By 1775, postal riders were bringing Philadelphia newspapers to the Susquehanna River Valley with some regularity. In April 1775, the newspapers carried news about the fighting between British soldiers and Massachusetts militiamen at Lexington and Concord.
FREEBURG — Freeburg borough has received $750,000 in federal funding for upgrades to its municipal sewer system.
SUNBURY — Northumberland County District Attorney Mike O'Donnell is warning the public of a scam text message disguised as a court summons.
SELINSGROVE — A 58-year-old Selinsgrove man is charged with 10 counts of felony possession of material depicting sexual abuse of children.
WILLIAMSPORT — A Northumberland County man will spend 30 years in federal prison after being sentenced earlier this week on charges of production of child pornography.
SUNBURY — The Greater Susquehanna Valley YMCA is receiving a $1 million pledge from the 1994 Charles B. Degenstein Foundation to support renovations of the swimming pools at the Sunbury and Milton YMCA branches.
SUNBURY — Accused murderer Denarii Springs will head to Northumberland County Court on March 30 for a formal arraignment.
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s fire commissioner lobbied lawmakers this week to support a new funding initiative toward supporting the commonwealth’s waning volunteer service.
HARFORD BOROUGH, SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say eight dogs were killed in a fire in Harford. State police say crews responded to a fully consumed fire on Cobb Road around 12:30 p.m., Saturday. According to a release, there were no human injuries despite the canine deaths. The PSP fire marshal said [...]
BLAKESLEE, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Monroe County Coroner identified the victim of a Thursday shooting in Blakeslee. 45-year-old Joanne Beauvis of Lackawanna County was pronounced dead Thursday night in the Lehigh Valley Hospital Pocono Emergency Department Saturday, according to Monroe County Coroner Thomas Yanac. Yanac said the cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds. [...]
