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SUNBURY — A Sunbury resident won $10,000 for making the best Whopper sandwich during a Burger King nationwide competition.

The Chesapeake Bay earned a C+ on the annual report card that calculates improvements or losses in key indicators of health and conditions in the estuary and surrounding areas. This is the highest the Bay has ever scored since the record-keeping began in 2006. 

DANVILLE — Danville Borough Council accepted a private donation of $50,000 to restore and preserve monuments in Memorial Park.

SELINSGROVE — Selinsgrove Area Recreation Inc. (SARI) is applying for nearly $300,000 in grants to pave the parking lot and make repairs at the community swimming pool facility.

McCLURE — Children's activities and more than two dozen food, arts and craft vendors will be featured Saturday at McClure Commons LLC's Fall Festival.

MILTON — The Improved Milton Experience will hold a special Veterans Day dedication ceremony at the Veterans Memorial to honor the installation of a newly donated American flag.

LEWISBURG — East Buffalo Township is hosting its second annual Halloween in the Park on Oct. 31.

LEWISBURG — A Montgomery County lawmaker and members of the Pennsylvania Community Development Financial Institutions Network toured downtown Lewisburg on Wednesday to promote equitable banking opportunities in Pennsylvania.

DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man accused of killing his wife after a shooting over an alleged affair has been found guilty following the conclusion of his murder trial Friday, according to an update from Lackawanna District Attorney, Brian Gallagher. 37-year-old Maxwell Hawkins has been found guilty of first degree murder in the death of [...]

LONG POND, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pocono Raceway hosted its first-ever yard sale Friday in Long Pond, Monroe County, bringing shoppers to the track for merchandise dating back to the early 1990s. Staff members at the track, known as the Tricky Triangle, organized the sale to offer a wide variety of items directly to the [...]