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LEWISBURG — Bucknell University appointed Kristine A. Brown as vice president for strategic communications and marketing following a nationwide search.

ALLENTOWN, LEHIGH COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Law enforcement stated a man has been sentenced after he shot and killed another man at a 1-year-olds birthday party. 26-year-old Roberto Gonzalez was charged in July 2024 for the killing of 33-year-old Miguel S. Dalmasi. He pleaded guilty in September to voluntary manslaughter-unreasonable belief, and possession of a firearm [...]

MIFFLINBURG — A Mifflinburg man took money from the savings of his family member with disabilities in Lewisburg Township earlier this month, according to state police in Milton.

Editor’s note: This is the tenth in a series of stories featuring high school marching bands from across the region. They will publish on Fridays in The Daily Item.

SALEM TWP. -- A second data center company is planning to move into this township, bringing up to 18 more buildings...

BLOOMSBURG -- Judge Anthony McDonald says he sees no ethical conflict in presiding over cases involving defendants...

BLOOMSBURG -- Columbia County Courthouse workers say they have raced from the building after hearing footsteps or...

FISHERDALE -- Residents showed up to a Cleveland Township supervisors' meeting concerned a zoning variance application...

BLOOMSBURG -- A Mifflinville woman told police her blood would be "dirty" from using methamphetamine when taken for a...

BUTLER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A man has been arrested after police say he was inappropriately contacting a child from Butler Township on social media. Officers say Jonathan Cruz, of Reading, would contact the child online using different aliases to groom the victim sexually. Police say the child's mother contacted them about the situation, and [...]