News from Danville

 | By GERI GIBBONS
Wednesday, November 28, 2018

DANVILLE — Patients in need of pain relief but worried about addiction should actively seek alternatives to opioids, a state agent says.

A pain management program at Geisinger provides...


 | By Michael Lester
Tuesday, November 27, 2018

DANVILLE — Geisinger reported a $183.9 million profit last fiscal year — a 15 percent increase over the previous year — as the nearly $7 billion health system prepares its transition to a new...


Tuesday, November 27, 2018

DANVILLE — The following civil lawsuits have been filed in the office of District Judge Marvin Shrawder.

The defendants in such cases sometimes settle claims soon...


Tuesday, November 27, 2018

DANVILLE — The following landlords have filed lawsuits seeking rent, court records show. The defendants in such cases sometimes settle claims soon after they are filed.

Sue...


 | By Julye Wemple
Monday, November 26, 2018

DANVILLE — A cardiac catheterization specialist accused of stealing fentanyl from a Geisinger lab asked a judge to allow her into a special program for first-time, non-violent felons.

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Sunday, November 25, 2018

DANVILLE — In a bid to reach the East Coast market, a fast-growing technology services provider from Minnesota has acquired the firm that purchased North Central Digital Systems in 2016,...


Sunday, November 25, 2018

DANVILLE — During September, a number of businesses and organizations joined together to “Go Gold,” raising awareness about pediatric cancer and $20,000 to support the ThinkBIG Pediatric Cancer...


 | By Julye Wemple
Friday, November 23, 2018

DANVILLE — A Hazleton man with a “lengthy” criminal history pleaded guilty to stealing a woman’s car from a gas station in September.

George Raab, 37, admitted taking...


 | By Gary Pang
Friday, November 23, 2018

DANVILLE — A woman had a blood-alcohol level three times over the legal limit when she crashed twice into a parked pickup, charges say.

Ellen Rebecca Mertz, 26, Danville, was pulling...


 | By Gary Pang
Thursday, November 22, 2018

DANVILLE — Since the free Danville Community Thanksgiving Dinner started 35 years ago, volunteers have served 400 turkeys and 11/2 tons of potatoes.

That’s more than 4,000 meals to...