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WILLIAMSPORT — A 47-year-old Middleburg man will spend 188 months in federal prison after being sentenced by a federal judge for drug distribution.

WILLIAMSPORT — Two inmates at the federal prison in Lewisburg face new charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District in Williamsport reports.

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NORTHUMBELAND — A 35-year-old Northumberland man is accused of striking two officers during an incident Sunday night.

LEWISBURG — Union County reached a settlement agreement totaling nearly $150,000 with a former employee of the Union County Conservation District who claims he was wrongfully terminated in 2021.

LEWISBURG — KJ Reimensnyder-Wagner will perform at the CommUnity Zone Tuesday night.

Route 125 in Coal Township is back open following a culvert replacement that shut down the road for two weeks.

The second part of Lewisburg Area School District’s upgrades to its athletic complexes has been completed ahead of the new school year.

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Hazleton Area Public Library is closed after a massive fire tore through a vacant church next door over the weekend.

St. Paul's church in Hazleton went up in flames Saturday night, drawing a third alarm response from firefighters.

The Hazleton Area Public Library sits just feet from the church, but swift response from first responders prevented any serious damage.

Man dies after motorcycle, vehicle collision

Officials say the library closure is because of smoke that entered its HVAC system, not structural damage.