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DANVILLE — Danville Area School Board members on Wednesday night approved the 2026-29 comprehensive plan, which includes a summary of the district’s overall strengths and challenges at the high school, middle school and the two elementary schools.

MAYFIELD, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Someone vandalized a Little League Baseball Field in Lackawanna County, causing tens of thousands of dollars worth of damage. Now, volunteers are desperate to rebuild just weeks before the start of the season. League leaders say someone broke into the concession stand at Mayfield Little League and damaged several items [...]

ARCHBALD, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Utility costs and energy demands are big concerns for people across NEPA as data center development grows. A panel of representatives from water, sewer, and electric providers met with the borough council Wednesday night in Lackawanna County to share how they're involved in the rapidly growing industry. On Wednesday representatives [...]

DANVILLE — Four musical groups will perform live March 20 in the Ballroom on Mill Street to raise funds for the Danville-Riverside Food Bank.

LEWISBURG — Three traffic signals in Lewisburg and East Buffalo Township must be upgraded before the Union County Trail Authority can move forward with the proposed Buffalo Valley Rail Trail crossing over Route 15.

HARRISBURG — The leading contenders and, at this point, the only contenders for the 2026 gubernatorial election touted their respective signature counts after submitting their nomination petitions.

CMSU Behavioral Health & Developmental Services is working to install naloxone newstands across Snyder, Union, Northumberland, Montour and Columbia counties to make the opioid overdose reversal medication more readily available to the public.

SUNBURY — It took a Northumberland County jury nearly three hours to find a Mount Carmel man not guilty of attempted homicide and aggravated assault on Wednesday.

SUNBURY — Sunbury Revitalization Inc. is seeking community input through a downtown perception survey.