Closing two state prisons has emerged as a way for Pennsylvania to save money and take a step closer to a balanced budget, as ...

A 49-year-old Coal Township man with a long criminal history will spend up to five years behind bars for a felony charge of ...

COAL TOWNSHIP — Northumberland County Judge Hugh A. Jones sentenced Michael A. Doyle, 34, of Coal Township, to two to five years in prison for disseminating and possessing child pornography.

The township in mid-2023 purchased the former state prison off Route 119 between Greensburg and Youngwood for $3.5 million with the intention of redeveloping the land.

MAHANOY TWP., Pa. — Pennsylvania State Police say a 42-year-old New York City woman was arrested after trying to smuggle drugs into a prison in Schuylkill County. According to police, Natasha ...

Dylan Lubrant, 22, of 1051 W. Pine St., Coal Township, ... Lubrant was arraigned before District Judge Gary Whiteman and remanded to the Lycoming County Prison in lieu of $15,000 bail. Police ...

SUNBURY — The Northumberland County Prison Board passed a motion Thursday to share responsibility with Coal Township police to investigate incidents at the county jail in Coal Township until a county ...

SUNBURY, Pa. — A man from Northumberland County has been sentenced to state prison for killing his mother. Christopher Depka, 41, of Coal Township, was sentenced to 20 to 40 years on Monday ...

STROUDSBURG, Pa. – A Northampton County woman has been sentenced to 34 to 88 years in prison stemming from her role in a 2019 shooting, Monroe County Assistant District Attorney Mike Mancuso ...

Sep. 15—COAL TOWNSHIP — A former inmate at the State Correctional Institution in Coal Township faces attempted homicide charges after state police say the 46-year-old man attempted to kill a ...