HARRISBURG — Tensions boiled over Wednesday on the floor of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives amid a debate on gun control as two state representatives exchanged words and were separated from one another without the incident escalating further.
LAURELTON — A Centre County man was cited for trespassing at the former Laurelton Center on Sept. 28, according to state police in Milton.State Trooper J. Myers reported the incident occurred at 6:25 p.m. Sept. 28 at the former center in Hartley Township.Myers charged the 37-year-old Bellefonte man in the Mifflinburg office of District Judge Jeffrey Mensch.The property is located at 19200 Old Turnpike Road, Hartley Township.There have been 16 trespassing incidents at the site in 17 months.— JUSTIN STRAWSER
Some counties are draining their own reserves, cutting services, or laying off workers as state lawmakers continue debating the budget.
SUNBURY — The Sunbury Police Department & Friends Trunk or Treat and Touch a Truck event is scheduled for Oct. 18 in the North 4th Street Plaza.
BEAVERTOWN — Valley residents will be able to have their pets blessed at 1 p.m. Sunday during a Blessing of the Animals at Beaver Lutheran Church in Beavertown.
MIDDLEBURG — SUMMIT Early Learning is holding its Annual Touch a Truck event at Midd-West High School on Oct. 11.
DANVILLE — Danville Area principal of intervention and special education at the high school and primary school will be leaving the school district.
SELINSGROVE — A new martial arts studio has opened in downtown Selinsgrove.
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It has been a somber day in one part of Northeastern Pennsylvania after a fire destroyed a home and took the lives of five people. That tragic fire happened in Carbon County, claiming the lives of five people, including four school-age children.
"Shock, devastated, you're distraught, you know," Lehighton Area School District Superintendent Jason Moser stated.
That was Moser's reaction when he arrived at the scene of a house fire on Willow Street in Franklin Township.
28/22’s Coats for Kids underway
HONESDALE, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Out of the 500 school districts in the commonwealth, one school district in our area won a state award. The award is given based on academic performance and progress being made to close the achievement gap among students.
Students at Lakeside Elementary piled into the gymnasium for a pep rally on Wednesday morning, but rather than sporting the school colors red, black, and white, they were decked out in blue.
