Military News: Air Force basic completed
Air Force Airman Danielle J. Clouser recently graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.She completed an intensive eight-week program that included training...
View ArticleSchuylkill County nabs 13 for drugs
POTTSVILLE - Thirteen alleged drug dealers were arrested throughout Schuylkill County on Friday.Starting at 6 a.m. and lasting until early afternoon, detectives from the district attorney's office and...
View ArticleSnowy Saturday: Four inches falls in Shamokin area from third storm in six days
By News-Item Staff It was a snowy and slippery Saturday. That was good for sledders. Not so good for motorists. The final weekend of 2012 dawned with the week's third - and largest - snowfall, which...
View ArticleTop 10 stories: No. 6 - Crash victims were well-known, young
Tragedy strikes each year in the form of motor vehicle accidents, but 2012 will be remembered as a particularly painful one for the region. Eight fatal accidents took the lives of 11 people, including...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Monday, December 31, 2012
Marino has new offices setWILLIAMSPORT - U.S. Rep. Tom Marino (R-10) announces the transition of constituent service centers for the district.As a result of redistricting, the 10th District will no...
View ArticleTop 10 stories: No. 10 - Collapse/demo saga ends with city owning buildings
The long-defunct Shamokin Health Spa is now but a memory after its demolition was completed in early December. Its partial collapse, tear-down and resulting controversy regarding its demolition made...
View ArticleTop 10 stories: No. 9 - Tale of 'Harper' caused outrage
COAL TOWNSHIP - A local story that garnered national attention in 2012 was that of Harper, a 3-month-old brindle pit bull that was thrown down a bank behind the Springfield Cemetery, and its owners,...
View ArticleTop 10 stories: No. 8 - Parole absconder Scott Binsack made headlines in 2012
SHAMOKIN - It's safe to say things didn't go as planned for Scott J. Binsack in 2012. First, his $13 million plan to revitalize Shamokin and Coal Township got mostly a cold shoulder from local folks,...
View ArticleHyno scores his 1st NFL TD
Sunday was another milestone in the young career of Henry Hynoski. The second-year New York Giants' fullback and Southern Columbia graduate scored his first NFL touchdown - and the Giants' last in a...
View ArticleTop 10 stories: No. 7 - Fighting between 3 commissioners was common topic in '12
SUNBURY - Ongoing bickering between Northumberland County Commissioners Vinny Clausi, Richard Shoch and Stephen Bridy over various issues escalated to new heights as the year progressed. Most of the...
View ArticleBarletta appeals to Obama for help in adoption situation
HAZLETON - U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta, R-11, called on President Barack Obama to help would-be adoptive parents whose hopes for a family were shattered when Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law...
View ArticleWNEP and Service Electric reach agreement
by justin strawser NORTHUMBERLAND - WNEP-TV announced late Saturday via its Facebook page that they came to an agreement on the terms with Service Electric Cablevision Inc. (SECV) and there will be no...
View ArticleMom gets probation
SUNBURY - A West Cameron Township woman was sentenced to probation Monday on several child endangerment charges filed in August for incidents in Shamokin.Tracy Tobias, 35, of Upper Road, Gottshalls,...
View ArticleMan sentenced for DUI crash, eligible for parole
SUNBURY - A man who pleaded no contest to drunk driving related to a violent crash in Trevorton last summer that hospitalized three was sentenced Monday and made eligible for immediate parole for time...
View ArticleTop 10 stories: No. 1 - Killer had cocaine in system at time of suicide on...
When Gregory Demage put a gun in his mouth and pulled the trigger on Feb. 24 - police, spectators and media watching his vehicle while it sat in the opposite direction of southbound Route 61 - he had...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Borough office closedKULPMONT - Borough offices will be closed today for the New Year holiday and will reopen at 8 a.m. Wednesday.
View ArticleAOAA authority is formed; controversy over park continues
Northumberland County's proposed Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (AOAA) took a number of key steps toward formality in 2012, but a shadow of controversy followed it throughout.The new year could be...
View ArticleTop 10 stories: No. 5 - Hyno starts year in Super Bowl, ends it with first...
Henry Hynoski made his debut in the National Football League in 2011.But he put his cleats all over 2012.It included a championship run, a burger and a stellar sophomore season capped by his first NFL...
View ArticleMarch hit-and-run case continues
The ramifications from a late-March hit-and-run crash in Mount Carmel will continue to unfold into the new year.Victor E. Swaboski III, 39, of 320 S. Beech St., Mount Carmel, was behind the wheel of a...
View ArticleName one of changes planned at Center City
SHAMOKIN - Along with a change of ownership for Center City Apartments will come a name change, too.Shamokin Housing Authority board President Raymond G. "Jerry" Splane said Monday a contest will be...
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