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Funding has been flat in 6 out of the past 10 Pa. budgets for rape crisis centers. They say they’re stretched too thin and services are suffering.

A 100-acre site in Point Township previously targeted for an end-of-life recycling plant has been earmarked to receive more than $5.7 million in state funding to create a pad-ready location to attract potential developers.

LEWISBURG — Bucknell University tennis player Tori Allen wants to give students the same inspiration she felt as a child watching Serena Williams play on television.

LEWISBURG — Driven by a passion for mental health awareness, 18-year-old Collin Geise is leading the third annual Youth Mental Health Summit on March 10 at the Miller Center for Recreation and Wellness in Lewisburg.

HARRISBURG — The count of Pennsylvanians who dropped “affordable” health care through Pennie, the commonwealth’s online marketplace, has grown beyond 100,000 since enhanced premium tax credits once afforded by the federal government weren’t extended for 2026.

MILTON — Three days after the Winter Olympics ended in Italy, 17 teams comprised of students from Milton School District Career Technical Education classes held a Wednesday afternoon competition of their own, a self-described CTE Olympics.

SUNBURY — The Degenstein Community Library will host a 10-week bridge program designed for adults interested in learning or sharpening their card-playing skills.

Allentown School Board member Ana Tiburcio defeated Republican former school board member Robert E. Smith Jr. in the 22nd Legislative District election. She won more than 67% of the vote and will replace Democrat Joshua Siegel, who resigned from the House to take office as Lehigh County executive.

MIDDLEBURG — Three organizations in the Susquehanna Valley will receive state funding to help reduce the stigma of substance use disorder and change the public perception about asking for help.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A chain-reaction crash brought the morning commute to a standstill in Lackawanna County. Emergency crews rushed to Interstate 81 north in Scranton around 8:30 a.m., where traffic was backed up just before the River Street exit. Witnesses say two tractor-trailers collided, and a Lehigh Valley Hospital van then crashed into [...]