News from Danville

Thursday, October 10, 2019

DANVILLE — A man stabbed at the Hilltop bar in Valley Township two years ago says he doesn’t remember much of what happened before he was knifed.

Kyle Pekera, 38, said he remembered...


 | By Leon Bogdan
Wednesday, October 9, 2019

DANVILLE — Downtown Danville’s celebration of the Christmas holidays will be expanded this season with Montour County kicking in $10,000.

The commissioners Tuesday agreed to use that...


 | By Michael Lester
Tuesday, October 8, 2019

DANVILLE — A common, usually harmless strain of bacteria is the suspected cause in the deaths of three premature newborns who were being cared for in Geisinger Medical Center’s Neonatal...


 | By Leon Bogdan
Tuesday, October 8, 2019

DANVILLE — A woman who fleeced an elderly farmer of his life savings could spend as many as 10 years in state prison, sentenced there by a judge who called her crime “highly despicable.”

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Tuesday, October 8, 2019

DANVILLE — A woman who stole car keys and titles from her ex-husband’s auto sales business and demanded cash for their return was sentenced to probation with a chance to clear her name in...


 | By Leon Bogdan
Tuesday, October 8, 2019

DANVILLE — A Danville man admitted to stabbing a man in the back during a heated argument last summer

But Mark Gordy, 33, said he was mentally ill during the knife assault.

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 | By Julye Wemple
Friday, October 4, 2019

DANVILLE — A Mahoning Township man who says he’s been raising a special breed of duck testified against his neighbor Thursday, accusing the man of beating one of the fowl to death with a shovel...


 | By Julye Wemple
Friday, October 4, 2019

DANVILLE — Over the course of five hours, a Danville man terrorized his ex-girlfriend after he lay in wait for her in the rear of her SUV until her work shift ended, she testified Thursday....


 | By HAYLEY ZAVISLAK
Thursday, October 3, 2019

DANVILLE — During his time with the Department of Veteran Affairs, Jaewon Ryu saw hard-working people with specialized skills working in the military.

In his new position as Geisinger’s...


 | By GERI GIBBONS
Wednesday, October 2, 2019

DANVILLE — As budget season looms, Danville borough residents are unlikely to see a tax increase related to its borrowing of $800,000 to complete a levee-project along the Susquehanna River....