LEWISBURG - The local SBDC wants you to be thriving. The Bucknell University Small Business Development Center is holding a week of programs which will focus on the physical, financial, and mental wel...

NORTHUMBERLAND - Bridge work will resume today along Route 405 between Northumberland and Sunbury. Crews will replace streetlight poles, expansion dam material, and waterway navigation lights on the b...

EAST BUFFALO TOWNSHIP - A two-alarm fire damaged a home Sunday afternoon in East Buffalo Township, Union County. The fire was reported around 3pm near Stein Lane and Washington Avenue. Heavy smoke ...

SHAMOKIN - A 22-year-old man was shot in the leg early Sunday morning, marking Shamokin's third shooting since August 30th. Police Chief Ray Siko tells the News-Item officers responded to the 300 bloc...

Average gasoline prices in Pennsylvania have risen 1.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.47/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 5,269 stations in Pennsylvania. Prices in Pennsylva...

LEWISBURG - The League of Women Voters of the Lewisburg Area will host an election integrity forum Tuesday in Lewisburg. The non-partisan free program begins at 4pm at the Public Library for Union Cou...

DANVILLE - Veterans are being invited to get out on the water this fall through a free kayaking program at Montour Preserve. The Middle Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association says its Paddling Patriots p...

SUNBURY - The history of the federal penitentiary in Lewisburg will be the focus of today's Northumberland County Historical Society meeting. Darrell Byerly will present the program beginning at 2pm ...

WEST BEAVER TOWNSHIP, SNYDER COUNTY - A tragic two-vehicle crash Friday morning in Snyder County claimed the life of a 76-year-old Lewisburg woman. State police say Linda Farleman died after her miniv...

MOUNT CARMEL - A reported shooting in Mount Carmel Thursday night turned out to be a false report. Police were called to South Orange Street around 11pm. They say an unknown caller claimed a 16-year-...