Affordable Housing Coming to Towanda

The Community Alliance Church of Monroeton will be creating affordable housing in Towanda using $760,000 in Pennsylvania state funding. The project will renovate the church-owned three-story building at 421 Main Street in Towanda. Final plans for the project have not been finalized, but four... Read More.

Charges for Towanda Man

A Towanda man is facing charges of simple assault and harassment. 30-year-old Justin Brown was allegedly involved in a physical altercation with a woman in an apartment on Bridge Street in Towanda Borough. The victim claimed that Brown struck her multiple times. She had... Read More.

Bradford County Man Jailed on $75,000 Bail

A Bradford County man is facing multiple charges following an incident in Wysox Township on Friday. 25-year-old Christopher Quintana of Rome is being charged with aggravated assault, criminal mischief, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, disorderly conduct, and harassment. The charges come after Quintana... Read More.

Towanda Woman Fled Repo Worker

A Towanda woman has been charged with defrauding secured creditors and recklessly endangering another person after a repossession worker tried take her vehicle. 30-year-old Kelsey Parsell put the vehicle in reverse when the worker identified herself, and she then struck the worker in the... Read More.

Athens School District to Sell Two Former Schools

The board of education for the Athens Area School District voted Tuesday to move forward with the sale of two closed elementary schools. The district will be preparing legal advertisements for the sale of the Sheshequin-Ulster and Gladys Burnham elementary schools. Both schools were... Read More.

Athens Man Sent to Tioga County Jail

An Athens man was sent to the Tioga County jail after he was wanted on a warrant for failure to pay child support. 24-year-old Steven Wheeler was picked up by the Waverly Police Department and turned over to the Tioga County Sheriff's Office. Wheeler... Read More.

PA Man Attempts to Illegally Purchase Firearm

State Police out of Towanda have arrested a man for a violation of sale or transfer of firearms. 43-year-old William Lafritz is also being charged with unsworn falsification to authorities. Lafritz is accused of attempting to purchase a firearm at a gun dealer in... Read More.

Motorist Drives into Susquehanna River in Wyalusing

For the second time this year, a driver in Wyalusing Township has driven into the Susquehanna River at the end of state route 2025. According to officials, the incidents have taken place after GPS units failed to tell the drivers that the road ended.... Read More.

Bradford County to Conduct Emergency Study

Bradford County has been awarded over $9,000 by the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency to conduct a study to help the county prepare for spills of hazardous materials and other emergencies. The study will look at the transport of drilling rigs, hydraulic fracturing fluid, and... Read More.

Guns Reported Stolen in Bradford County

Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a case of stolen guns from a residence in Bradford County. Two guns were reported stolen from a private residence in Windham Township. According to police, the theft took place sometime between early January and early May along Battlecreek... Read More.

Multiple Vehicle Robberies in Towanda

Towanda Police are working to find the culprit in a string of vehicle robberies recently. Friday night and early Saturday morning, multiple unlocked vehicles along William, North Main, Watts, and North Fourth streets in Towanda had various items stolen from them. Cash was stolen... Read More.

Elmira Woman Charged with Harassment

An Elmira woman is facing harassment charges after she is said to have made threatening phone calls to a Bradford County woman. 57-year-old Bonnie Silvernail of Elmira has a preliminary hearing next month after she was charged with harassment. The victim in the case... Read More.