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Communities in Selinsgrove and Lewisburg will celebrate Juneteenth with two days of events this week.

The Northumberland County reassessment data collection project is shifting to the Line Mountain School District, and two public meetings will be held for residents to ask questions. 

{div class=”ahS2Le”}{div class=”F9yp7e ikZYwf LgNcQe” dir=”auto”}LEWISBURG — Lewisburg is seeking public input about the future of public parking in the borough.

An 18-year-old Danville man faces felony attempted homicide charges and is jailed on $1 million cash bail after state police say he shot another man with a shotgun after an altercation at a home in Shamokin Township on Sunday.

NESCOPECK, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — As data centers spread across Pennsylvania, one local borough is making sure it's ready before one shows up at its door. Nescopeck Borough Council voted to acknowledge that its zoning laws say nothing about data centers and say that silence could be a problem. So now the vote kicks off [...]

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A garage fire in Hamilton Township on Monday took multiple companies nearly 45 minutes to knock down. Blue Ridge Hook and Ladder arrived first, spotted smoke pouring from the roof, and called for backup. The fire was contained to one section of the garage at Beseckers Excavating and Paving; [...]

PENN FOREST TOWNSHIP, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — In Carbon County, officials say a rollover crash involving a septic truck led to crews rescuing the driver on Monday. It happened just before 12:00 p.m. on Old Stage Road near Lackawanna Trail in Penn Forest Township. The driver was trapped inside until crews could get him out [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A bill to help firefighters has now made it to the Pennsylvania State Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee. Pennsylvania House Bill 2446 would modernize fire companies across the commonwealth through an annual $30 million grant program. State Representative Jim Haddock introduced the bill. In a statement, Haddock said [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Monday was the day thousands of rail fans had been waiting for: getting an up-close look at a moving piece of history. Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 has finally reunited with Big Boy 4012. 28/22 News Reporter Colby Hughes was there to see all the excitement unfold. Tens of thousands [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Purple pinwheels now fill the lawn at the Lackawanna County Courthouse. The pinwheels, while pretty, are there for a very serious reason: to bring awareness to elder abuse in our communities. The Lackawanna County Department of Aging and Telespond Senior Services hosted today's event. "I think individuals that do place [...]