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PORT TREVORTON — The McKees Half Falls Rest Area on Route 11 in Snyder County has reopened for the season.

SUNBURY — Court hearings on Monday for an engaged Massachusetts couple accused of releasing 683 mink from a fur farm outside Sunbury were continued.

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TURBOTVILLE — Borough council members, at their most recent meeting, approved the low bid of $69,966 from H&P Construction, of Kulpmont, for the Paradise Street upgrade project.

Local faithful celebrated Pope Francis on Monday, who died hours after giving the Easter blessing, recognizing his focus on the "marginalized and the forgotten."

The NYPD’s emergency service unit took the person into custody without further incident, police said.

No federal student loans have been referred for collection since March 2020, including those in default.

Newswatch 16's Emily Kress spoke with an attorney from Schuylkill County who not only met the pope several times, but also received a special honor from the pontiff.

(The Hill) — President Donald Trump on Monday directed all federal and state flags to fly at half-staff in commemoration of Pope Francis, who died at the age of 88 earlier that morning.

The president said he signed an executive order to put the flags at half-staff just before exiting the White House for the traditional Easter egg roll.

“He was a good man, he worked hard, he loved the world. And it’s an honor to do that,” Trump said, flanked by first lady Melania Trump and the White House Easter bunny.

The Easter Egg Roll is one of the oldest White House traditions.