Sunbury News

North Western PA Optical Clinic is a privately funded program that provides income to eligible persons with eye glasses for a low of cost of $40. This includes lined bifocals.

Nearly 1,300 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania seniors will receive bachelor's degrees Saturday, May 18, during commencement ceremonies on the BU Academic Quadrangle.

The following hearings took place Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones.

The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III.

The city man whose alleged threats led police to shut down a part of Market Street and keep nearby restaurant patrons inside waived various charges to court Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III.

Pauline Ida Mengel, 92, of Millerstown, formerly of Richfield and Mifflintown, entered into rest on Monday, May 6, 2013, at SUN Home Hospice Care Center, Sunbury.

Last month's arrest of a Philadelphia man accused of selling heroin and Spice in the area has led police to file additional charges against the defendant and three Shamokin residents.

The tiny baby's odds of survival were slim. At four weeks, he was alone, his mom and siblings snuffed out by a car.

A man from Northumberland County admitted in court that he's responsible for his friend's death.

The firings come as county Commissioner Chairman Vinny Clausi renews his call for staff to "clean up their act" and continues to go public with allegations of staff misconduct.

First through sixth graders may register for summer history camps to be held at the Joseph Priestley House in Northumberland and the Hunter House in Sunbury.

A borough man charged Saturday with being drunk and disorderly at a fire at his home faces additional charges, including driving under the influence of alcohol, in connection with incidents that occurred two days earlier.

The elementary school winner is fourth-grade student Claudia Morris, a daughter of Lou and Gina Morris, of Mount Carmel.

State Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver, R-108, will host her annual meeting on the Shikellamy State Park Complex at 6 p.m. today at the Sunbury Social Club, 352 East Drive.

A handicap-accessible community garden proposed for Claude Kehler Community Park could be completed in September, according to the city clerk.

Police here have identified and charged a 59-year-old Shamokin man who allegedly assaulted his wife and threatened to kill her, police and himself during a standoff at his Market Street apartment building Tuesday night.

Jim Thorpe, Carbon County- The borough of Jim Thorpe is the resting place of the famous olympian himself, but that could change.

The Mid-Atlantic retailer has revamped stores and deployed a shopper-centric strategy, earning it the honor of Grocery Headquarters' 2013 Retailer of the Year.

The following hearings took place Tuesday before Magisterial District Judge John Gembic III.

The Brush Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce's Business and Education Committee will hold its annual Career Symposium Thursday at the Northumberland County Career and Technology Center .