An open house at the
Hazleton police and firefighters respond to a report of gunfire near
27: Volunteers spend the morning sprucing up the Greater Hazleton Rails-to-Trails picnic grove.
28:
30: Numerous reports of school buses arriving late and some never arriving to pick up students were received by the
Three men face charges after a fight in the parking lot of a business along
31:
September
1: A rain shower splatters a fly ash-type material on vehicles and homes in Tresckow and leaves residents wondering if the mess is linked to the excavation site near a mine fire in Jeanesville. A spokeswoman for the state
2: The state
6: Hazleton Mayor
Schools and businesses in
7:
Sherwood Freightliner breaks ground for a truck dealership and service facility on
8:
The state
9:
10:
12:
13:
A natural gas leak from a main line causes an evacuation of the block near McKenna's Corners in
14: All charges against
An irate parent stops a school bus on
Nuremberg Community Ambulance announces that it is ceasing operations after 48 years due to a lack of volunteers and funds along with new regulations requiring additional training.
15:
A
16: The merger of
18:
The 55th annual Weatherly Hillclimb concludes a record-breaking weekend; 100 cars registered to run the course, shattering the previous record.
19: A fire destroys four new motor homes parked on
20:
After a review of nearly 90 minutes,
A smoky fire damages the office of Masley's Auto Wreckers off
Former
21:
22:
25: Parishioners of the former
26:
A head-on crash involving a car and tractor-trailer on
27:
28: Pathway to Recovery hosts a Drug and Alcohol Resource Expo at the Hazleton Area Career Center. The event included training on administering the overdose-reversal drug naloxone.
Disbarred lawyer
29: Hazleton Mayor
30:
A mediator's report filed in
October
2:
3: Hazleton Mayor
4: Penn State Hazleton holds its first Community Partners Fair, offering local nonprofit organizations an opportunity to recruit student volunteers.
5: State Auditor General
Volunteers from
6: A woman is found dead and a man in critical condition due to suspected drug overdoses at a home in the 700 block of
7: Hazleton firefighters quickly extinguish a kitchen fire in a home at
10: The Standard-Speaker, SSPTV,
10: Four men help rescue a woman from the second floor of her burning home at
A two-vehicle crash closes a portion of
11:
Gov.
12: Former Nesquehoning police officer
13:
All but three
14:
16: Hazleton police report that a man attempted to kidnap a child by grabbing its stroller near Broad and Wyoming streets. The woman screamed as vehicles approached and the man released the stroller and fled north on
People attending the 32nd annual celebration of Father
Penn State Hazleton formally dedicates the Barbara J. and
17: A man is flown to a hospital with what Hazleton police said were "significant injuries" after a car collided with his moped, sending him airborne, at West Broad and Church streets.
18: After hearing a presentation on the state's Early Intervention Program for cash-strapped municipalities,
19:
Former
21:
22:
24: The city of Hazleton receives two grants totaling more than
Hazleton police respond to a dispute at a home near
25: In a meeting room filled with residents,
26: Former Hazle Township solicitor
Hazleton firefighters break into a home on
27: The Standard-Speaker celebrates its 150th anniversary during a program in the newspaper's advertising department attended by local officials and past and present employees.
28: EverScream, a
For the second time this week the city of Hazleton receives state money toward its downtown revitalization efforts. The
Sister
30: A Hazleton man is left homeless after a pan of oil catches fire in the kitchen and spreads to the second floor of his home at
31: A couple is left homeless when an accidental fire, caused by the malfunction of an appliance, destroys their residence in the
November
1: Administrators in
Fire damages a home on
3: A tractor-trailer crashes into backed-up traffic along
Water rates aren't expected to increase for
4: Hazleton police say they arrested
A
5:
6: Two men and a 13-year-old boy are taken into custody by Hazleton police within minutes of a violent armed home invasion in an apartment building at First and Lincoln streets. One of the suspects, Shaquantae Dali Marshall, 23, was injured when he jumped about 40 feet from a window to escape officers. He and
A fountain is dedicated to the memory of 4-year-old
7:
Firefighters need about 10 minutes to extinguish a blaze in a void above the attic of a home at
A vehicle hits a pole and rolls onto its side just outside the
8: The election:
9: About a dozen people turn out for a public hearing for plans to change zoning in
10: State police at Hazleton seek two men as persons of interest following an armed robbery at Dorrance Sunoco in
11:
The speakers at a
12: A mine subsidence displaces a family of six from their home in
14:
15:
An engineer tells a
16: Keystone Job Corps Center holds its final community relations council meeting under
17: State police at Hazleton announce that they're teaming with the
A 37-year-old
18:
20: A 30- to 40-foot-tall pine tree falls on a home in the 700 block of
21: Hazleton's financial struggles have administrators considering delaying vendor payments for the sake of meeting payroll, according to Director of Administration
A Hazleton man is jailed for allegedly stabbing a man in the 400 block of
23:
24: A fire
More than 800
25:
Santa Claus arrives in
27:
An appreciation luncheon dinner is held at
28:
Six inmates at
29:
30: Ribbon-cutting ceremonies are held for three new
December
1: Recent rain provided a slight boost in water levels at
All lanes of the
2: The
A Hazleton police vehicle involved in a pursuit hits a motorcycle at North Locust and 19th streets. The motorcycle then crashed into a school van. The motorcyclist,
3: A Hazleton parking enforcement officer thwarts an early-morning vehicle break-in near
5:
A smoldering cigarette causes a fire at a home at
A man is arrested on drug and firearm charges after Hazleton police and other law enforcement personnel raid a home in the 900 block of
Hazleton Mayor
6:
7: All charges against a landlord accused of renting out a condemned property are withdrawn. Borough police said
A malfunctioning wood-burning stove is blamed for a fire that damaged a home in
8:
9:
Hazleton firefighters make quick work of an electrical fire the burned the upper levels of a home in the 600 block of
10: Thieves make off with two boxes containing a nutritional supplement for a 16-year-old cerebral palsy victim that were shipped to the child's home on
11: A fire damages a vacation home in the
12:
13:
The city of Hazleton receives
15:
16:
A wood burner is blamed for sparking a fire inside a home on
17: State police ping a missing man's phone and find
A sprinkler breaks inside
18: A
19:
Law enforcement officers take into custody 21 of 38 people sought on warrants for drug charges in northern
20: Third-degree murder and related charges filed against
22: K-9 officers Echo, Endy and Justice -- with a little help from their handlers -- take their oaths of office to serve the
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