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FREEBURG — Two large solar projects on 323 acres of land in Freeburg are raising concern among residents.

SUNBURY — Sunbury Police are investigating the death of a 55-year-old Northumberland woman found deceased inside a storage shed in Sunbury on Saturday.

DANVILLE — The Montour Area Recreation Commission's board of directors at Monday night's meeting approved providing refunds to Hopewell Park Pump Track donors who may request refunds.

BLOOMSBURG — Nearly 100 high school girls from six school districts were given the opportunity to listen to female troopers during the Women in Law Enforcement Expo at Bloomsburg University on Wednesday.

DANVILLE — The Danville Area Community Center is set to reopen its pool Monday after construction crews removed the facility’s aging pool dehumidification system and installed a modern, high-efficiency replacement, which will use about one-fifth of the energy.

Danville students reported a potential threat after school on Wednesday, leading to an increased police presence at Danville Middle School on Thursday.

HARRISBURG — A proposed law easily cleared the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Wednesday that, if ultimately enacted, would allow the governing body of high school athletics the choice of whether to hold separate state playoffs for traditional public schools and schools that have no geographic boundaries.

WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are looking for a pair of suspects after a Williamsport business was burglarized. Williamsport Bureau of Police say on Jan. 25, between 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., a business on the 1200 block of Vine Avenue was burglarized. Police say that two suspects entered the business, removed two skill [...]

CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 28/22 News now knows the name of the man who died after a bicycle crash in Carbon County. The coroner says 41‑year‑old Chris Sommers was found Monday morning along Route 209 in Mahoning Township near a construction site. Investigators say Sommers was riding a bicycle when it hit construction equipment, causing [...]