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BY LARRY DEKLINSKI The Borough of Mount Carmel and its insurance carrier have settled a fourth excessive force lawsuit–bringing the total paid to plaintiffs to nearly $1 million. Steve Gonzalez will receive $180,000 to resolve claims against Officer Tyler Herbster and now-retired Chief of Police Christopher Buhay. The amount includes attorney fees. Manager Ed Cuff […]

By Roger DuPuis | WVIA News Published August 21, 2024 Dr. Bashar Hanna, president of Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania, previously served as president of Bloomsburg University before it became part of Commonwealth in 2022. Former Bloomsburg University dean Jeffrey Krug has won a $3.9 million federal jury verdict over claims he faced retaliation and was

By Marian Johns | Pennsylvania Record SCRANTON — A Northumberland County man is claiming he was beaten and suffered a fractured shoulder while in the custody of the Borough of Mount Carmel police. Lucas Klingerman filed a complaint Sept. 13 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania against Jonathan McHugh, Evan

by Emily CherkauskasThu, September 14th 2023 | FOX56.com MOUNT CARMEL, NORTHUMBERLAND CO. (WOLF) — Two lawsuits have been filed against the Mount Carmel police officers charged with civil rights violations, even naming a fourth officer. Two separate lawsuits filed by Lucas Klingerman and Jason Dillow, through attorneys Barry H. Dyller, Theron J. Solomon, Caelie M.