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MOSCOW, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man who co-owns three restaurants in Lackawanna County was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents last week.

Nasario Damian Contreras, or Damian as his community knows him, was detained by ICE outside of Isabella's Eatery in Jefferson Township, one of his three businesses.  

Woman charged with posing as nurse in Pa., other states

North Pocono residents took to Facebook to spread the word about the beloved business owner.

SUNBURY — The Northumberland County Conservation District has discovered West Nile virus positives in seven Valley municipalities and all four Valley counties so far this year.

WHITE DEER TOWNSHIP — State police are investigating an identity theft in White Deer Township.

Once a year, the Montour-DeLong kitchens open for a week to serve home-cooked meals every night to area fairgoers.

MANDATA — Line Mountain School District board members at Tuesday night’s meeting approved a total of $258,705 for new and replacement cameras at the middle and high school — $99,471 — and elementary school —$159,233. The vendor is NRG Controls, of Selinsgrove. Funds will be taken from the 2025-26 capital reserve, said Kaitlin Roselli, Line Mountain business manager.

LEWISBURG — A trove of half-century-old architectural documents for the Union County Courthouse, hidden away in a dusty crawl space, has found its way home.

SELINSGROVE — Selinsgrove borough officials are hoping to secure a final state grant to begin a $2.97 million Industrial Park Road reconstruction project.

Despite breaking her collarbone earlier in the season, Danville Area High School senior Ingrid McElroy secured the national mountain biking championship in Roanoke, Virginia, last week.

MILTON — A Milton man accused of burying the body of a 3-day-old baby in the backyard of a Center Street residence will face a felony count of hindering at his upcoming trial.

PHILADELPHIA — At Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, the Trump administration will soon decide whether to remove displays addressing the history of slavery.