Preliminary hearing for Harold McMullen set for August 9
By Chanin Rotz-Mountz STAFF WRITER
A Fort Littleton man posted bail over the weekend after being arrested by Pennsylvania State Police for threatening a woman and holding a pistol to her head. More...
The Forbes Road School Board held a brief meeting last Monday evening and mostly dealt with personnel issues. The board accepted the resignation of Helen M. Lutz as a Title 1 aide effective immediately. More...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Attorneys in Philadelphia, citing a recent Supreme Court ruling, have filed petitions on behalf of five people who were juveniles when they were sentenced to life in prison in Pennsylvania. More...
The Forbes Road Fury girls modified softball team, in only their second year of existence, reached the summit of the Southern Huntingdon Girls Modified Softball League, claiming the championship Friday night with a 12-9 victory over number one seed More...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – The Pennsylvania State Police must release most of its records about work that its employees perform while they are off-duty, the state Office of Open Records has ruled. More...
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) – Northeastern Pennsylvania will be getting a new area code in the coming year. The state Public Utility Commission approved a plan Thursday for an overlay in the zone served by the 570 area code. More...
OLEY, Pa. (AP) – An eastern Pennsylvania township has repealed an ordinance banning anyone but law enforcement officers from carrying guns into the municipal building. The Oley Township supervisors voted to repeal the law Thursday night. More...
Four generations were together on July 4, 2010, at the Fort Loudon Community Center. Evelyn Kipe, great-grandmother, is holding great-grandson Micah Fagley. More...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – The Pennsylvania State Police must release most of its records about work that its employees perform while they are off-duty, the state Office of Open Records has ruled. More...
By Cindy Stauffer INTELLIGENCER JOURNAL/ LANCASTER NEW ERA
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) – Kathy Kelley tucked her pocketbook under the desk in her office on the second floor of the Coho Building in downtown Lancaster. More...
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) – The attorney for an eastern Pennsylvania man charged with killing his wife two years ago says he intends to use an insanity defense. More...
A group of military veterans made their way through Fulton County via bicycle over the weekend as part of the “From Sea To Shining Sea” inaugural ride organized by World T.E.A.M. Sports. More...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – A Pennsylvania state agency has released a report examining what it calls “disruptive behavior’’ by healthcare workers can pose a danger to patients. More...
Prescription drug abuse is not just on the rise – it has become a national crisis, according to a recently released White House study detailing a 400 percent increase in substance abuse treatment admissions for prescription pain relievers betw More...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Motorists on the Pennsylvania Turnpike soon will have a financial incentive to use E-ZPass, following approval of a new toll schedule that sets higher rates for people who pay with cash. More...
Second-to-sixth grade students can learn about aviation, follow a guided plane inspection, tour the Capital City Airport and much more by participating in National Aviation Day on Aug. 19, PennDOT Secretary Allen D. Biehler, P.E. said. More...
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) – Police in northeastern Pennsylvania want to know who broke into a mausoleum, smashed open a crypt and stole a human skull from a decades-old casket. More...
Four generations were together on July 4, 2010, at Fort Loudon Community Center. Richard Kipe, greatgrandfather, is holding great-grandson Micah Fagley. More...
IMPERIAL, Pa. (AP) – Officials in North Fayette have secured a lease with a Texasbased energy drilling company over Marcellus Shale drilling in the township. More...
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) – An attorney has been charged with assault after authorities say he repeatedly punched his opposing counsel during an argument in a northeastern Pennsylvania courthouse. More...
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