Sunbury man accused of rape
SUNBURY - A Sunbury man is in Northumberland County Prison after being accused of raping a then 13-year-old girl while babysitting her and her then 12-year-old friend in June 2012 at a Walnut Street...
View ArticleBloom dean's list
BLOOMSBURG - Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania has announced its list of students named to the dean's list for the fall semester.To qualify, a student must earn a quality-point average of 3.5 or...
View ArticleAlleged rapist receives credit for time served
SUNBURY - A Sunbury man accused of raping his ex-girlfriend won't have to spend any more time in Northumberland County Prison.Benjamin Scott Scheller, released on $1 bail in December after nine months...
View ArticleElderly cousins killed in Mount Carmel Township crash
STRONG - Two elderly cousins being driven by a relative to an area hospital for a routine health checkup Monday afternoon were killed in a violent head-on collision along the way. Charles D. Carl, 92,...
View ArticleCity woman gets six to 24 months for assaulting officer, other charges
SUNBURY - A 21-year-old Shamokin woman charged in connection with the assault of a probation officer and an escape, drug offenses and driving under the influence of alcohol was sentenced Monday morning...
View Article3 nabbed for drugs, car theft
PAXINOS - A car reported stolen in Lehigh County was spotted at the Glosser Motor Inn here overnight Monday, and police soon after had three people in custody and had confiscated 71 bags of suspected...
View ArticleNoteworthy: Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013
Mass of healing plannedMOUNT CARMEL - In recognition of World Day of the Sick Monday, Feb. 11, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, the Rev. John A. Szada Jr., pastor of Divine Redeemer Church, will...
View ArticleBusiness owners are not happy about dark street
SHAMOKIN - While the world was captivated by the New Orleans Superdome lights being out for 34 minutes during Super Bowl XLVII, business owners along part of Independence Street, are not that thrilled...
View ArticleConference set in Reinhart race suit
HARRISBURG - A teleconference is scheduled Friday to determine deadlines in the federal lawsuit between Reinhart FoodService and a former employee who claims he was fired from the company's Coal...
View ArticleMan gets probation for pushing woman, taking infant daughter
SUNBURY - A 24-year-old Ranshaw man charged with pushing a 79-year-old woman to the ground in an attempt to grab his infant daughter was sentenced Monday morning to two years consecutive probation and...
View ArticleGuard back at work
SUNBURY - A correctional officer/maintenance man at Northumberland County Prison who was fired for allegedly stealing copper pipes from the jail before being acquitted of all charges returned to work...
View ArticleSchools' budgets by the numbers
School 2013-14 2012-13 Special Education Accountability TotalLine Mountain $5,994,643 $5,909,969 $719,716 $78.245 $6,792,604Southern Columbia $4,368,578 $4,289,282 $758,477 $68,555 $5,195,610Shamokin...
View ArticlePhiladelphia sues Yuengling for $6.6 million in back taxes
America's Oldest Brewery is in debt to the City of Brotherly Love for $6.6 million in back taxes, according to a civil complaint filed in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas on Jan. 30.The...
View ArticleCorbett says 'no' to Medicaid expansion
In his budget message Tuesday, Gov. Tom Corbett said he rejected the expansion of the Medicaid program under the federal Affordable Care Act. Detractors criticized the move, saying it denies the...
View ArticleWhat's Next?
Feb. 19 through March 6 - Senate Appropriations Committee hearings Feb. 19 through March 7 - House Appropriations Committee hearingsMay - House and Senate unveil budget bills reflecting own...
View ArticleProthonotary not seeking re-election
SUNBURY - Kathleen Wolfe-Strausser, Northumberland County prothonotary and clerk of courts, announced Wednesday she will not seek re-election this year.In a prepared statement announcing her plans to...
View Article'Know thyself' Shamokin native, 78, says perseverance helped him climb...
SHAMOKIN - Tom Glennon has come a long way since working on the floor of the Shroyer Dress Factory. He climbed to the top of the textile industry's corporate ladder from the very bottom rung, and was...
View ArticleCoal Twp. man faces felony for allegedly grabbing officer's coat
COAL TOWNSHIP - A 47-year-old Coal Township man who allegedly grabbed the jacket of a police officer in a threatening manner after being involved in a fight with an Allentown resident outside his home...
View ArticleCoroner: Milton woman, son died of natural causes
MILTON - An investigation into the deaths of a mother and son that occurred two weeks apart has shown both individuals died of natural causes.Northumberland County Coroner James Kelley reported...
View ArticleAutopsies released for elderly cousins who died in car accident Monday
By News-Item StaffMOUNT CARMEL TOWNSHIP - Northumberland County Coroner James F. Kelley released the autopsy reports Wednesday of the two elderly cousins who were killed in a head-on collision Monday...
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