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No one was injured in a one-vehicle crash at 6:45 a.m. Saturday on State Highway 3004, near Route 225, in Little Mahanoy Township.
Trevorton firefighter recalls effort to save sisters
The first small group of firefighters who arrived at 249 W. Shamokin St. on Dec.
Survivor of Trevorton fire dies Wednesday night
Pat Miller, the 77-year-old Trevorton woman who survived last week's deadly fire in Trevorton, passed away Wednesday evening at the Lehigh Valley Burn Center, according to her sister-in-law, Alvena Miller.
Sister of Trevorton fire victim also dies of injuries
Pat Miller, the 77-year-old Trevorton woman who survived last week's deadly fire in Trevorton, passed away Wednesday evening at the Lehigh Valley Burn Center, according to her sister-in-law, Alvena Miller.
Second Trevorton fire victim dies in burn center
The Trevorton woman who tried to rescue her sister two times from their burning home in Trevorton died Wednesday evening in the Lehigh Valley Hospital Burn Unit, Allentown.
Manna for the Many representative pays a visit to Kiwanis Club
The Kiwanis Club recently hosted the Rev. Betty Ford, president of Manna for the Many, a charity organization that provides non-perishable food and other goods to needy families in the area.
Loss set at $110,000 in fatal house fire
A Friday evening fire that killed one sister and critically injured another started in the kitchen, likely near the refrigerator, a fire marshal said Monday.
Trevorton fire: Body of victim found in kitchen
The body of the elderly disabled woman who was trapped in Friday's fire on Shamokin Street has been found, and the sister who tried to rescue her was in critical condition.
One woman dies in Trevorton fire
UPDATE: One sister was killed and another burned in a fire in Trevorton Friday afternoon.
Fire strikes home along Route 225 in Trevorton; 2 reported trapped
Firefighters are battling a house fire along Shamokin Street that broke out just after 3 p.m. The large, three-story home, at the corner of Shamokin and Third streets, was engulfed in flames and smoke as of about 3:30 p.m. The property is located two doors west of the Bait, Barrels and Bows sporting goods store at 229 W. Shamokin St.
60 cows perish in barn fire Scene of Rush Township fire
Harry Deitz/For The News-Item Dean Woodruff, a worker at Wesley J. Keener's farm in Rush Township, calms a calf while a barn fire rages on Friday morning.
One woman reported dead in Trevorton fire; sister critical in Lehigh Valley Burn Center
Fire claimed the life an elderly woman here Friday and her sister was taken to Lehigh Valley Medical Center for treatment of burns, officials said.
Fire crews are still battling flames at a home in Northumberland County. The Trevorton fire chief said the call came in about 3 p.m. saying there were people inside the home on West Shamokin Street.
Noteworthy Noteworthy 12/11/09
A free lunch will be provided by Angel Table of First United Methodist Church from 11 a.m. to noon Saturday at the church.
Slick road causes trouble at "S" curve
The first significant snowfall of winter made roads slick and contributed to two accidents along Route 125 near an area known as the "S" curve Saturday.
Shoppers flock to Boscova s for holiday specials
"No company coming!" "Wear the kids out so they can have a nap before dinner." "My mom's cooking." "Find some good deals" "Support Boscov's ..." Whatever the reason, more than 400 hundred people found one for lining up outside Boscov's department store in the Susquehanna Mall very early on a holiday morning.
Snyder was charged following a traffic stop by Shamokin City Police Patrolman Jarrod Scandle on Sept.
Turkey sales down up to 20 percent
Weak nationwide demand for turkeys is greatly affecting large poultry producers in the Valley, who say they are seeing more than a 20 percent decrease in sales.
Motorcyclist injured in a two-vehicle accident near Trevorton
A Coal Township man was injured in a fiery motorcycle accident Sunday night south of Trevorton, according to the state police at Stonington.