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LEWISBURG — A Lewisburg man who pleaded no contest to a felony count of statutory sexual assault of an 11-year-old boy will spend two to 20 years in state prison.

Danville school directors this week said they will renovate the district’s middle school rather than construct a new building.

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s education secretary took a cautious approach Thursday when asked whether the commonwealth could emulate the work of several southern states where dramatic improvements in student literacy have been praised and scrutinized.

More registered Pennsylvania voters believe the state is “on the wrong track” than believe it is “headed in the right direction,” according to a Franklin & Marshall College Poll released Thursday.

MONTANDON — Nineteen teams from eight school districts on Thursday gathered for a day of competitive esports in the fourth annual Region 4 Rocket League Tournament, hosted by the Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit.

DANVILLE — Danville had some very special guests Wednesday night, the Harlem Wizards.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Lackawanna County could face legal backlash after a once confidential document was released to the public. A motion to release a confidential memo from the County Solicitors Office to Commissioners about the "Protect Your Neighbors Act" did not pass. However, after Wednesday's commissioners meeting ended, Commissioner Bill Gaughan released it [...]

WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Before the monster trucks can fly, somebody has to build the track. Thursday at Mohegan Arena near Wilkes-Barre, dump trucks worked nonstop to fill the floor with 75 loads of dirt ahead of this weekend's monster jam. It's a process that takes as long to clean up as it [...]

BARTONSVILLE, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two people were sent to the hospital after a crash Thursday afternoon on route 611, one of which died after being transported, according to the Monroe County Coroner. The two people sent to the hospital were from each of the vehicles involved in the crash. The coroner's office confirmed the [...]

PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police in Pike County say they arrested a couple who they say were trying to meet up with someone they thought was a 15-year-old girl, but that "girl" was actually an undercover detective. Police say Nickolas Stanley Marrin-Youmans and Cara Lynn Godbold, both 31, and listed as homeless, are facing charges [...]