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SUNBURY — Sunbury street crews will begin paving 25 streets throughout Sunbury on Monday.

MIFFLINBURG — Union County Criminal Justice Advisory Board (CJAB) will host the “Reducing Recidivism: Collaborating for Success” interactive mini conference in September.The event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 11 and 12 at the Rusty Rail Brewing Company, 5 North 8th St., Mifflinburg.

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was unchanged in July, holding steady at 4.0%, according to data provided by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry Friday.

SUNBURY — The Greater Susquehanna Valley YMCA Swim Team is searching for new members.

LEWISBURG — The Union County Government Building will host a regional summit aimed at addressing behavioral and mental health within the court system.The event, which is one of seven across the state, will be held Oct. 20 at the county government building, 155 N. 15th St., Lewisburg. Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Kevin M.

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PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police were searching for a 14-year-old reported missing in Pittston Thursday. That teen has now been located.

The Pittston City Police say the 14-year-old had been reported missing after she was last seen around 11:30 p.m. Thursday on Vine Street in Pittston.

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Police posted an update around 3:00 p.m. saying the girl had been located and she is safe.

"We'd like to thank the public for their assistance," they added.

The deadly infection has been historically rare, but as climate change heats up waters and worsens flooding, research shows cases could become more common.

Editor's Note: This article has been updated to clarify that firefighters were not in the building when the roof collapsed.

OLD FORGE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Firefighters were battling a heavy smoke fire at a convenience store in Old Forge when the roof collapsed into the store.

Firefighters were on the scene of a convenience store fire in the 900 block of Moosic Road in Old Forge around 6:30 a.m. Friday.

PSP Fire Marshal Unit stated a patron in the food mart notified an employee that smoke was coming from the roof of the food mart.

(WHTM) - A new Emerson College Polling survey of the 2026 U.S. Senate race in Texas shows Republican voters are split between incumbent U.S. Senator John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton.

The survey of 491 Texas Republican primary voters shows Cornyn leading Paxton 30% to 29% with 37% undecided and 5% supporting another candidate.

The poll also surveyed how each Republican candidate would fare against Democratic Party candidate Colin Allred. Paxton led Allred 46% to 41%, while Cornyn led 45% to 38% in the poll of 1,000 Texas voters.