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SELINSGROVE — A new pedestrian crossing is planned at 18th Street by the Selinsgrove Area School Board.

ELYSBURG — Knoebels Amusement Resort was named 2026 Park of the Year by Amusement Today during Saturday’s Golden Ticket Awards in Austin, Texas.

WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Wyoming County doctor has been sentenced on charges that he prescribed controlled substances, which placed his patients in danger. 62-year-old Dr. Raphael Benjamin Kon, of Noxen, was sentenced to 14 to 48 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to unlawful administration, dispensing, delivery, gift, or prescription of a Schedule [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police confirmed a woman was hit by a car in Wilkes-Barre Tuesday, leaving her hospitalized with severe injuries. Traffic was backed up early around 5:00 a.m. on Wilkes-Barre Boulevard between Butler Street and Conyngham Avenue as police had the area blocked off after a woman was hit by a car. [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A 17-year-old is facing charges after police say he threatened two women at gunpoint, trying to rob them of money and a car. Justin Joel Sikaffy, 17, of Scranton, was arrested for his alleged involvement in two attempted armed robberies involving a stolen gun. Scranton Police Department reported that on [...]

(WBRE/WYOU) — Warm and muggy weather will rule through Thursday afternoon. A couple of showers are possible tonight. However, a few more showers are likely tomorrow with the chance of a thunderstorm. Heavy downpours will be the main threat. Temperatures will fall into the 60s by morning. Thursday afternoon will be near 80. Cooler and [...]

SUNBURY — Stonington state police are searching for a 15-year-old Herndon girl who was reported missing Tuesday.

ALLENWOOD — Gregg Township supervisors have 45 days to decide whether to allow data centers in the Commercial Manufacturing Zoning District at the Great Stream Commons industrial park.The board is reviewing an application from PNK Group of New York City for a curative amendment and conditional use approval that would permit data centers in the Commercial Manufacturing Zoning District.

SUNBURY — Sunbury Police have been part of 13 Immigration and Customs Enforcement incidents, and 22 individuals have been detained in the city since mid-July, when the city signed a 287(g) Program agreement with the federal government.

HARRISBURG — Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt heralded the U.S. Supreme Court’s majority decision thwarting President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to radically change how mail-in ballots are processed by the U.S. Postal Service.