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SHAMOKIN DAM — UGI Utilities is scheduled to begin a monthslong system upgrade project in Shamokin Dam Borough on Monday.

SUNBURY — The Middle East war is already having an impact at the pump, according to AAA.

LEWISBURG — Seeking to populate the 2026 State of the Women Report, Pennsylvania officials will make 13 stops, including one in Lewisburg on May 29.

POINT TOWNSHIP — The planning committee for the Northumberland Borough and Point Township Joint Comprehensive Plan will host an open house from 5-7 p.m. March 26 at the Point Township Municipal Building, 759 Ridge Road, Northumberland.

PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Tap by tap, a group of young Irish step dancers are perfecting their routines.  The girls are a part of the Joyce School of Irish Dance, a non-competitive studio in Pittston. They will be one of two Irish step dance teams to take to the streets of downtown Pittston in [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is facing charges after police say a crash he was involved in left a child with a traumatic brain injury. Rysene Travis Price, 33, of Moosic, is being charged with aggravated assault by vehicle as a result of an investigation into a crash in Scranton in October 2025. [...]

FOSTER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A 29-year-old woman has been identified as the victim killed in a Luzerne County crash. The Luzerne County Coroner identified the victim as Victoria Lee Dicintio, 29, of Freeland. The coroner says the cause of death was multiple traumatic injuries. The rollover crash happened after 11:00 p.m. on March 3 [...]

DANVILLE — Federal immigration officials have yet to respond to questions about converting two warehouses into detention centers in Pennsylvania, Gov. Josh Shapiro said Wednesday.

The Danville News

DANVILLE — Emily Shaffer said she had dreamed about meeting Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro ahead of his visit Wednesday to Bason Coffee in the borough’s downtown.