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Montour County burn ban will continue...
DANVILLE — Montour County's burn ban will be upheld for two more weeks, county commissioners said Tuesday.
Daily Item Wed, Apr 9 [totalcount]
Cold case arrest after body found in garbage bags on I-80
(WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been charged with homicide for his alleged involvement in an 18-month cold case where a teen's body was found in garbage bags along Interstate 80 in central Pennsylvania. State police say they have charged 52-year-old Davere Andre McClain, of Williamsport, with the killing and dismembering of 19-year-old Kevin Cagle after his body was discovered in garbage bags...
PA homepage Tue, Apr 8 [totalcount]
Montour County couple pleads no contest in son's death
Richard and Kristine Kortes pleaded no contest on Monday to involuntary manslaughter charges.
WNEP Tue, Apr 8 [totalcount]
Future of Shick sewer muddy
Potential authority purchase, 67% rate increase raise questions, rage
SHICKSHINNY -- Residents served by the Shickshinny Sewer Authority have received notice their bills are about to...
Press Enterprise Tue, Apr 8 [totalcount]
Townhouses eyed on old site
Project to convert Jimmy Dean Nursing Home expected to cost $16.5M
BLOOMSBURG -- An abandoned nursing home built by a country music star 40 years ago may soon be demolished to make way...
Press Enterprise Tue, Apr 8 [totalcount]
Danville parents plead no contest in death of their son
Duo neither admitted nor denied being ‘grossly negligent’ in causing autistic man’s suffocation
DANVILLE -- A Danville couple facing trial this week in the suffocation death of their severely autistic adult son...
Press Enterprise Tue, Apr 8 [totalcount]
Cops: Woman lied about being driver in crash
Benton man allegedly behind wheel charged with leaving the accident
SCOTT TWP. -- A Benton woman falsely claimed she was the driver who caused a two-vehicle crash on Central Road at Fifth...
Press Enterprise Tue, Apr 8 [totalcount]
Child's heartwarming TikTok soars author to bestseller
BERWICK, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — There are not many preschoolers who become a viral TikTok sensation, but we have one right in our own backyard. Her pure act of kindness is getting noticed near and far and has had a major impact on an author from Duryea. Four-year-old Ella Dinelli likes books and likes to help people, so it only makes sense that a bookstore is where the Berwick girl...
PA homepage Mon, Apr 7 [totalcount]
Montour County sheriff to ask salary...
DANVILLE — At a Montour County Salary Board meeting Tuesday, Sheriff William McKenna will present a proposal to transition his staff from a 30-hour to a 40-hour work week.
Daily Item Mon, Apr 7 [totalcount]
YMCA receives grant for child care renovations and expansion project
Newswatch 16's Mackenzie Aucker stopped by the Bloomsburg YMCA to check out the project.
WNEP Mon, Apr 7 [totalcount]