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HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An officer was sent to the hospital after police say he was injured while causing down a man avoiding arrest.

According to the Hazleton City Police Department, on September 13 around 1:09 a.m., officers pull over a car near Eros Cafe on East Diamond Avenue.

During the stop, an unknown man not involved with the incident started to yell at officers while standing on the street with an open container, police stated.

MOUNT POCONO, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two Monroe County men have been arrested after allegedly stealing from Weis Markets and then fighting a police officer.

On September 12 Gabriel Valle, 19, and Xaziver Valle were both charged with aggravated assault after an incident with a police officer dealing with a theft call from Weis Markets.

PD: Man facing charges after shots fired in Lycoming County

MILTON — James Shaffer, an original abstract artist with Milton roots, is coming home to Milton during this year’s Harvest Festival celebration. James graduated from the Milton High School in 1998. He furthered his education earning a bachelor of arts degree in arts and sciences from Lock Haven University. James has been creating and exhibiting original abstract art since 1998.

LEWISBURG — Master ceramicist Robert Lee will be performing another privy dig at the Union County Historical Society Gallery, 15 N. Water St., Lewisburg, today through Sunday.

Editor’s note: This is the latest in a series of stories featuring high school marching bands from across the region. They will publish Fridays in The Daily Item.

HARRISBURG — Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order Thursday for the development of a five-year comprehensive plan to reverse troubling trends in housing.

Mifflinburg Elementary School will be closed today due to a bee issue, according to an alert sent out by the school district Thursday night.

SUNBURY — Shikellamy Education Association President Tonya Reader urged the school board to reach an agreement on a new contract during a meeting Thursday night, about two weeks before teachers are scheduled to strike.

LEWISBURG — The Buffalo Valley Regional Police Department will remain at its current headquarters for at least another five years.

LEWISBURG — Two unrelated criminal defendants in Union County are considering plea deals offered by the county district attorney’s office.