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LEWISBURG — The Bucknell University Military Science Department will host an event to observe the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11.

Cyber charter schools continue to draw students from Valley public schools, costing local districts $1 million or more each year.

MIDDLEBURG — Snyder County Chief Assessor Austin Zelinski was terminated Tuesday, less than a year after his hiring.

SELINSGROVE — The operator of a more than 100-acre solar farm in Penn Township is responding to noise and landscaping complaints.

LEWISBURG — Members of the William Cameron Engine Company in Lewisburg will host a 25-year observance of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman was charged with assault after she allegedly slashed one woman in the face and drove into another woman during an altercation at a Kingston gas station. Joann Johnson, 52, faces several assault charges after allegedly attacking two women following a Monday morning altercation in the parking lot of [...]

NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy was in Luzerne County Tuesday, announcing more than $17 million is heading to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport in the next year and a half as part of the Working Families Tax Cuts. “You have new radios. We have already switched you over or almost all the [...]

LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) says some lane restrictions are planned for a portion of Interstate 81 North and Southbound in Lackawanna County this week. PennDOT announced there will be driving lane restrictions and closures on Interstate 81 North and Southbound in Lackawanna on Wednesday, Aug. 26, and Thursday, Aug. [...]

(WBRE/WYOU) — The state of Pennsylvania is not only marking a milestone number of confirmed cases of measles, but the measles outbreak has led to its first deaths. The State Health Department said two people died in Lancaster County, and both were unvaccinated. The State Department of Health said those two deaths are the first [...]

HUGESVILLE, LYCOMING COUNTY(WBRE/WYOU) — The fire roared on the grill top, ready to sear a well-known dish in Lycoming County. Chef Joe Rechel says it all starts before the meat hits the heat. "I love it," Rechel said. "It just shows that if you put love into the food and you're passionate about what you [...]