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14 hrs ago | The News Item

Woman accused of stabbing boyfriend is in county prison

A borough woman, who allegedly stabbed her live-in boyfriend in the shoulder and back, is behind bars after being arraigned on multiple charges, including two felony counts of aggravated assault.

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Related Topix: Sunbury, PA

Thu May 23, 2013

The News Item

District Court, Gembic: Thursday, May 23, 2013

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

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Related Topix: Sunbury, PA, Shamokin, PA, Medicine, OxyContin, Roxicodone, Oxycodone (generic), Coal Township, PA

The News Item

Commissioners consider LERTA

Northumberland County commissioners agreed Tuesday to research a recommendation to help revitalize deteriorated properties by developing a Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance program that would grant a tax incentive to improve properties within an area designated for revitalization.

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Related Topix: Northumberland County, England, Sunbury, PA

WNEP-TV Moosic

Two Houses Gutted, Neighbors Concerned

Fire investigators were busy in Northumberland County Thursday after a fire ripped through two houses in Coal Township before dawn.

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Related Topix: Coal Township, PA

The News Item

District Court, Jones: Thursday, May 23, 2013

The following hearings took place May 15 before Magisterial District Judge Hugh Jones.

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Related Topix: Sunbury, PA, Mount Carmel, PA, Drugs, Kulpmont, PA

NorthcentralPa.com

May 23, 2013

Traffic was backed up on Route 147 east-bound near the Interstate 80 interchange this morning.

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Related Topix: Centre County, PA, Weather, Clinton County, PA, Coal Township, PA

The News Item

New lineup for parade

A revised lineup has been released for Friday's Anthracite Heritage Festival Parade, set to kick off the eighth annual Anthracite Heritage Festival of the Arts this weekend.

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Related Topix: Shamokin, PA, Coal Township, PA

Wed May 22, 2013

The News Item

Political newcomer Novakoski wins Kulpmont mayor nomination

A political newcomer secured his spot on November's ballot as the Democratic nominee for mayor, and, barring a Republican write-in winner, is likely the borough's next mayor.

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Related Topix: Kulpmont, PA, US News, Northumberland County, England

The News Item

Election results: Turnout at 19% in Northumberland County

The low voter turnout was expected in an election with mostly municipal races, noted Alisha Herb, director of the board of elections office.

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Related Topix: Northumberland County, England, Sunbury, PA, Shamokin, PA, Milton, PA

The News Item

Primary sets up contested races for coroner, controller in Northumberland County

In addition to the Northumberland County prothonotary's race, two other county row offices will be contested in the November general election.

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Related Topix: Northumberland County, England, US News

The News Item

Dunkelberger wins GOP nomination for Northumberland County prothonotary

Point Township supervisor Justin Dunkelberger earned the Republican nomination for prothonotary in Northumberland County's only contested primary race Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Northumberland County, England, Sunbury, PA, Mount Carmel, PA

WNEP-TV Moosic

Gas Leak Prompts Evacuations

Authorities in Northumberland County tell Newswatch 16 people are being allowed back into their homes along Carr Avenue in Milton after an apparent natural gas leak Wednesday morning.

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Related Topix: Northumberland County, England, Milton, PA

Tue May 21, 2013

WNEP-TV Moosic

School Head Details Disaster Plan

At least seven children died in the tornado in Oklahoma and even more are unaccounted for after two elementary schools were destroyed.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Weather, Northumberland County, England, Turbotville, PA

Mon May 20, 2013

The News Item

What's on tap locally for Tuesday's primary election

Voters, participating this year in an election that is strictly "local," will head to their neighborhood polls Tuesday to nominate candidates for Northumberland County row, municipal and school board offices.

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Related Topix: US News, Coal Township, PA, Mount Carmel, PA, Shamokin, PA, Kulpmont, PA

Fri May 17, 2013

The News Item

Candidates for Kulpmont mayor, council are Democrats, but affiliation ...

When Republican voters in Kulpmont head to the polls for Tuesday's primary election, they'll have to do some extra typing on the touch-screen voting machine if they want to cast a vote for a candidate.

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Related Topix: Kulpmont, PA

PAHomepage.com

A Fifth Fire Ruled Suspicious

Atlas, Northumberland County- Several suspicious fires have plagued a Northumberland County neighborhood.

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Related Topix: Willow Street, PA

Wed May 15, 2013

WNEP-TV Moosic

Fairways Turned Into Farmland

It is a sad week for a family that ran a golf course for four decades in Northumberland County.

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Related Topix: Northumberland County, England, Danville, PA, Northumberland, PA

Tue May 14, 2013

The News Item

Harrisburg man pleads guilty to delivering crack

A 37-year-old Harrisburg man pleaded guilty Monday afternoon to four counts of delivering crack cocaine in Shamokin and Coal Township and will be sentenced in the near future.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Harrisburg, PA, Shamokin, PA, Coal Township, PA

Mon May 13, 2013

Chronicle Live

Newcastle United WFC player hopes to win Miss England trophy

She's the right-back with the striking good looks, and now Toon women's footballer Stephanie Loraine is bidding to the bag the Miss England trophy.

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Related Topix: Northumberland, PA

Sun May 12, 2013

The News Item

Coal firm wins suit over Natalie Mountain property

By Mark Gilger AND ANDY HEINTZELMAN Confident the mineral rights matter is settled, Molesevich says he's already doing preliminary test mining on the 419-acre property in hopes of full-out strip mining sometime soon.

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Related Topix: Mount Carmel, PA