April 1 - Shamokin officials revealed more than $800,000 in past due bills in 2013 remain unpaid, and chief of police Edward Griffiths confirmed he will retire at the end of the month, citing a conflict of opinion with city mayor William D. Milbrand.
April 3 - An investigation into an allegation of sexual misconduct made by a Shamokin Area High School student against a school aide was turned over to Coal Township police for further inquiry.
April 3 - A Canadian truck driver escaped serious injury when the cab of the vehicle he was driving was ripped open during an accident. Dozens of bleach containers were spilled into the brush surrounding the wreckage.
April 4 - An overnight fire claimed the lives of three brothers, 13-year old Daniel Gage Dissinger, seven-year-old Gavin Arthur Dissinger and two-year-old Arthur Willis Dissinger. Two other siblings jumped from a second story window to escape the flames in the blaze on Smith Road near Snydertown.
April 5 - Preetinder Singh Dhinsda, 34, of Mount Carmel, was taken into custody by police after attempting to kill his ex-wife and seven-year-old son by driving at a high rate of speed and crashing into a monument at St. John the Baptist Cemetery.
April 7 - A family of five was left homeless after the home they were renting in West Cameron Township was destroyed by fire. A fire marshal ruled the cause could not be determined due to the amount of the damage.
April 10 - The owner of Winkie's Pizza, Mount Carmel, was charged by borough police and jailed on charges he made unwanted sexual contact and lewd remarks and provided alcohol to three of his former female employees over the last six months.
April 10 - Defense attorneys for Miranda Barbour filed a motion to suppress any evidence related to a knife found in a North Water Street, Selinsgrove, home after it was discovered the search warrant contained the wrong address. Northumberland County District Attorney Tony Rosini said he felt the evidence would stand, since police got consent from the homeowner to search the Water Street home.
April 11 - For the first time in nearly six months, temperatures reached the 70-degree mark.
April 11 - Three guards were injured in an assault at the Northumberland County Prison, where a state inmate fashioned a makeshift weapon inside the prison. All guards injured were treated and were back on the job within hours.
April 14 - Southern Columbia became the first school district in the area to implement a pay-to-participate policy for its athletic and extracurricular activities.
April 15 - Shamokin Area School District announced it would receive a $1.1 million federal grant to radically overhaul its physical education program in hopes of boosting the health and wellness of its student population.
April 15 - After a cold front moved through the area, April showers turned into snow and sleet in the area, leaving a wet dusting.
April 16 - Shamokin City police officers sent a letter requesting the state attorney general's office to conduct a forensic analysis of Shamokin's finances. Mayor William Milbrand said he's open to the audit if the rest of city council feels it is necessary.
April 16 - Three people had to be rescued from a porch roof after a man was attacked by his pit bull inside his home. The man was taken to the hospital for severe injuries to his arms and hands, and bites on his upper body.
April 17 - Financial advisers said Shamokin's financial condition is serious and dire and recommended city council file with the state to become an Act 47 municipality to prevent bankruptcy.
April 21 - The owner of BJ's Steak and Ribs in Danville announced the business will be rebuilt in town after a Sunday evening fire heavily damaged the restaurant and caused smoke damage to two other buildings.
April 21 - Authorities believed a fire that destroyed one of three residential buildings along Big Mountain Road was arson.
April 22 - More than 350 students and faculty members were displaced from two wings at the Shamokin Area Elementary School due to a suspicious odor. School officials said no one was made ill by the smell, but the fifth and sixth grade wings will remain closed at least until testing is complete.
April 24 - Zerbe Township Police charged Brent A. Bartholomew, 23, of Trevorton, with theft after he allegedly stole $24,000 from his great-grandmother.
April 24 - Gov. Tom Corbett officially nominated Robert J. Wolfe to formally become Northumberland County's next sheriff.
April 28 - Shamokin City Council voted unanimously to enter the state's Act 47 program to help financially distressed municipalities. At the same meeting, Cpl. Darwin Tobias III was appointed to succeed Edward Griffiths as the city's chief of police.
April 28 - James Neidlinger Jr., who pleaded guilty to setting fires that destroyed several buildings in Shamokin, received a sentence of 3 1/2 to 7 years in prison.
April 30 - Plans were underway for a protest march on AOAA grounds, where approximately 50 people were expected to protest AOAA's fees for county taxpayers. Coal Township Police stated protesters who leave the designated protest area and set foot on AOAA land would be cited for defiant trespass.
April 30 - An audit released by the inspector general's office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recommended Northumberland County repay $177,873 in grant money because the county failed to provide documentation showing how the money was used in a Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program from 2009 to 2012.