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LEWISBURG — The retirement of Union County’s chief assessor will not affect the county’s first reassessment since 2006.

SUNBURY — A Northumberland man accused of murder in 2024 is in police custody after being on the run for more than 500 days.

HARRISBURG — Social supports, public education and protections for Pennsylvanians and their property remain the biggest expenses within Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposed general fund budget.

SUNBURY — Two out-of-state individuals facing charges of releasing 683 mink from a Northumberland County fur farm in 2024 will head to trial in May.

LEWISBURG — Union County Commissioners on Tuesday approved the new assessed value of four parcels of land in Kelly Township owned by Weis Markets.

DANVILLE — No explosives were found Tuesday night after police say a Danville State Hospital resident called in a bomb threat from the facility in Montour County.

SUNBURY — Northumberland County Jail officials are continuing conversations with federal officials about the possibility of housing unsentenced federal inmates and ICE detainees.

(WBRE/WYOU) — Cold temperatures and high winds are expected to arrive this weekend, bringing windchills well below zero. A mix of clouds and sun is expected on Wednesday for northeastern and central Pennsylvania. Temperatures remain below-average in the mid-20s (average highs in the mid-30s). Wednesday will be partly to mostly cloudy with lows in the [...]

SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are providing an update in the 2024 homicide investigation of a trial witness. The shooting took place on August 14, 2024, when a man was shot and killed outside the Sunbury courthouse. The victim was a witness in an attempted homicide case. Two of the gunmen had been previously [...]

HUGHESTOWN, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police issued an arrest warrant for a woman who they say stole $205,200 in payroll checks between December 2023 and April 2024. The warrant for Diana Hontz of Wilkes-Barre, 44, was issued in connection to over 800 felony charges. Hontz, a former payroll specialist for Kappa Graphics in Hughestown, allegedly [...]