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SELINSGROVE — Selinsgrove Shade Tree Commission needs volunteers to help plant 10 trees in the borough Nov. 15.

MONTANDON — Administrators explained the value of scholastic esports to Valley educators at a Thursday morning conference, held at the Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— The Electric City is getting a makeover. For the first time since the 1960s, downtown Scranton will have new traffic patterns and sidewalks. 28/22 News reporter Connor Coar has more from Scranton. The project was approved by the city council with a 3-2 majority vote. The project converts one-way streets into [...]

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The closure of a manufacturing facility in Schuylkill County will impact more than 100 workers, according to a WARN Notice from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. According to the posting, Prysmian Cables and Systems, USA, will close its facility located at 1 Tamaqua Boulevard in Schuylkill Haven [...]

(WBRE/WYOU) — The Federal Government shutdown is in its 36th day with no end in sight. 28/22 News' Andy Mehalshick spoke with Congressman Rob Bresnahan about the shutdown and what can be done to reopen the government. Day 37 of the federal government shutdown is winding down, and people across the nation are asking: Is [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are searching for a man who is reported missing in Scranton. Police say they are searching for 43-year-old Brett Rodgers, who was last seen in the 1000 block of Quincy Avenue around 1:00 p.m. on November 5. Rodgers was last seen wearing a gray shirt, tan pants, colored socks, [...]

LEWISBURG — Three incumbents and a newcomer won four positions on the Lewisburg Area School Board, according to unofficial election results from Union County.

BLOOMSBURG — Police have charged a man with shooting a town teen on East Street Saturday night....

LEWISBURG — Four incumbents will be returning to the Lewisburg Borough Council and one newcomer is filling a vacant seat, according to unofficial election results in Union County.

PENN TWP. — Work on Route 11 in Penn and Union townships, Snyder County, for shoulder maintenance will continue through Friday.