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MIDDLEBURG — A Shamokin Dam man faces a lengthy prison term after pleading guilty Thursday to assaulting a woman.

A Pennsylvania state trooper remains hospitalized in serious condition and another was treated and discharged after they were both shot by a man suspected of stealing clothing from a store before leading police on a high-speed chase. The suspect in the Wednesday evening shooting near Chambersburg was identified as 31-year-old Lamar Lorenzo Foy. Investigators say he was shot and killed when troopers returned fire. Two woman in the van are charged with retail theft and drug offenses. Troopers Thomas Pack and Lucas Amarose are recovering from multiple gunshot wounds.

Geisinger and Evangelical Community Hospital have agreed to a $28.5 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit in which former employees alleged that the health systems had a no-poach agreement.

LEWISBURG — The Buffalo Valley Regional Police Commission deleted a sentence from its new immigration policy that barred officers from running a driver’s license query for passengers during a traffic stop.

SUNBURY — A Sunbury man is jailed on $75,000 cash bail and faces 100 felony charges of possessing child porn after members of the state police computer crime unit say they discovered the images on a computer inside a home on South 4th Street on Thursday morning.

LEWISBURG — White Pine Alley in Lewisburg will not be closed.

LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — PennDOT has announced lane closures and detours in Lackawanna County throughout the upcoming week.

A ramp in Dickson City will be closed, and lane restrictions will be in place overnight for grinding and epoxy overlay.

Crash on I-80 causes traffic backup

The Dickson City Main Avenue on-ramp on I-80 will be closed on Saturday, Oct. 11, and Sunday, Oct. 12. Detours to and from Main Avenue are as follows:

From Interstate 81 northbound at Exit 190 (Main Avenue):

Pass Exit 190, head northbound toward Exit 191B.

Del Rio was allegedly escorted off the 'Matlock' set during filming in early October following an internal investigation into the incident.

A unique fundraiser in Berwick to raise money for food giveaways.

POCONO TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One person was killed and two others injured in a crash that closed Interstate 80 westbound in Monroe County early Friday morning.

State police say a vehicle that was traveling down I-80 in Pocono Township crashed into another vehicle that had slowed down due to another crash ahead. The driver of the first vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. Their identity has not been released at this time.

Tow truck driver accused of fleeing crash