Local News

DANVILLE — The inaugural St. Patrick's day Parade and Block Party will be held Saturday in Danville.

WASHINGTONVILLE — Families are invited to a Hop to the Trunk event from 2 to 4 p.m. March 29 at the Montour DeLong Fairgrounds.

SUNBURY — Shikellamy and Line Mountain High School juniors and seniors learned about the avoidable tragedies driving under the influence can cause during a special presentation at both district high schools Tuesday.

MILTON — Directors in the Milton Area School District Board approved the 2026-29 comprehensive plan during Tuesday night’s meeting.

HARRISBURG — A bill proposing boundaries concerning interactions between minors and chatbot companions powered by artificial intelligence easily cleared the Pennsylvania Senate on Tuesday.

More than $1.7 million has been approved by Gov. Josh Shapiro for sexual violence prevention through education and awareness at 43 Pennsylvania colleges and universities.

LEWISBURG — Sunbury artist George Ferrandi will speak about her work and the long-running Jump!Star project at Bucknell University next week.

SUNBURY — Sunbury police believe incidents in which two dead dogs were discovered decapitated within the city are isolated incidents, but are still warning pet owners to keep an eye on their animals.

PHILADELPHIA — A former emergency room nurse at WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg allegedly immersed himself in a world of child sexual exploitation on an online forum and promised to provide sterile needles from the health care system’s supply to the group’s founders, who were active drug users, according to the FBI and federal prosecutors.

SUNBURY — A petition opposing Northumberland County’s reassessment firm’s requirement that commercial property owners provide income and expense information has gained 800 signatures in four days.