5 friends serve up some justice
SHAMOKIN - Five friends riding together in a Jeep early Sunday reacted without a second thought to help a woman who was being robbed of her purse along Lincoln Street. They checked on the victim...
View ArticleCasey to Congress: Close income gap
WASHINGTON - Ahead of the State of the Union Address, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) released a new county-by-county report highlighting the problem of income inequality in Pennsylvania. Casey discussed...
View ArticleJudge makes move to move female wrestler case further in court
WILLIAMSPORT - The judge who ruled in the Audriana Beattie case has scheduled a February teleconference to establish deadlines for the case to move further through the court. An "initial case...
View ArticleSCA board president says ninth member needed
CATAWISSA - The president of the Southern Columbia Area School Board said the district can't keep operating with one member shy of a nine-member board."We need to be able to have a full board somehow,"...
View ArticleDA to seek death penalty
SUNBURY - Northumberland County District Attorney Tony Rosini announced Tuesday he will seek the death penalty for accused murderers Miranda and Elytte Barbour, and wants to try the husband-and-wife...
View ArticleShamokin man guilty of two summary offenses in connection with fatal accident
MOUNT CARMEL - A Shamokin area man charged in connection with a two-vehicle accident last year that claimed the life of 27-year-old Elysburg firefighter Brian Stanley was found guilty Tuesday of two...
View ArticleCops nab N.J. sex offender wanted in home state
SHAMOKIN - City police have arrested a convicted sex offender who failed to register with Pennsylvania State Police and was wanted in New Jersey for a probation violation. Officers were tipped off...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014
Kulpmont recycling to resume today KULPMONT - Due to the inclement weather, Kulpmont Borough recycling will resume picking up plastic recyclables today. GHS employees donate $350,000 DANVILLE -...
View ArticleWicked wind chill on its way
SHAMOKIN - Central Pennsylvania is waking up to the second half of a one-two winter punch. Following several inches of snow Tuesday, temperatures were forecast to be about 5 this morning and warm only...
View ArticleShamokin to reinstate two furloughed police officers
SHAMOKIN - Two full-time officers who were furloughed last month will return to work under the terms of a preliminary amended 2014 budget approved by city council Tuesday. Should council give final...
View ArticlePope 'tweets' support for today's March for Life
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pope Francis is sending his support for an anti-abortion march today in the nation's capital. Francis tweeted Wednesday that "I join the March for Life in Washington with my prayers....
View ArticleWheelchair stolen from in front of veteran's Coal Township home
COAL TOWNSHIP - How low can you go? That's the question being pondered by a 70-year-old Coal Township man suffering from COPD and diabetes whose wheelchair was stolen from the front of his residence...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014
West End to host first soupie contestSHAMOKIN - West End Fire Co. No. 5, 316 W. Pine St., will host its inaugural soupie contest Saturday.Registration is from noon to 6 p.m., and judging will start at...
View ArticlePolice: Man issued $36,722 in bad checks to Waste Management
COAL TOWNSHIP - The owner of a garbage removal business in Bloomsburg has been charged with issuing 34 bad checks totaling approximately $36,000 over a five-month period to PA Waste Management in Coal...
View ArticleFlu clinic to be held at Stonington Fire Company Tuesday
STONINGTON - The Northumberland County State Health Center will conduct a free flu clinic from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Stonington Volunteer Fire Company, Route 61.This year's influenza vaccine...
View ArticlePassenger charged in fatal; police said he yanked wheel in crash that killed...
SUNBURY - State police said a passenger in a vehicle that wrecked along Snydertown Road in July, killing the 18-year-old driver, is to blame for the accident. Hasan Mustafa Abuomar, now 20, of 239 S....
View ArticleGrants awarded to fire, ambulance companies
HARRISBURG - Several area volunteer fire and ambulance companies throughout the 107th state legislative district will receive part of more than $420,000 from state gaming proceeds as part of a state...
View ArticleKulpmont landlords gather to discuss per unit 'tax'
KULPMONT - Several borough landlords gathered Wednesday as part of an organized effort to fight a $120 per unit rental property "tax."Kulpmont officials call it a fee, but group leader Steve Matzura...
View ArticleCharges against animal welfare officer withdrawn
FRACKVILLE - Criminal charges against the manager of Hillside SPCA were withdrawn Wednesday after she provided alibis and another woman admitted committing the crime.Barbara Umlauf, 63, of 2434 Walnut...
View ArticleShamokin police catch burglars in act
SHAMOKIN - Alert neighbors helped city police apprehend two would-be burglars in the 200 block of West Sunbury Street early Thursday.Police officers were dispatched to the scene at 3:51 a.m. and were...
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