This is a pretty cool photo appearing on the Facebook newsfeed for the NEWS ITEM tonight of fireworks over Shamokin PA tonight..  I didn’t get to see them, but heard them quite well many miles away.. Great photo.  I think I can see the Coal Hole in the distance..

How to not score drugs: Ask a cop for some on a city street

According to cops, the Shamokin, PA woman stopped a police officer and asked him to help her a fix of heroin.. obviously the cop didn’t assist. A snippet from the NEWS ITEM: Arlina Alves, 49, of 142 E. Lincoln St., flagged down Patrolman Raymond Siko II in his cruiser while he was patrolling Liberty Street … Read moreHow to not score drugs: Ask a cop for some on a city street