Montoursville News

Mount Carmel Mayor Phil "Bing" CImino has proclaimed Tuesday "Joe 'Jazz' Diminick Day" in the borough in honor of the late former Mount Carmel Area football coach's commitment to the Mount Carmel area as an educator and coach.

The father of a Montoursville TWA Flight 800 victim said he believes it's time to put to rest the controversy over what caused the jet to crash into the Atlantic Ocean 18 years ago shortly after takeoff from New York's JFK International Airport.

Gary Eisenhauer was not home when severe weather hit Montoursville, but when he got back to his house, he saw the damage left behind.

State Rep. Rick Mirabito, D-Lycoming, said he couldn't vote for the 2014-15 state budget because it hurts the quality of life in rural Pennsylvania.

In just over one year, the state Department of Transportation plans to open proposals from contractors to build one of the longest highway bridges in Pennsylvania - a massive span that will carry traffic from a ridgetop just south of Winfield across the Susquehanna River to an interchange snuggled just north of Ridge Road in Point Township.

Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane today announced the arrest of two Lycoming County men on unrelated charges as part of ongoing efforts to target the online sharing, downloading and distribution of child pornography.

A three-vehicle crash occurred at 1:55 p.m. June 21 while vehicles driven by Cody Augustine, 24, of Linden, Cheryl Mill, 51, of Montoursville and a 17-year-old Montoursville male, were traveling on Route 87 in Upper Fairfield Township.

Unknown actors broke into and vandalized a cabin in Cummings Township between May 1 and June 6, according to state police.

A central Pennsylvania man was accidentally shot and killed over the weekend by the guest of honor at a surprise birthday party.

Authorities say a man was shot in the head at a surprise birthday party in central Pennsylvania over the weekend.

According to Pa State Trooper Havens, a shooting occured Sunday morning around 2 A.M. at 424 Weldon St., Montoursville.

Himmel's Church will have Bible school from 6 to 8 p.m. June 16 to 20. The theme is "Wilderness Escape - Where God Guides and Provides."

He first faced criminal charges six years ago in Wayne County, when customers said he took thousands in down payments and failed to deliver a modular home.