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SELINSGROVE — PennDOT is responding to resident concerns about safety issues at the intersection of Route 15 southbound and Grangers Road.

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HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania state senators advanced legislation Thursday proposing a 35-year minimum sentence for second-degree murder in response to this year’s state Supreme Court ruling that the prior mandatory life sentence was unconstitutional.

LEWISBURG — Fulton Bank recently made a generous gift to The Green Dragon Foundation through Pennsylvania’s EITC program.

MIFFLINBURG — The second Pollinator Pathway Garden Tour will be held in July at 212 S. Fourth St., Mifflinburg.

LEWISBURG — The Public Library for Union County’s Summer Book Sale is returning to the Library’s Community Room from July 15 through July 18.

HARRISBURG — A sales tax exemption that began five years ago toward enticing data center development in Pennsylvania would be rescinded by legislation that easily cleared the state House on Thursday.

SUNBURY — Sunbury Police Chief Brad Slack said he wants residents to know he would never put the city or its residents in harm’s way when it comes to signing an Immigration and Customs Enforcement program contract.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The owner of a beloved corner store in Scranton marked his last day of business. After 50 years of being there for his community, this chapter is coming to an end so another can begin. In South Scranton, Crown Market has stood the test of time, bringing the community together [...]

(WBRE/WYOU) — Lackawanna County Commissioner Chris Chermak announced his temporary absence from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport Board of Managers while his application for Executive Director of the airport is processed. Chermak has served as Lackawanna County Commissioner and as Airport Board chairperson since 2020, according to a release. Chermak said he applied to the Executive [...]