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DANVILLE — Little new information was offered at a public meeting Tuesday evening regarding the ongoing closure of Merck’s Cherokee Plant in Riverside.

Two Philadelphia residents conspired with an inmate to smuggle drug-soaked legal papers into seven Pennsylvania state prisons, according to the Department of Corrections.

U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser and a DHS representative will meet with local officials to answer questions, a county commissioner says.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a Martin Luther King protege, built a reputation of his own through his years as a civil rights leader, political activist and presidential candidate (twice).

SUNBURY — Sunbury officials say they are a bit over budget this winter with the severe cold and snow that hit the Valley.

DANVILLE — Danville Borough will host a neighborhood dumpster day in April.

LEWISBURG — The warden of the Union County Jail said 10 body cameras arrived at the facility last week.

EXETER, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A major infrastructure project is officially underway in Exeter Borough. It's one leader's say that has been years in the making. Tuesday marked the start of an $8,000,000 sewer rehabilitation project along Wyoming and Schooley Avenues. The work will separate stormwater from sanitary sewer lines, some of which are more [...]

SUGARLOAF TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A debate over how to handle data centers is not over yet in Luzerne County. One township is putting its zoning decision on hold after strong pushback from people who live there. Leaders in Sugarloaf Township say they drafted a new zoning ordinance to regulate data centers and related [...]

SHENANDOAH, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One Schuylkill County neighborhood is having trouble with its water after officials say there was a water main break on Monday. Monday night, shortly after 9:00 p.m., Aqua Pennsylvania announced Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, is under a water boil advisory. Aqua Pennsylvania told 28/22 News that an apparent water main break [...]