Bangor News

A series of arguments inside a smoky Nazareth hotel bar one night last month led Mark Robert Williams to follow and later strangle Patrick O'Brien , police say, ending a long-standing feud between two local men who shared many friends but never got along.

Stockertown) Stay on Rt. 33 to Stockertown Exit. Make a right off of the ramp, go to the first stop sign, turn right onto Main Street.

Residence: Bangor/ Philadelphia Members: Josh Somogyi , Mike Pirlis , Paul Nance Web site: myspace.com/jadedson Influences: "Growing up I was listening to a lot of '90s rock, a lot of Our Lady Peace and Bush," Somogyi says.

Two people face drug charges as part of a drug trafficking investigation conducted by the state attorney general's office.

The Slate Belt Corvette Club held its annual car and truck show June 14 on the grounds of the Blue Valley Farm Show.

A Monroe County man faces 18 months in Northampton County Prison for shooting at a man in April outside a Bangor bar.

The Rising Tide Community Loan Fund, which lends money to small businesses in economically challenged areas, has issued $80,900 in loans to four local recipients.

Daniel Lawrence Hallett, 22, of Bangor, Pa., was charged Monday with possession of a handgun, metal kmuckles, having an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle, and obstructed view after police spotted his vehicle enter the Exxon gas station on Route 206 with a broken brake light, polcie said.

Mark Fiorentino hardly fits the rock star persona. No long hair hanging down to his sides, no piercings in his nose, no tattoos on his arms and no leather pants with holes at the knees.

Bangor Area High School members of the Class of 2009 stand during their graduation.

Anthony Zucchero 14, from Easton, a student from the Paul Green School of Rock Music sings "Goodbye Cruel World" during practice for Pink Floyd The Wall for their first performance.

The Northampton County coroner on Tuesday identified a 25-year-old Pike County man as the passenger who was thrown and killed in a Monday crash on Route 33 in Bushkill Township.

COUNTING PILES NO ONE KNOWS FOR SURE how much slate waste exists in the Slate Belt.

After more than two days of deliberations, a Warren County jury on Friday found Thor Frey guilty of all charges against him in the Aug.

Connor Rigione, 2, was all smiles after he cast the winning lot for his father, John Rigione, the Democratic candidate for Bangor mayor.

Police stopped a white 1999 GMC Pickup with three occupants on Fairview Avenue on Monday at 10:15 p.m. The driver, Duane McDowell, 41, of Easton, Pa., was transported to police headquarters, where he was charged with possession of under 50 grams of marijuana and released.

While many bluegrass traditionalists still worship at the altar of Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs and even Ricky Skaggs - and rightfully so - there's a new type of 'grass taking root.

People who do great things are an inspiration for everyone. Well-written children's nonfiction books supply the mind with knowledge, ideas and perhaps, ultimately, the very catalyst that propels an individual to seek out their own strengths and gifts.

Seven years ago, an 8-year-old boy sneaked into the Slate Dally Quarry with his friends at night to hang out and swim.

Dawn Lynn Hogan's 17-year-old son Danny wouldn't listen, so the Bangor woman took drastic measures Monday night to get her point across, according to police.