LEWISBURG - Rape charges against a 77-year-old Sunbury attorney have been withdrawn because the alleged conduct occurred too long ago to prosecute. The state Attorney General's Office dropped the case...

Drivers are advised that a pipe replacement project is scheduled to begin soon on Route 642 in the village of Potts Grove, Northumberland County. On Tuesday, October 20, a Pennsylvania Department of...

MOUNT CARMEL - Several Mount Carmel residents reported hundreds of dollars in SNAP benefits stolen from their accounts Wednesday. The News Item is reporting... Police Chief Tom Hornung says the depart...

BERWICK - A 25-year-old Berwick man is dead following a shooting late Monday night. Police say Christopher James was found with a gunshot wound at 109 Walnut Street shortly after 11pm. Officers provid...

LEWISBURG - Seven local authors will meet readers during a special event in Lewisburg this Saturday. The Public Library for Union County will hold its free event from 2 to 4 p.m. in the library's Comm...

SELINSGROVE - The Snyder County Coalition 4 Kids will bring community leaders together in Selinsgrove for its annual fall conference next week. The free event, "From Basic Needs to Brighter Futur...

SUNBURY - Two longtime Sunbury fire companies have officially merged following a court hearing Tuesday. The Daily Item reports Northumberland County Judge Michael Toomey approved the merger of Americu...

MOUNT CARMEL - Mount Carmel Area School District says a student was found with a pocket knife while entering the High School Tuesday morning. District Superintendent Pete Cheddar says the knife was d...

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP - Two juveniles were injured Tuesday evening when a vehicle struck their horse-drawn buggy in Northumberland County. The News-Item reports the crash occurred around 5:30 on Schwabe...

The Daily Item reports a pair of animal breeders in Mifflinburg have pleaded no contest to 76 counts, following an investigation into animal neglect and illegally operating a kennel. The newspaper rep...