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LEWISBURG — The Union County Conservation District sold 3,800 trees during its 2026 tree seedling sale.

HARRISBURG — The federal government awarded a $14 million grant to the commonwealth to support a pilot project in Indiana County toward demonstrating the viability of generating heat and electricity through enhanced geothermal systems — the first project of its kind in the eastern United States.

{div class=”page” title=”Page 1”}{div class=”section”}{div class=”layoutArea”}{div class=”column”}LEWISBURG — Lewisburg will celebrate Arbor Day on April 24 by holding a ceremonial tree planting.

NORTHUMBERLAND — For Pastor Megan Millard, the closing of Christ United Church isn’t just the end of a congregation; it feels like a death.

As part of the Weis Center for the Performing Art’s year-long Trees Series, the Orchestra of Indigenous Instruments and New Technologies will present “Hidden Sounds of the Americas,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Bucknell University, 1 Dent Drive, Lewisburg.

HARRISBURG — Gov. Josh Shapiro signed three executive orders Wednesday to protect people with disabilities and autism, one of which intends to limit personal data collection amid reports last year of a potential federal autism registry.

HARRISBURG — State representatives cast a near-unanimous vote in support of legislation proposing to eliminate indemnification clauses in new construction contracts.

BUTLER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they are investigating a Wednesday night motorcycle crash in Butler Township that left one man dead. Jeremy J. Debias Jr. of Drums, 28, was pronounce dead around 10:20 p.m. Wednesday on St. Johns Road, according to a release from Butler Township Police. Family members found Debias' motorcycle [...]

HANOVER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The man accused of Tuesday's shooting in Hanover Township turned himself in Thursday, according to the Hanover Township Police Chief. Jason Dates, 33, turned himself in to police after being wanted for two days, during which he was allegedly driven to Philadelphia by 22-year-old Tierra Shanell Gilliam. Gilliam is [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police in Wilkes-Barre were asking for the community's help to locate a missing man, who has since been located. Police say the man, who is 80 years old and suffers from dementia, was seen Thursday around noon in the area of 61 Maxwell Street in the city. Police say the [...]