Northumberland County News

The mayors and police chiefs of Sunbury and Northumberland want to regionalize efforts of police departments across Northumberland County.

A Northumberland County jury acquitted a Sunbury man of attempted homicide, but convicted him of felony aggravated assault following a two-day trial.

A lieutenant at Northumberland County Prison in Sunbury, who was charged twice with driving under the influence of alcohol relating to incidents that occurred within a year of each other, pleaded guilty Monday morning to two counts of DUI and will be sentenced within 60 days.

A Mount Carmel man has pleaded no contest to charges he set fire to the former district office of Rep.

A Northumberland County Prison lieutenant is awaiting sentencing, and may lose his job, after pleading guilty to driving under the influence.

Trent Hills a ' The municipality's draft Economic Development Strategic Plan for 2010-2013 contains 29 short-, medium- and long-term initiatives in five key areas a ' retail/commercial, agriculture, tourism, manufacturing, and health and wellness.

Northumberland County's former drug and alcohol program director waived theft and conflict of interest charges to the Court of Common Pleas Monday.

Dr. Richard A. Sauers, local resident and nationally known Civil War historian, will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday at a meeting of the Northumberland County Historical Society to be held at the Hunter House, 1150 N. Front St.

With six months until the May 18 primary election, few people in Pennsylvania - and even fewer in the Valley - know who any of the five Democratic candidates for governor are.

If you've ever wondered what happens if winners aren't home when the Publishers Clearing House prize patrol shows up at their doors with balloons and a big check, ask Lee Shaffer.

Narcotics agents from the state Attorney General's Office Tuesday charged six suspects - one with alleged ties to the "Bloods" street gang - in connection with a drug ring responsible for importing and distributing heroin and crack cocaine into Northumberland, Union and Snyder counties.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has upheld a death penalty sentence entered against convicted child murderer Brent Michael Sherwood during a jury trial held in 2007, Northumberland County District Attorney Tony Rosini announced Tuesday.

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.

Police are releasing few details about the execution of a search warrant at a second-floor residence at South Second and Walnut streets Monday evening.

Larry Deklinski/Staff Photo Friends and family of fire victim Troy Kessler move bails of hay away from a smoldering barn on Boyle's Run Road in Lower Augusta Township on Saturday.

A 44-year-old Coal Township man charged with stealing approximately $5,000 from Fairview Fire/Ambulance Company pleaded no contest Monday morning to one count of theft by unlawful taking, a felony of the third degree.

City police have filed more charges against the man they allege helped lead a burglary ring that robbed homeowners of up to $200,000 worth of possessions.

The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care says that any information about the area's first H1N1 death could potentially identify the person.

A discrepancy on the county Web site led to Democratic challenger Edward Fegley being declared a winner over incumbent Robert Barrett in the Mount Carmel Borough Council election Tuesday night.

Republican incumbent Kathleen Wolfe Strausser, of Elysburg, convincingly defeated Democratic challenger Patricia Holdren for Northumberland County prothonotary in the only contested race on the county ticket during Tuesday's general election.