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RUPERT -- Passersby corralled and kept safe a 6-year-old boy found walking down Route 11 in his underwear Friday...

DANVILLE — As Lights of Hope organizer Donna Kemberling plans this year’s celebration, she is dedicating her advocacy efforts to her brother, David, who passed in February.

NORTHUMBERLAND — Northumberland Borough council members at Tuesday night’s meeting approved a payment agreement with Point Township for a new joint comprehensive plan.

UNION TOWNSHIP — A bleeding New Berlin man believed to be intoxicated broke into a Union Township home, broke multiple light fixtures, drank a soda from the refrigerator and took a shower before being confronted by the homeowners, according to state police in Milton.

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SUNBURY — Shikellamy Superintendent Jason Bendle will continue his day-to-day duties until Aug. 5 but served his last school board meeting in the district Thursday night.

A suspected vehicle malfunction caused a tractor-trailer driver to lose control on Route 235 in Spring Township, Snyder County, Friday morning and dump more than 40,000 pounds of lumber.

SELINSGROVE — A white fireplace inside Graci’s Flowers and Gifts in Selinsgrove may appear ordinary, but it holds a nearly forgotten piece of local history.

Several other states are also facing new scrutiny as the U.S. Department of Justice refocuses election-law enforcement.

YORK — Penn State Extension is offering a four-day educational workshop designed to increase working tree knowledge and prepare participants for the International Society of Arboriculture certified arborist exam.