Every year about this time I’ll overhear a few well-meaning souls grumble and groan about the price of a Pennsylvania fishing ...

We had mixed emotions the first day we returned to Washington Elementary School after Christmas vacation. It wasn’t like ...

With no seniors on its roster, Line Mountain is figuring some things out early in the girls basketball season.

In case you missed last Friday’s pre-holiday news dump, the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported that ...

Columbia University students who protested at nearby NYU were asked what they were protesting. One didn’t know while the ...

Dr. Genevieve Konopka, a daughter of attorney Frank Konopka and Margaret Konopka, of Shamokin, has been appointed chair of ...

As the new year begins, plenty is changes in the world of pro wrestling. This past Monday’s Raw marked the end of an era with ...

The coaches-select all-state football teams for Classes 2A, 4A and 6A were released on Friday, and eight Weekender area players were honored.

Mr. Splitt put a sweet letter in The News-Item, stating that, no matter who is president, this is a wonderful country. That ...

A lifelong Northumberland County resident and dedicated community member, Frank Sawicki, passed away at the age of 78 on ...

Shamokin Fire Chief Ken Pilkus’ decades-long career came to an informal but ceremonious end on Tuesday when he passed the ...

COAL TOWNSHIP — Township Patrolman Dave Sage has been a police officer for 47 years, part of that time as a criminal ...