Allport News Archives

BARRE City police reported the following incidents: Alton Mark Lane, 31, of Miller Street, Wilkes-Barre, was charged Monday with threatening to kill his wife and his wife's family. via Times Leader

“Most people will be interested in the detour and how it will affect them”

Residents will get a look at plans for preserving a Middlecreek Township bridge at a public meeting next month, PennDOT officials said. via The Tribune-Democrat

“I think John McCain is a shoe-in on the Republican side, and Pennsylvania has a good shot at being the state to decide the Democratic nominee”

Sniffin' and bawlin' at barbershop TOM LAVIS BY TOM LAVIS TLAVIS@TRIBDEM.COM I walked into Big Mike's Barbershop just as the conversation was heating up. via The Tribune-Democrat

“We are going to try to cut through some of that red tape, make their lives a little easier”

Looking to assist small-town soldiers and their families who can feel lost in the shuffle, Iraq war veteran Dean Nist is setting up shop permanently in the heart of the borough. via The Tribune-Democrat

The Pennsylvania State Police bomb squad was called to Steelton Wednesday after a suspicious package was found outside the post office. via WHP-TV Harrisburg

“Dan Dropkin on the guitar playing Blues, Ragtime,&all that Jazz...”

Whether you're feeling low-key or high-maintenance or anything in between, Carlisle has something for you this Valentine's day. via The Dickinsonian

“Through the investigation, we were able to establish (the suspect's) identity”

A Johnstown man is in custody after police said he robbed a downtown bank just before noon Wednesday. via The Tribune-Democrat

“Residents there are in an uproar”

An Amish schoolhouse in Barr Township has unpermitted outhouses that are illegally emptied onto farm fields, sewage enforcement officials say. via The Tribune-Democrat

“It has been pretty rough, but we haven't had a lot of accidents”

By Tuesday afternoon, snow had been falling in some spots in Somerset and Cambria counties for more than 12 hours. via The Tribune-Democrat

“Open houses provide a means for the agency to reach out and interact with hunters and other Pennsylvanians whose lives are influenced by deer”

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is will six open houses across the state in the coming weeks to discuss the state's deer management program and meet with residents. via The Tribune-Democrat