Northumberland County News

A defense attorney for a city man accused of attempted homicide is trying to taint the jury pool by alleging the victim is an illegal immigrant, a Northumberland County prosecutor said Wednesday.

Northumberland County's unemployment rate reached double digits in May - the first it's been that high in nearly 17 years.

After enticing two people outside the White House Cafe during an argument in 2006, Marc Smith pulled a gun and fired multiple shots as the victims tried to flee, one of the victims testified Tuesday.

Northumberland County's unemployment rate hit 10 percent in May, the highest it has been in nearly 17 years, a state Department of Labor and Industry analyst said Monday.

Delaware Township, Northumberland County- Dozens of volunteers are helping some neighbors in need in Northumberland County.

Two Northumberland County artists are mounting a show they've titled "Roadside Elegance" at Artspace Gallery, 221 Center St., Bloomsburg, from July 16 through Aug.

A late-night fire badly damaged a duplex in Northumberland County. Neighbors said it was actually a pet dog that alerted everyone to the fire.

One person was hurt when fire broke out in a double home in Kulpmont Wednesday night.

Mystery solved. Northumberland County Commissioner Vinny Clausi's election expense records, thought to be missing, were found Wednesday morning in the county's Board of Elections office.

A 25-year veteran of the state prison system will become the new warden of the Northumberland County Prison next month, following his appointment by the Northumberland County Prison Board on Tuesday.

A coroner in Franklin County says the death of a 4-year-old girl who fell from a third-floor window at a college dormitory was accidental.

Attorney General Tom Corbett announced that over the past week agents from the Child Predator Unit have made arrests in Northumberland, Berks and Montgomery counties involving men accused of using the Internet to sexually proposition what they believed were 13 or 14-year old girls.

Northumberland County officials are upset and seeking answers to why their application for $4.45 million in state funds to refurbish abandoned properties in Shamokin, Mount Carmel and Coal Township has been denied.

A retired northeastern Pennsylvania corrections officer charged with attempted homicide and other offenses didn't show up in court when jury selection was scheduled and is now a fugitive.

An assault suspect never showed up for the start of his trial in Northumberland County.

A passenger is still in critical condition after a crash Monday afternoon in Northumberland County.

It's often said there is no substitute for experience. Lucy Minghella should know.

Milton, Northumberland County- There are new developments in the case of a missing pastor from Lewisburg.

A northeastern Pennsylvania man is accused of attacking a Secret Service agent with brass knuckles and a chunk of asphalt.

The community pitched in Monday, June 8, to help Northumberland's middle and high school teachers move to their new facility in Claraville.