News from Danville

Saturday, December 11, 2021

DANVILLE — Danville police are warning residents to be careful following a violent sexual assault in downtown Danville on Monday evening. Authorities say it took place near the intersection of...


Friday, December 10, 2021

DANVILLE — Danville Area School District postponed a middle school band concert Thursday because several student musicians were quarantining, according to the school superintendent.

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Friday, December 10, 2021

DANVILLE — The Danville Police department is urging borough residents to be extra cautious after the report of a violent sexual assault Monday evening.

On its official Facebook page,...


 | By GERI GIBBONS
Friday, December 10, 2021

DANVILLE — A patient died after Geisinger doctors failed to properly treat a sore on his toe that spread infection to the rest of his body, a lawsuit filed in Montour County alleges.

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 | By Leon Bogdan
Thursday, December 9, 2021

DANVILLE — A Missouri man on trial for murder told a jury Wednesday a handgun he was holding suddenly went off while he and the victim struggled at the Super 8 motel.

The shot sent both...


 | By GERI GIBBONS
Thursday, December 9, 2021

DANVILLE — On Wednesday, Geisinger doctor Essie Marie Reed described overwhelmed emergency rooms where patients routinely wait more than 10 hours to be seen. And doctors take turns crying in...


 | By GERI GIBBONS
Wednesday, December 8, 2021

DANVILLE — Montour County residents won’t see a general tax increase if a $9.5 million tentative budget for 2022 is approved by commissioners, holding taxes steady at 4 mills.

But a...


 | By Leon Bogdan
Wednesday, December 8, 2021

DANVILLE — A Missouri man accused of shooting a motel worker to death in a room at Super 8 in Valley Township near Interstate 80 is claiming self-defense, his defense attorney said at the...


 | By GERI GIBBONS
Wednesday, December 8, 2021

DANVILLE — Danville Area School Board’s reorganization meeting Monday had newly elected members and veteran board members sniping at each other, with members barely able to choose a new...


 | By GERI GIBBONS
Saturday, December 4, 2021

DANVILLE — A 10-unit townhouse development near Franklin and Alton streets is a step closer to construction. The borough planning commission reviewed project sketches this week.

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