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LEWISBURG — The Union-Snyder Agency on Aging Inc. office and all of its senior centers will be closed Monday, May 27, in honor of Memorial Day.

SELINSGROVE — The Susquehanna Valley Chorale will showcase the work of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim at its Pops Concert, concluding its performance season.

SELINSGROVE — The Selinsgrove Area Rotary Club donated $5,000 to Dauntless Hook & Ladder Fire Company to aid in the purchase of a new fire truck.

Abstract painter Robert Haynes is focusing on the delicate and fleeting nature of life on Earth and in the universe with Existenc3, a three-part series on display locally.

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police have cleared out a homeless encampment in a city neighborhood where drug use has been pervasive for years, but homeless advocates and others have raised concerns about how it was done.

DANVILLE — A love of music has inspired local residents to provide entertainment for the community since 1969.

The university initiated a “voluntary separation incentive program” for some Commonwealth Campus employees as a way to reduce its multimillion-dollar budget deficit.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police arrested a man after he allegedly stole PA Lottery tickets from a vending machine at Sheetz.

According to the Wilkes-Barre City Police, on Wednesday around 7:30 p.m., officers were called to Sheetz on Kidder Street for a theft.

PA Lottery ticket stolen at Sheetz

Officers said they learned the suspect, later identified as Marlin Bevan, 50, of Wilkes-Barre, removed a set of keys to access the Pennsylvania Lottery vending machine and fled the store.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. (WTAJ) – Penn State University is asking faculty of its Commonwealth Campuses to voluntarily depart from the university, launching a new "Voluntary Separation Incentive Program."

The university announced the program Wednesday, citing "challenges facing all of higher education," and declined enrollment.

BETHEL TOWNSHIP, BERKS COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A Schuylkill County man died in the hospital after crashing in Berks County Tuesday afternoon.

Pennsylvania State Police say the crash happened in the area of State Route 183 and Appalachian National Scenic Trail Tuesday around 2:30 p.m.

Troopers say when they arrived on the scene they found the car had crashed into an embankment.

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