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DANVILLE — Danville Borough Council approved the hiring of a police officer and code officer, who finished a probationary period.

DANVILLE — Danville Borough Council heard two pitches for new additions to the community Tuesday night and accepted an offer for their ambulance garage relating to one of the pitches.

HARRISBURG -- A federal judge denied Commonwealth University's request to either overturn a $3.9 million verdict or...

DANVILLE -- The Borough Council here voted unanimously Tuesday night to enter into an agreement of sale for the...

DANVILLE -- The school board here unanimously voted Wednesday night to accept a $198,789 bid to repair the damaged...

BLOOMSBURG -- A drunken father who prosecutors say put a bottle of Southern Comfort whiskey into an infant's mouth...

NESCOPECK -- Jeff McCreary, owner of a defunct home building company, died at home Monday, according to the Luzerne...

LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Lackawanna County is mailing out new property assessments for the first time in more than 50 years.

About 50,000 property owners will receive reassessments this Friday, and another 50,000 next week.

Officials stress these are not tax bills, they will help set 2026 tax rates.

Luzerne County taskforce working to improve election process

If you disagree with your new value, you can request an informal review, then file a formal appeal if needed.

EAST STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Lead foot drivers beware! Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) work zone safety cameras have been catching speeders in record numbers at a local exit on Interstate 80.

Construction on Interstate 80 near East Stroudsburg is nothing new, and neither are PennDOT's work zone safety cameras, but officials from East Stroudsburg Borough say the number of speeders caught by these cameras is excessive, and it doesn't seem to be slowing drivers down.

Mount Spurr is one of 53 volcanoes in Alaska that have been active within the last 250 years and is nearly 80 miles northwest of Anchorage.