Sunbury News

Unofficial returns show that Diehl enjoyed a healthy margin of victory in the Republican primary while edging his nearest competitor on the Democratic ballot by only three votes.

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

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.

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

COG primarily serves the 11 Central Pennsylvania counties of Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Juniata, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder, and Union.

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

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

No one was injured in a two-vehicle crash at 11:50 p.m. Friday on North Front Street in Upper Augusta Township, just north of Sunbury.

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.