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MAHONING TOWNSHIP — The Mahoning Township Board of Supervisors will consider a conditional use for Geisinger’s Building 1 on Justin Drive.

MIFFLINBURG — The Mifflinburg Area School District is developing a policy on the use of artificial intelligence programs.

MILTON — Artificial intelligence is becoming a necessary infrastructure in every industry, according to Bernadette Boerckel, chief outreach officer at the Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit.

DANVILLE — PennDOT will close all driver’s license and photo centers from Saturday, Feb. 14, through Monday, Feb. 16, in observance of the Presidents Day holiday.

Elaborating on his comment that he’d like to “nationalize” elections, President Trump named Philadelphia as a county he would like to see the federal government have a presence. Philadelphia was also a target of Trump’s unprecedented efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, cited in numerous failed lawsuits and false claims about widespread fraud.

SUNBURY — The Sunbury City Council meeting scheduled for Monday night has been moved for the second time in a row after the public agenda was never posted online on Sunday.

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities say the man charged in a deadly shooting in Hazleton last May has pleaded guilty. The Chambers of Judge Michael Vough say Jose Sandoval Perez has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and aggravated assault charges in exchange for other charges being dropped. Police say he shot two men inside [...]

DALLAS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials with the Dallas School District say a high school's library was flooded and will need to be repaired after a sprinkler pipe burst Sunday night. Dallas School District Superintendent Thomas Duffy told 28/22 News that a fire alarm was activated Sunday night at about 10:15 p.m. at Dallas [...]

DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has reportedly died after a domestic disturbance resulted in a shooting at a Dunmore home, police say. The Dunmore Borough Police Department stated on February 8, around 8:30 p.m., officers were called to Mortimer Street for a reported domestic disturbance. On the scene, officers said they found a [...]

SELINSGROVE — Ethan Freeman pointed to his bald head in wordless explanation for taking a hairstyling class with his 5 1/2-year-old daughter at Salon in Selinsgrove Saturday.