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MIDDLEBURG — Renovations at Snyder County’s planning and emergency operations center are expected to be completed by spring.

NORTHUMBERLAND — Shikellamy eighth grade American history teacher Craig Specht has been selected as one of 17 educators from across the United States to serve on the National Constitution Center’s Teacher Advisory Board for the 2026-2027 school year.

SUNBURY — A 77-year-old Sunbury attorney and former assistant district attorney faces rape charges related to an incident alleged to have occurred 63 years ago.

MILTON — State police in Milton have identified one of the victims of a scam involving gold bars and coins.

LEWISBURG — Gaudenzia will close its outpatient program in Lewisburg on Nov. 11.

ERIE — State law enforcement credit new witness statements that led to an arrest in a 24-year-old cold-case homicide in Erie County.

LEWISBURG — Monthly permit fees for municipal-owned parking lots in Lewisburg will double in the new year for non-residents.

FRACKVILLE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) is looking for a tattoo artist to lead a new apprenticeship program at the State Correctional Institution Frackville, according to a release. The DOC are looking for a professional who could lead a program aimed to teach incarcerated individuals how to safely administer tattoos [...]

WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The retrial is now underway for the Wyoming County man accused of killing his girlfriend six years after he was first found guilty. His previous murder conviction was later thrown out by Pennsylvania's highest court. 28/22 News Reporter Colby Hughes was there as the retrial got underway Tuesday. Phillip Walters appeared [...]

STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Sherman Theater has been a fixture in downtown Stroudsburg for nearly a century. Now a $200,000 state grant is helping the theater take on some major improvements to the historic building. "It's gonna go to structural repairs throughout the theater. That could be anything from electrical to paint, stage [...]