Sullivan County News

A Sullivan County dog breeder who fled after authorities discovered the bodies of dead puppies and other animals and live animals housed in feces-filled crates is now facing 106 counts of animal cruelty and dog law violations.

A severe thunderstorm warning has been posted for Sullivan County until 2:15 p.m. Forecasters are warning that if you are in the path of this storm, take shelter and stay away from windows.

FORKSVILLE Walter O'Hara, of Sweet Valley, reported to state police at Laporte, Sullivan County that prescription medication was missing from a mobile camper while it was parked inside the Sullivan County fairgrounds on Sunday.

A look through a portal of a rebuilt stone turret at the Marie Antoinette Overlook in Wyalusing Township near the end of the restoration project's masonry phase.

After the heavy flooding of the past five years, most people who live in the area know whether or not their home is located in a flood plain.

Rodney Morrison has been appointed director of admissions at Mount Saint Mary College.

On a recent Wednesday afternoon, Monroe resident Jim Haughey sat on the bleachers by the Otisville Little League fields, reading his paper and eating a sliced chicken sandwich on whole grain bread that he made himself.

Some emergency responders in Sullivan County have been running into problems lately because they do not have new maps with updated addresses.

Before people start drilling for gas in the Delaware River corridor, they must first seek approval from the Delaware River Basin Commission, the federal organization that helps regulate the 197-mile-long stretch of land and water.

Marvin Bailey and his grandson, Ben Richardson, are proof that history does repeat itself.

Some 100 firefighters are battling flames in the summer-like heat in two wooded areas of Luzerne County.

DUSHORE A Mehoopany man died Friday evening from injuries in a motorcycle crash in Sullivan County.

A longtime player in Sullivan County's casino quest is positioning itself to get back into the game, while a newcomer came to the county on Tuesday to tout its $1 billion casino project.

At his arraignment Thursday morning, Roland 'Jack' Auslander did not deny stuffing his mother's dead body into a freezer chest, but his lawyer said Auslander deserved a reasonable bail because the 69-year-old is dying of cancer, operates an animal shelter and won't run away.

The Pike County Commissioners handled a full docket at their last meeting on March 4. First, they discussed valuable information on the stimulus package on Senator Bob Casey's website, www.casey.senate.gov . ...

Nearly two dozen dogs taken from a kennel in Sullivan County are now in need of new places to call home.

Police say they found 21 dead dogs in a northeastern Pennsylvania home along with five surviving dogs that were malnourished and lacked proper care.

Police say they found 21 dead dogs in a northeastern Pennsylvania home along with a few surviving dogs that were malnourished and lacked proper care.

A case of suspected animal abuse is under way in Sullivan County. On Friday, state police and state dog wardens searched a home in Colley Township, near Dushore.

Federal health officials have opened a criminal investigation into the Georgia peanut-processing plant at the center of the national salmonella outbreak.