GILBERTON - ​A Mahanoy Plane man was identified as the victim of a fatal accident between Frackville and Gilberton this afternoon, Frackville Police said.

According to borough police Chief Rick Bell, Jason Naspinsky, 37, of Mahanoy Plane, was killed in the two-vehicle crash around 12:37pm Tuesday near the rock wall area of the Gold Star Highway.

​SHENANDOAH - A Shenandoah man will spent just over the next five years in prison, according to a sentence handed down on April 5.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced the sentence Tuesday for Mario M. Valentine, 35, of Shenandoah. The sentence, rendered by District Court Judge A. Richard Caputo, will place Valentine behind bars for 64 months, followed by three years of supervised release, for money laundering and identity theft.

​GILBERTON - One person was killed, and two others taken by helicopter to local hospitals after a crash on the Gold Star Highway near Gilberton Wednesday afternoon.

The crash happened around 12:30pm, when a Honda Accord heading towards Frackville lost control near the rock wall area of the highway, and was struck broadside by a Buick SUV.

Firefighters from Gilberton and Mahanoy City responded to the scene, while Frackville fire police closed the road at their side. 

The driver of the Honda was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger in the Honda, as well as the driver of the Buick, were taken to awaiting medical helicopters in Shenandoah, where they were flown to local hospitals. 

As of 2:20pm, the Gold Star Highway remained closed.

The Schuylkill Transportation System adjusted its Shenandoah route as a result of the crash. Stops on Lehigh at Frack and Spring in Frackville, and at Gold Star Plaza, Burger King, and Main and Oak in Shenandoah were suspended until further notice.

​ENGLEWOOD - A pair of women who were found dead in their Englewood home Thursday died of natural causes.

Autopsies conducted today revealed the cause of death for Josephine Kodis, 97, and Christine Moran, 54, who lived together in a home at 10 South Fifth Street in the Englewood section of Butler Township.

The two were found after a welfare check was called in by a postal worker after mail began to pile up.

State troopers, Butler Township Police, and Frackville police assisted in the investigation Thursday.

HAZLETON, Luzerne County - A Hazleton man was indicted by a federal grand jury last week on drug trafficking and firearms charges.

According to the United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Edward Gonzalez, 30, of Hazleton, allegedly possessed with intent to distribute over 500 grams of cocaine and a quantity of marijuana on November 30, 2018 in the city. Additionally, he allegedly possessed a .40 caliber handgun "in furtherance of drug trafficking.

SHAMOKIN, Northumberland County - A Shamokin man was sentenced for his role in a conspiracy to sell heroin, the United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced Monday.

Adam Poeth, 33, of Shamokin, was sentenced on March 27 to 48 months' imprisonment followed by a 4-year term of supervised release for conspiring to sell 100 grams or more of heroin. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, that is equivalent to 4,000 individual doses of heroin.

TURKEY RUN - Shenandoah firefighters made quick work of a vehicle fire at the Gold Star Plaza in the Turkey Run section of the borough Monday afternoon.

Crews were dispatched to the plaza around 6:00pm, for reports of a fire inside a Chevy Trailblazer in front of Redner's Warehouse Markets.

​RAPPAHANNOCK - Available details are few after a woman was found dead by a postal worker in a village near Girardville Monday afternoon.

State troopers and Butler Township police have been at the scene on Rapp Road in Butler Township since around 1:00pm this afternoon.

​SHENANDOAH - A group of Shenandoah Valley students will be among 180 from northeastern PA who will view a live gastric surgery taking place in Dauphin County next week.

RAPPAHANNOCK - A woman was found dead near the Butler Township village of Rappahannock Monday afternoon, and state troopers are investigating.

The woman, who has not been identified, was discovered by a postal worker at 21 Rapp Road. Troopers were called, and a Schuylkill County deputy coroner pronounced her dead around 1:00pm.

Local and state police are at the scene investigating.

Keep a check on The Sentinel for more details on this developing story.