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SUNBURY — A man making threats to hurt himself was taken into custody after fleeing from a traffic stop in the city Thursday afternoon.

LEWISBURG — The Union County Sheriff’s Office is expanding the K-9 program after K-9 Edy recently retired.

Families came out for a foam party at the Degenstein Library in Sunbury to beat the heat on a scorching Thursday afternoon. It was the second time this week that the library offered the event which coincided with the hottest week of the summer so far.

Editor’s Note: The Daily Item will publish speeches of valedictorians from high schools across the region in the coming days and weeks.

Editor’s Note: The Daily Item will publish speeches of valedictorians from high schools across the region in the coming days and weeks.

SUNBURY — A Middleburg man is wanted by Sunbury police after allegedly pulling a knife on another man during an altercation on South Fourth Street on June 30.

SELINSGROVE — A 32-year-old Oklahoma City man is facing felony sex charges involving a Monroe Township minor he met on the internet.

MIFFLINBURG — The Herr Memorial Library in Mifflinburg celebrated Independence Day during its weekly storytime program on Thursday.

As Fourth of July celebrations near this weekend, a Geisinger nurse is urging the public to prioritize fireworks safety.

LEWISBURG — A Union County woman jumped from a moving vehicle along Route 15 in Lewisburg to escape a man who assaulted her while driving and threatened to shoot her and her son on Monday, according to Buffalo Valley Regional Police.