Health

SELINSGROVE — Dauntless Hook & Ladder Fire Co. is offering free training to boost recruitment in the Selinsgrove volunteer firefighting department.

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HARRISBURG — A state-based protection mandating insurance coverage of recommended vaccines without charging out-of-pocket costs to patients was formally introduced Thursday in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.

Child abuse reports by county Northumberland County 2024: 504 total child abuse reports, 79 confirmed 2023: 538 total reports, 95 confirmed Snyder County 2024: 108 reports, 14 confirmed 2023: 118 reports, 12 confirmed Union County 2024: 85 reports, 14 confirmed 2023: 90 reports, 13 confirmed Montour County 2024: 75 reports, 9 confirmed 2023: 55 reports, 7 confirmed

DANVILLE — Local volunteer Deanna Force was recently recognized by theCentral District Volunteer Fireman’s Association.

Newswatch 16's Kerry Kearns shares how a hospital in North Central PA is helping moms navigate the transition from bump to baby.

While the eggs were distributed in California and Nevada, cases linked to the outbreak have been reported in 14 states.

SUNBURY — A Community Clinic received a $51,750 grant from Community Giving Foundation Sunbury to support its Regional Impact Program.

A once-straightforward seasonal vaccine process has become muddled this year thanks to new federal guidance on who can get the shots.

LEWISBURG — Commonwealth Charter Academy purchased a property in East Buffalo Township on the same land where Geisinger is building its $32 million cancer center along Route 15.