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SUNBURY — A Coal Township woman will again face trial on Dec. 18 after the 22-year-old was charged in an October 2023 fatal crash in Ralpho Township.

FISHING CREEK TOWNSHIP — A former Northumberland County public defender and assistant district attorney is facing DUI charges after state troopers in Columbia County alleged he had amphetamine, marijuana, oxycodone and alprazolam in his system in July.

LEWISBURG — A former New Columbia woman accused of intentionally starving a young girl placed in her care and forcing her to sleep on a hardwood floor with minimal clothing is asking to be released from probation nearly 14 months early.

Editor’s note: The Daily Item has been publishing only the first names of the people benefitting from the Here. For Good. program, however, the family gave permission for their name to used in the story.

MOUNT CARMEL TOWNSHIP — Northumberland County Coroner Jim Kelley is requesting assistance from the public in locating any living blood relatives of 77-year-old Samuel Donkoh, with a last known address being in Alexandria, Virginia.

DANVILLE — The Danville Child Development Center is looking to sell its more than 9-acre property on Bloom Road.

LEWISBURG — Motorists and pedestrians are advised of changes to the pedestrian crossing signals on Fairground Road in East Buffalo Township.The automatic sensors have been deactivated on the Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon (RRFB) system and removed, due to ongoing concerns with the sensors malfunctioning.

Counties battle uncertainty over funding rules while advocates and families push for an increased say in opioid settlement spending decisions.

HARRISBURG — Party-line votes cast by members of a Republican majority committee in the Pennsylvania Senate authorized a trio of subpoenas seeking information about the use of taxpayer funds for security upgrades at the personal home of Gov. Josh Shapiro as well as travel expenses by the governor’s office.

MIFFLINBURG — The preliminary hearing for a Union County man accused of intentionally setting fire to his cabin was rescheduled to February.