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WRIGHT TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A former band director and music teacher at Crestwood High School has been sentenced for inappropriate contact with a student.

A judge has sentenced Theron Roberts to two years in prison on the following charges:

Institutional sexual assault

Corruption of minors

Indecent assault on a person less than 16-year-olds

Indecent assault forcible compulsion

Harassment

SELINSGROVE — Audiences are invited to attend Susquehanna University’s annual 24-Hour Play Festival, where students challenge themselves to create and perform plays within a strict deadline.

TOWAMENSING TWP., CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police say they are continuing to investigate a stabbing from 20 years ago that left a man dead.

According to Pennsylvania State Police Troop N – Lehighton Barracks, troopers continue their investigation into the murder of 45-year-old Amandus Balliet.

103 charged with public assistance fraud in PA

DANVILLE — Geisinger will host drive-thru dinners for veterans to express their appreciation in November.

LEWISBURG — The Union County Trail Authority is preparing for Pedestrian Safety Month in October by raising awareness of trail user safety for both bicyclists and pedestrians.

MILTON — The Milton Marching Black Panthers had a few tricks up their sleeves when planning its “Music of Destiny” field show.

LEWISBURG — Lewisburg Area School District will move forward with a $21,000 project to convert a grassy lawn into a native habitat planting garden at the high school.

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