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SCOTT TWP. -- Rite Aid pharmacy is closing here on Monday as part of a chain-wide liquidation of all of its 1,200...

COVINGTON TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— As talks of data centers ramp up nationwide, people in one local community are taking a stand to tell potential developers and the township's zoning board no.

The meeting in Covington Township drew hundreds of residents, many of them, angry with the idea of data centers being built in their backyards.

28/22's Avery Nape has the story.

Two charged after allegedly stealing $42,000 coin collection

It was a packed house at the Covington Township zoning board meeting Thursday evening.

(WBRE/WYOU)— Friday is a Weather Alert day because of the heat and chance of a stronger storm.

Friday's highs will range between 85 and 90 and when you factor in the humidity, it will feel like it's in the lower and middle 90s during the afternoon.

As a weak cold front approaches Pennsylvania, an afternoon shower or thunderstorm is possible.

A couple of these storms have the potential to be strong. Tropical downpours are the main threat with gusty winds the secondary threat.

Pharmacists say insurance reimbursements fail to cover their costs. They say a new law isn't enough to reverse the trend.

SUNBURY — Shikellamy School Board Democratic nominee Victoria Rosancrans officially withdrew from the ballot after being named the Democratic candidate for Sunbury City Council in a secondary election in November.

The March 7 death of a Snyder County man injured in Clinton County jail was caused by a medical issue, Clinton County District Attorney Dave Strouse said Thursday.

Local health systems officials at Geisinger and WellSpan Evangelical are attempting to predict how President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act” will impact patients.

SELINSGROVE — State officials visited the Regional Engagement Center (REC) in Selinsgrove on Thursday to see how the nonprofit is spending a $167,000 grant for its drop-in program.

SUNBURY — A Republican candidate for a secondary Sunbury City Council race in November has yet to be announced, according to the Northumberland County Election’s Office.

MIDDLEBURG — A Middleburg man accused of raping a child will be retried in Snyder County following a mistrial.