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PARADISE TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The coroner reports a motorcycle rider died after a crash with a vehicle in Monroe County.

Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio stated 31-year-old Matthew Hirsch from Stroudsburg died on August 15 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest.

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The coroner reports Mirsch's cause of death was due to multiple traumatic injuries after his motorcycle and a vehicle crashed into each other on August 14.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A large police presence could be seen in Wilkes-Barre Friday morning after a man was found bleeding outside an apartment building in the city's North End.

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Multiple police units, along with crime scene tape, were seen surrounding a house on North Washington Street near Elm Street.

MIFFLINBURG — The Union County Republican and Democratic Committees have until Sept. 15 to file nomination certificates with the Union County Elections Office for the vacant school board director position in Mifflinburg.

LEWISBURG — All candidates whose names appear on the primary election ballot are automatically included in the Union County Voters Guide for the Municipal Election on Nov. 4, officials from the League of Women Voters of the Lewisburg Area said.

If You Go What: 25th anniversary, Northumberland County Fair When: 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday; 4 to 10 p.m. Friday; and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday Where: Tall Cedars Grove, 522 Seven Points Road, Sunbury How much: Free parking. Admission is $1 for ages 12 and older. More information: Visit https://nocofair.com/ and Northumberland County Fair on Facebook

LEWISBURG — A Mifflinburg man charged with having multiple pictures and videos of child pornography at his home in Lewis Township remains not competent enough to stand trial.

DANVILLE — A Court of Common Pleas judge recently asked attorneys to select a case to go to jury trial, despite plea agreements being made between the Montour County public defender and the district attorney.

LEWISBURG — A Lewisburg man will spend the next 8 1/4 to 22 years in state prison for his involvement in a drive-by shooting in East Buffalo Township in 2020.

ALLENWOOD — A proposed data center at Union County’s Great Stream Commons industrial park has been scrapped after the developer terminated its purchase agreement.

SUNBURY — A Sunbury man is jailed and faces felony aggravated assault charges after an incident in the city Wednesday that caused some Northumberland County buildings to be put on lockdown.