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SUNBURY — Valley residents with good used books who want to share them with other residents have an opportunity in March.

SUNBURY — State Sen. Lynda Schlegel Culver is holding a Teletown Hall for resident sof the 27th Senatorial District at 5 p.m. March 30.

SELINSGROVE — Individuals in recovery, allies and anyone seeking meaningful community connection are invited to Canvas & Cocoa on Feb. 28.

BLOOMSBURG — Winterspring Sanctuary, a central Pennsylvania-based equine-assisted mental health organization, will collaborate with the Bloomsburg Women's Center Inc. 

LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Violators of winter weather parking bans will be ticketed and/or towed in the Luzerne County. The bans will be in place to allow space for snow plows to respond to the forecasted winter storm. A parking ban on the following streets in Wilkes-Barre was instated Saturday Feb. 21, with ticketing and [...]

LEWISBURG — The newest exhibit at the Lewisburg Children’s Museum is a bit, well, complicated.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A boxing gym in Lackawanna County reopened Friday after state funding allowed them to make some much needed upgrades. The gym gives kids an opportunity to break into the sport for free- aiming to teach discipline, confidence, and keep kids off the streets. For more than 30 years, the Irish [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Three Department of Public Works employees were honored Friday in Scranton for their bravery and quick actions at a house fire. While on their recycling route through the city's west side, the driver noticed smoke at a home on Hampton Street, just after 6:00 a.m. All three jumped out of [...]

SUNBURY — The Sunbury Municipal Authority board is discussing long-term capital projects and how to pay for them, which could include another rate increase for residents on the system — possibly before 2027.

LEWISBURG — A defensive lineman on the Bucknell University football team allegedly drank too much and fought two officers in Smith Hall on Valentine’s Day, according to Bucknell Public Safety.