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State police say human remains were found in July that belonged to Jesse Farber, who had been missing from Tamaqua since 2015.

Lawmakers from both political parties are blaming the other for the hardship that would ensue if SNAP benefits stop due to the government shutdown.

Interim Commissioner Brenda Sacco, along with Commissioner Chris Chermak, hired Sacco's personal attorney, Paul Walker, as the new county solicitor.

The announcement was made Friday afternoon by Tenor Health Foundation on the purchase of the three area hospitals in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties.

LEWISBURG — SEDA-Council of Governments’ Joint Rail Authority will become a fully independent entity effective Jan. 1.

DANVILLE — Leaders from across the Susquehanna Valley gathered Friday in Danville to reimagine rural health care.

Scouting America is taking a major step toward preparing the next generation for the digital age by introducing new merit badges in artificial intelligence and cybersecurity this month.

WATSONTOWN — Sunset will set the scary scene for the Eighth Annual Spooky Haunted Haunt at Community Park in Watsontown.

MIDDLEBURG — A California man has been arrested following an alleged yearslong campaign of threatening harassment against a Geisinger nurse and several others, including Union-Snyder President Judge Lori R. Hackenberg, who filed a civil suit against him in June.

HARRISBURG — Both chambers of the Pennsylvania General Assembly approved a bill mandating that schools, public and private alike, notify parents, guardians and employees of weapons possession incidents within 24 hours.