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HAZLE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — People living along a proposed 12-mile PPL power line are raising new concerns. A town hall meeting brought together residents, lawmakers, and activists to discuss the transmission line cutting through several municipalities in Luzerne County.

Many property owners in the Hazleton area say they fear their land will lose value, their daily lives will be disrupted, and their voices will be ignored.

MIDDLEBURG — Snyder County is borrowing up to $800,000 for a new roof and other repairs at the East Building in Selinsgrove.

PITTSBURGH — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro warned Tuesday that America’s children feel left out of political culture and failed by government, risking refuge in the “dark corners of the internet” where they can be radicalized towards committing acts of political violence.

SELINSGROVE — Susquehanna University Associate Professor Ahmed Lachhab and two students used ground-penetrating equipment to locate about a dozen unmarked graves dating back to the 1700s at Warrior Run Church Cemetery this summer.

WILLIAMSPORT — A proposed settlement in a class action suit against Geisinger Health and Nuance Communications could result in a distribution of $5 million to more than 1.2 million patients.

“We are waiting for a state budget, and that impacts us a little bit in that we would need to apply for a district improvement grant. We are in the process now of drafting an application so that when the funds are released, we can get some money for your facility.” — Damian Spahr, SitelogIQ, director of client experience

Pamela Hackenburg was sentenced to two to four years in state prison and ordered to pay $615,580.78 in restitution to Gregg Township, Centre County.

SELINSGROVE — Selinsgrove Borough Council member and mayoral candidate Erik Viker has never shied away from sharing his viewpoints on social media and he’s not backing down from a recent Facebook post.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Local elections are less than two months away, but officials in one county are already looking to improve the process in the future. While it won't happen this election cycle, the possibility of new, high-tech voting machines could play a significant role in that process.

28/22 News Reporter Avery Nape was at a voting machine demonstration on Tuesday in Luzerne County.

The spotlight always seems to be on Luzerne County due to polling issues in previous elections.

Hilda Baci, who briefly held the world record for the longest cooking marathon in 2023, prepared a pot of 8,780 kilograms of jollof rice.