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SUNBURY — Sunbury River Festival will kick off Friday with several food trucks, music and events for children.

LEWISBURG — Union County would spend $7,000 to obtain cast vote records from its election equipment and software vendor.

MILTON — Milton Borough will appear at a hearing in the Northumberland County Courthouse on Oct. 15 to ask for conservatorship of the former St. John’s United Church of Christ on Arch Street.

MIFFLINBURG — Mifflinburg Area School District is waiting to learn whether it will receive $2.8 million in grant money for facility improvements.

MIFFLINBURG — A Mifflinburg man attempted to purchase a firearm when he was prohibited from doing so in Buffalo Township on March 28, according to state police in Milton.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A new state investment is helping students in the Scranton School District get free period products at school, with the goal of removing another barrier to education. Pennsylvania has invested $9 million over three years to provide free period products in schools across the Commonwealth. The Scranton School District received [...]

(WBRE/WYOU) — A big change is coming to Pennsylvania's wildlife law-enforcement force as the Game Commission is ending its deputy game warden program, saying it wants to focus on a full-time, professional force, according to the commission press secretary. The deputies served as volunteers, helping the agency protect wildlife and enforce state laws. The commission [...]

PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The 2026 Pennsylvania Latino Health Summit took over Mohegan Pennsylvania in Plains Township Thursday. Hundreds of healthcare leaders, policymakers, researchers and community advocates were on hand for the event. This marks the sixth annual summit, the first in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The theme: Finding Our Way Forward In Unpredictable Times. [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Scranton park that sat empty for years is getting a second life. City leaders cut the ribbon Thursday on a new playground and splash pad at Capouse Avenue Park. The $1.8 million project transformed the former Penn Ridge pool site into a modern space for families to cool off, [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The courtroom was cleared after former Scranton Police Resource Officer Stephen Carroll suffered a medical emergency while a jury found him guilty of drugging and raping students. After a week of emotional testimony, jurors have found Stephen Carroll guilty on nearly every count he faced. The jury has found Carroll [...]