Powerful gusts of wind entered the region Thursday morning, leading to thousands of power outages throughout PPL’s coverage area.

SHAMOKIN — Officials in Shamokin deemed a wooded area where North Orange Street meets Packer Street a health hazard during Monday’s city council meeting. According to city Councilman Scott Roughton, there are five or six people expected be charged.

LEWISBURG — Experts in preparedness worked to be even more prepared Wednesday.

SHAMOKIN — A downtown restaurant, The Ale House Bar & Grill, is stocked with supplies one might not expect to see there — magazines, SlimJims and toothbrushes.

SUNBURY — A senior judge ruled Wednesday that the commonwealth presented enough evidence at an omnibus pre-trial hearing Tuesday afternoon to establish a “prima facie” case against Joseph J. Leschinskie Jr., who is charged with misdemeanors of unlawful use of an audio or video device in cour…

SHAMOKIN — A former Coal Township woman likely will face a trial soon on charges she was instrumental in the destruction of her home by arson.

MOUNT CARMEL — Sam Scicchitano, Mount Carmel Borough manager and former chairman of the Mount Carmel Township Board of Supervisors, died Monday at the age of 57.

SUNBURY — The permit fee lawsuit between Northumberland County and Coal Township continues to move through the legal system after past negotiations to resolve the issue failed.

LEWISBURG — "Heartbreaking" is a word two residents of the Central Susquehanna Valley are using to describe their feelings about the devastation rocking Puerto Rico following a series of earthquakes which have struck the island in recent days.

MANDATA — The Line Mountain School Board voted unanimously to hire 2006 graduate Kaitlin Rosselli as the district’s new business manager during its monthly business meeting Tuesday night. Rosselli has been employed as business manager for the Millville School District since June 2018.

SHAMOKIN — Shamokin City Council approved four routes for Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area (AOAA) rides in 2020 and shot down a motion for rides to cross Market to Coal streets at Monday’s meeting at Mill Road Square.

SHAMOKIN — Attorney Vince Rovito was appointed the city's new solicitor during Monday night's council meeting. He will receive a retainer of $10,200. 

SUNBURY — Northumberland County President Judge Charles H. Saylor denied a request Monday to modify Christy Willis’ $200,000 cash bail relating to charges filed against her in connection with the severe beating of 3-year-old Arabella Parker that led to her death.

SUNBURY — A Snyder County man suffered head and body injuries in a tractor-trailer crash that closed a section of busy Route 147 for several hours Monday afternoon in Lower Augusta Township.

The average price for gasoline across the Susquehanna Valley is two cents cheaper this week at $2.792 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

COAL TOWNSHIP — A small debris fire near the base of a hill between Chemung and Tioga streets was quickly extinguished Sunday afternoon after an alert resident reported it.

SUNBURY — On a warm and windy overcast Saturday, which felt more like early spring than the middle of winter, a record crowd of several hundred visitors gathered inside the Whispering Oaks Vineyard to view the fourth annual Winter Bridal Expo sponsored by The News-Item in Shamokin and Standa…

CATAWISSA RR — Seniors at Southern Columbia Area High School gained first-hand experience in job interviews Friday, which were conducted by officials from multiple professions, including local business people and alumni.

WILLIAMSPORT — Dr. Raymond Kraynak’s trial on 19 charges related to the unlawful dispensing of opioids has been rescheduled for the ninth time.

SUNBURY — Northumberland County District Attorney Tony Matulewicz will not seek the death penalty against accused 19-year-old child murderer Jahrid J. Burgess if he’s convicted of criminal homicide.

SHAMOKIN — Act 47 coordinator Ryan Hottenstein stressed that if the City of Shamokin cannot replace approximately $800,000 in lost earned income tax (EIT) in 2023 it will be forced to make cuts or will “go under.”

MOUNT CARMEL — Mount Carmel Area alumnus and Kansas City Chiefs General Manager Brett Veach recently made a $20,000 donation to his former school district for the Red Tornado weight room, prompting the school board to name the facility “The Veach Weight Room” in his honor during Thursday’s meeting.