Montour County News

Since the county's unemployment rate dropped to 5.1 percent in December, it has slowly crept back up, reaching 5.5 percent in April, according to the latest statistics released by Pennsylvania's Department of Labor and Industry.

Two weeks after removing Rick Shoch as chairman of the Northumberland County Board of Commissioners, Vinny Clausi and Stephen Bridy are seeking to have Shoch resign his position as Point Township solicitor because they believe it constitutes a conflict of interest.

PA Bargain Mom in with some ideas how to save at the water park. National Children's Mental Health Awareness day.

Scranton, Lackawanna County- Former State Senator Bob Mellow formally pleaded guilty to conspiracy and filing a false tax return.

PA Live has a lot planned for you this afternoon. Bargain Mon, E-Mail Wednesday, Community Events and Fish Tacos.... The Mayor of Washingtonville in Montour County needs a photo id to vote by November.

Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County- Wilkes-Barre police arrested Anthony Gutierrez last night in connection with the robbery at the Wilkes-Barre Slovak Club.

There were 42,800 county residents employed in March, up from 42,400 reported the month before, according to seasonally adjusted data released Tuesday by the Department of Labor and Industry.

Huntingdon County saw the biggest improvement with its jobless rate dropping from 9.1 percent in February to 8.6 percent in March.

Centre County's economic picture appears to be brightening along with the rest of the state and the country as a whole.