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Two Geisinger doctors are on trial in Montour County for allegedly failing to do enough to prevent a Shamokin woman's death following surgery to remove a cancerous breast.

Although the Susquehanna River Valley has no Thanksgiving story equal to the pilgrims' landing at Plymouth Rock, area residents should be grateful for the successful relationship between Shikellamy, who attended to the affairs and interests of the Six Nations of Iroquois, and Conrad Weiser, negotiator and interpreter for the Provincial Council of ...

The "Octoberfest" luncheon held on Oct. 28 at Masser's Banquet Hall brought to a close the Coal Crackers Club final event for 2009.

A Point Township man attacked a police officer and caused $912 in damage at the police station when he went berserk while awaiting his arraignment on a domestic assault charge, authorities said.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] share this MIKE STAUGAITIS/Staff Photo The occupational child-care class at the Northumberland Career and Technology Center once again conducted a Halloween parade for pre-school children on Thursday.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] share this Larry Deklinski/Staff Photo This week's "sore spot" is a home in ill repair at 809 Sixth St., Shamokin.

The two candidates for mayor of Shamokin couldn't be more different. One is a U.S. Navy retiree who spends much of his time at city hall and "pounding the streets." The other is an experienced public official who spends her hours pouring over city financial documents, searching for solutions to the city's financial woes.

Two political newcomers, Democrat and former Shamokin Fire Bureau Chief William D. Milbrand and Republican Barry W. Weikel vie for a two-year term to council.

Mary Ann Swartz, who offered plenty of good advice with her former column, "Making Cents," passes along this flu-prevention advice.

Larry Deklinski/Staff Photo Burned out vehicles and tools are seen inside the remains of Keefer's Garage on Bear Valley Avenue in Shamokin after fire ripped through the structure on Friday.

By Tricia Pursell SHAMOKIN - Muddy, quick-moving water began to fill the cab of her Toyota pickup truck after a Shamokin woman plunged into 5-foot-deep Benny's Run Creek Saturday afternoon.

Northumberland County Tax Claim Bureau, William Tanney and Cheryl Tanney to Joseph L. Pearson, property in Mount Carmel, $2,800. Northumberland County Tax Claim Bureau, Robert M. Hutko and Richard Walter Kramer to Joseph G. Menghin, property in Mount Carmel, $2,200. Northumberland County Tax Claim Bureau, Berniece M. Lucas and Bonnie L. Lucas to ...

A Shamokin woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges she illegally obtained more than $17,000 from the Pennsylvania Department of Aging Waiver Program.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] share this SUBMITTED PHOTO Area hunters were recently invited to the Shamokin Area Community Hospital's hunters' health screening sponsored by the hospital's Cardiac Rehabilitation Center.

Many Valley adults say they are not afraid of the swine flu and believe the attention it receives only raises fears, yet some are concerned about the health risks posed to their young children.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] share this Friday night football scores: Shamokin Area 39, Warrior Run 20; Our Lady of Lourdes 20, East Juniata 13; Southern Columbia Area 35, Central Columbia 0; North Schuylkill 40, Mahanoy Area 0; Line Mountain 39, Halifax 6 Retired priest dies in head-on Rt.

A Shamokin man has been accused of mining coal without a license or permit by the state Department of Environmental Protection .

About 250 people packed a Valley library Tuesday for what is believed to be the first widespread dissemination of the swine flu vaccine.

Richard C. Curran, a former law enforcement officer convicted of first-degree murder in 2008 in the 2005 shooting death of his 31-year-old ex-wife, Tina S. Curran, was back in Northumberland County Court on Wednesday afternoon seeking to fire his attorney in the appeal process so he could represent himself.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] MIKE STAUGAITIS/Staff Photos Daniella Edmondson, LPN, draws the H1N1 vaccine into a syringe at Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library Tuesday afternoon.