The News-Item

The News-Item is the primary newspaper for Shamokin, Pennsylvania, and its nearby regions. Located in Shamokin, it has been a key source of local news. On October 1, 2015, it was purchased by Sample News Group along with several other publications from Times-Shamrock Communications.

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What the EPA's partial rollback of the 'forever chemical' drinking water rule means

9 hours ago | newsitem.com | Michael Phillis

On Wednesday, the Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to weaken limits on some harmful "forever chemicals" in drinking water roughly a year after the Biden administration finalized the first-ever national standards. The Biden administration said last year the rules could reduce PFAS exposure for millions of people.
Hamas releases Israeli-American hostage in goodwill gesture toward Trump administration

2 days ago | newsitem.com | Wafaa Shurafa |Samy Magdy |Tia Goldenberg

By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and TIA GOLDENBERG - Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Hamas on Monday released an Israeli-American soldier who had been held hostage in Gaza for more than 19 months, offering a goodwill gesture toward the Trump administration that could lay the groundwork for a new ceasefire with Israel. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
Shamokin shows out in limited schedule at PHACs

3 days ago | newsitem.com | Larry Deklinski

MILTON - Those who have served in the military are familiar with the phrase "hurry up and wait."Benny Delbaugh learned the meaning of those words first-hand in Saturday's Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference track and field championships at Milton Area high School.
MCA's Kopitsky wins PHAC shot put title

3 days ago | newsitem.com | Larry Deklinski

MILTON - Mount Carmel Area's Liv Kopitsky and her sometime-training partner, Selinsgrove's Isabella Ferguson, traded gold and silver medals in the shot put and discus, respectively, at Saturday's Pennsylvania Heartland Athletic Conference championship meet at Milton High School. Kopitsky won the shot put with a heave of 39 feet, 2 inches, with Ferguson second (37-10). Ferguson won the discus (127-1) with Kopitsky second (122-3). Southern Columbia's Linsey Donlan was third in the discus (114-5).
Economic jitters and soaring gold prices create a frenzy for US jewelry merchants

3 days ago | newsitem.com | Jae Hong

LOS ANGELES (AP) - As gold prices soar to record highs resulting from global economic jitters, hundreds of thousands of U.S. dollars' worth of gold are circulating through the doors of the St. Vincent Jewelry Center in downtown Los Angeles on any given day. Many of the 500 independent merchants in the largest jewelry center in the United States say they have never seen such a surge in customers.
US touts 'substantial progress' in tariff talks with China, but details are still scarce

3 days ago | newsitem.com | Jamey Keaten |Will Weissert |Christopher Bodeen

GENEVA (AP) - The lead U.S. negotiator in trade talks with China cheered "a great deal of productivity" in resolving differences between the world's two leading economic powers, after officials wrapped two days of bargaining in Switzerland following President Donald Trump imposing steep tariffs and Beijing retaliating. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday there was "substantial progress" in the weekend sessions but offered scant information on exactly what negotiations entailed.
Non-scholarship athletes argue proposal to fix roster-limit rule in lawsuit does not go far enough

3 days ago | newsitem.com | Eddie Pells

A court filing in the multibillion-dollar college sports lawsuit argues the proposed remedy for the roster-limit rule holding up the case does not go far enough in protecting walk-on and other athletes who lost their spots when schools started cutting players in anticipation of the settlement being approved.
US-China tariff talks to continue Sunday, an official tells AP, as Trump touts 'great progress made'

4 days ago | newsitem.com | Paul Wiseman |Didi Tang |Jamey Keaten

GENEVA (AP) - President Donald Trump said "great progress" was being made in ongoing U.S.-China talks over tariffs menacing the global economy, and even suggested a "total reset" was on the table as tariff negotiations are set to continue Sunday in Switzerland.
Soviet-era spacecraft plunges to Earth after 53 years stuck in orbit

4 days ago | newsitem.com | Marcia Dunn

By MARCIA DUNN - AP Aerospace Writer A Soviet-era spacecraft plunged to Earth on Saturday, more than a half-century after its failed launch to Venus. The European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking confirmed its uncontrolled reentry, based on analysis and no-shows of the spacecraft on subsequent orbits. The European Space Agency's space debris office also indicated that the spacecraft had reentered after it failed to appear over a German radar station. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press.
PSP, PennDOT announce 'Operation Yellow Jacket' speed enforcement

5 days ago | newsitem.com | Larry Deklinski

In an effort to enhance the safety on north central Pennsylvania roadways for both construction workers and motorists, the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) have teamed up to deploy "Operation Yellow Jacket" in highway work zones. "Operation Yellow Jacket" places state police troopers inside PennDOT vehicles in active construction zones.