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PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A former PennDOT employee has been charged with embezzling more than $33,000 by overcharging her department-issued credit card, Attorney General Sunday stated. 55-year-old Tracy Touzalin was charged with theft by deception after investigators said she created fake purchase orders to overcharge her PennDOT-issued purchase order card, then steal the overcharges. Between [...]

PLAINS TWP., LUZENRE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police said counterfeit cash was attempted to be used at the Mohegan Pennsylvania in Plains Township. Police say the fake money was found after a 68-year-old man took the alleged counterfeit bill to the cash cage to exchange it after it was rejected by several machines. The bill [...]

WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Investigators have arrested two people after they say the accused were caught targeting the elderly in a fake money scam. 43-year-old Ceyon Calvert and 38-year-old Christal Calvert, of Florida, were arrested in June by federal agents for conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the [...]

LEWISBURG — The transition of directors for the Susquehanna Valley Chorale (SVC) could not have gone more smoothly — longtime director William Payn led his last classical concert, the “Verdi Requiem,” in collaboration with the Williamsport Chamber Choir, in March. The new director, Caleb Hopkins, joined the singing along with his wife, Susannah Stewart.

SUNBURY — Now in its 26th year, the Northumberland County Fair is set to return on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The public is invited to come out and experience its many agricultural exhibits and livestock entries, as well as enjoy plenty of food, fireworks and a variety of other activities and entertainment.

SUNBURY — The Sunbury text-to-pay parking meter system will remain in place after city council officials said they think it’s still a good idea, despite making minimal revenue.

DANVILLE — The Danville Area School District is reporting landmark results in its Advanced Placement program, combining higher enrollment, more course offerings and an AP exam pass rate of 90 percent for high school students.

SUNBURY — Former Sunbury Mayor Kurt Karlovich updated city council on the improvements to the Sunbury Wetland Ecological Educational Park project he jumpstarted eight years ago, and he left with a caring award.

From staff and wire reports

The SEDA-Council of Governments Metropolitan Planning Organization is inviting residents, commuters, businesses and community stakeholders to help develop its Active Transportation Plan.