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SUNBURY — Sunbury officials will take over an Edison Avenue property in hopes of rehabbing the home, selling it and putting it back on the tax rolls.

Emergency personnel are responding to a fire on Market Street in Sunbury at around 4:40 p.m. Friday afternoon.

MILTON — Milton Area School District administrators and staff are gearing up for the first day of the school year, Aug. 26, Superintendent John Bickhart said on Thursday.

HARRISBURG — Measles is spreading in Pennsylvania with case counts mushrooming since spring and not slowing down, all while schools across the commonwealth are on the precipice of opening doors to millions of students.

SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Sunbury River Festival is underway with an expanded footprint covering three distinct areas. The annual community event features new attractions and runs until 9 p.m. Saturday. Jody Ocker, executive director of the festival, noted that the event is currently in an expansion phase. She emphasized the significance of offering [...]

STATE COLLEGE, CENTRE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — More than a dozen Flock Security cameras have recently been installed across Penn State's campus and downtown State College. Police say the technology serves as a valuable tool for investigators, helping solve thousands of cases. According to law enforcement, the camera network has assisted in stolen vehicle recoveries and [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— 'Sultans of Swing', 'Money for Nothing'On Friday, some of the musicians behind that sound played right in the heart of Wilkes-Barre. Unlike Wilkes-Barre's 'Rockin the River' concert series, people did not have to go 'Down to the Waterline' for this show. Dire Straits Legacy, a band including four members of the [...]

(WBRE/WYOU) — Legislation introduced in Pennsylvania seeks to criminalize the grooming of minors in an effort to prevent sexual crimes against children before they occur. If passed, the bill would make it illegal for an adult to groom a minor. Across the United States, 20 states have passed laws defining grooming as the process of [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Graduation day is an important day in any student's life. On Friday, six students celebrated their hard work done in an eight-week program designed to give them work experience. "Others talk social change. We make it happen." Rhys Jones wore those words on his shirt as he accepted his award [...]

PLAINS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — North River Street has reopened after a downed utility pole caused a temporary closure near the Cross Valley Expressway. A utility pole and all its wires came down across the road Friday afternoon, closing off the road from West Chestnut Street to River Street in Wilkes-Barre. Part of the Cross [...]