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Heat Advisory issued Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 03:00 EDT by NWS State College PA
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Pa. House proposal would end highway...
HARRISBURG — A bipartisan proposal from the respective chairmen of the Pennsylvania House Transportation Committee would eliminate a budgetary practice of transferring money from a dedicated fund for state road and bridge work to supplement funding for state police operations.
Gift ban proposals reintroduced in Pa...
HARRISBURG — A renewed attempt to enact a gift ban in the Pennsylvania General Assembly is described by the bill’s author as the “No Mercedes Rule” but if enacted, an unlikelihood given the effort’s history, it would set in law restrictions on state legislators far more stringent than accepting extravagant gifts.
Bucknell Students partner with Union...
LEWISBURG — Students from Company B of Bucknell University's Management 101 course have partnered with the Union Township Fire Company of Union County.The volunteer fire station has been serving the community since its founding in 1958, providing firefighting and rescue services while also offering educational programs to promote fire safety awareness.Students have undertaken several projects...
Montour County sheriff to ask salary...
DANVILLE — At a Montour County Salary Board meeting Tuesday, Sheriff William McKenna will present a proposal to transition his staff from a 30-hour to a 40-hour work week.
Sunbury residents encouraged to get...
SUNBURY — For the next three days, Sunbury residents are encouraged to clean out their basements and attics and take advantage of the annual free spring clean up hosted by the city and the Sunbury Municipal Authority.
A lesson in manufacturing in Jim Thorpe
A new program is bringing lessons in manufacturing straight to students in Carbon County. Newswatch 16's Emily Kress shows us the lab on wheels.
YMCA receives grant for child care renovations and expansion project
Newswatch 16's Mackenzie Aucker stopped by the Bloomsburg YMCA to check out the project.
Hundreds take part in egg hunt in Luzerne County
Two moms created a unique egg hunt held each year in Luzerne County to give students with special needs a chance to take part in the tradition without all the stress
US stocks dip after careening through a manic day following Trump's latest tariff threat
The Dow was earlier down as many as 1,700 points following even worse losses worldwide on worries that Trump’s tariffs could torpedo the global economy.
Honesdale man caught by TSA with loaded handgun at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
TSA says officers stopped a man from Honesdale at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport on Friday after an X-ray unit alerted a handgun in his carry items.
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