Feisty Clinton: US strengthening embassy security
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, at times emotional and fierce, insisted on Wednesday that the department is moving swiftly and aggressively to strengthen security at...
View ArticleStudent in threat case withdraws from OLOL
COAL TOWNSHIP - A 15-year-old student at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional High School charged by Coal Township police with terroristic threats and disorderly conduct involving an alleged threat made on...
View ArticleShamokin council OKs bills for demo
SHAMOKIN - The total bill for the demolition of a pair of partially collapsed commercial buildings on North Shamokin Street last year exceeds $100,000. City council voted Tuesday to approve invoices...
View ArticlePolice to probe Kaleta incident
SUNBURY - City police will investigate Dave Kaleta's actions at Tuesday's Northumberland County commissioners meeting, but no charges have been filed. Chief clerk Gary Steffen said Wednesday he spoke...
View ArticleTeens arrested for alleged bomb scare against special needs school
SUNBURY - Two male students were arrested by city police Thursday after making threats on Facebook against the treatment school they attend.Police charged Michael Lepley, 18, of Hummels Wharf, and a...
View ArticleDistrict Court: Thursday, January 24, 2013
SHAMOKIN - The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III. Defendants ordered to appear for plea court Feb. 25 in Northumberland County Court, Sunbury, can...
View ArticleMan hurt when car hits truck
WEST BUFFALO TOWNSHIP - A Mifflinburg man was flown to Geisinger Medical Center for treatment following a crash involving a garbage truck Wednesday morning.Lennie C. Boop, 38, of Mifflinburg, suffered...
View ArticleFairview charges dropped
SHAMOKIN - Gambling and liquor law violations filed against Fairview Gun Club in 2011 have been withdrawn by the Northumberland County District Attorney's Office after a preliminary hearing in the case...
View ArticleClausi: Both car sales legit
SUNBURY - Vinny Clausi said the two Northumberland County employees who bought cars that he once owned each "paid what the car was worth."Clausi, county commissioner chairman, was responding to Dave...
View ArticleAlleged burglars headed to court
FRACKVILLE - A man and woman living in a West Mahanoy Township storage shed who are accused of stealing more than $10,000 from an adjacent unit waived their right to preliminary hearings Wednesday...
View ArticleShamokin Area seeks armed officers
COAL TOWNSHIP - Applications are being accepted by Shamokin Area School District for the creation of an armed security staff. One week after the school board voted to purchase metal detectors for all...
View ArticleNKorea warns of nuke test, more rocket launches
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's top governing body warned Thursday that the regime will conduct its third nuclear test in defiance of U.N. punishment, and made clear that its long-range...
View ArticleFree tax preparation help available for people who are eligible for EITC
SHAMOKIN - People who work and earn less than $50,270 from wages, self-employment or farming may be eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit, or EITC, and free help preparing their tax return.Today...
View Article2nd place burns in 24 hours on Shamokin Street
SHAMOKIN - For the second time in less than 24 hours, fire crews responded to Shamokin Street to put out a blaze in an abandoned structure. A two-alarm blaze struck the former Hardshell Cafe at 422 N....
View ArticleRed Cross chapter is looking for volunteers
LEWISBURG - The SUN Area Chapter of the American Red Cross, serving Snyder, Union and Northumberland counties, will hold a volunteer recruitment event from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at 249 Farley Circle...
View ArticleFire hits block 3rd time in 5 months
SHAMOKIN - A fire struck a city block early Thursday morning for the third time in less than five months. The fire occurred around 4:15 a.m. at 725 N. Shamokin St., a vacant three-story brick...
View ArticleMilitary News: Charles J. Frederick
Air Force Airman Charles J. Frederick graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training...
View ArticleMount Carmel to save $20,000, tax collector to fight pay decrease
MOUNT CARMEL - A $20,000 reduction in the salary of the Mount Carmel tax collector could cause the current tax collector to not run for re-election this year. If that's the case, and no one is elected...
View ArticleMilitary News: Ronald M. Bishop Jr.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ronald M. Bishop Jr., a grandson of Freda Boblick, of Trevorton, was promoted to the rank of captain in the United States Navy during a Sept. 4, 2012, ceremony at the Pentagon.The...
View ArticleKnights of Columbus to host stroke, osteoporosis screening
SHAMOKIN - Residents living in and around the city can be screened to reduce their risk of having a stroke or bone fracture. The Knights of Columbus will host Life Line Screening on Jan. 30 at 400 E....
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