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Police received reports of a “loud bang” or explosion around 1 a.m., Oslo police said in a news release.

As the conflict with Iran widens, experts say the Middle East’s real strategic weak point may be water – not oil.

The story of convicted killer Myrle Miller, who died in 2025 while serving a mandatory life sentence in state prison for the murder of her husband, was featured on the Investigation Discovery true-crime documentary series “Evil Lives Here.”

WATSONTOWN — The Watsontown Historical Association will host a showing of a 2013 documentary about the lost village of Alvira in Union County.

NORTHUMBERLAND — A Shikellamy teacher was named one of 63 national winners for the Civic Star Challenge by The Bill of Rights Institute and iCivics.

NORTHUMBERLAND — The hull of the Central Susquehanna Riverboat Society’s vessel is nearing completion.

SUNBURY — The recommendations of the Shikellamy School District business manager are to hold the line on taxes in the 2027 school year.

A book by Sunbury native John P. Deeben features an anthology of soldier letters written specifically for publication in two local Northumberland County newspapers.

LEWISBURG — An employee of Westbranch Rental in East Buffalo Township paid for a chainsaw and blade using counterfeit cash on Feb. 24, according to the Buffalo Valley Regional Police Department.

I once heard that the first thing lost in war is humanity. I have never been in the military. I have never fought in a war. But I have been in a conflict zone on more occasions than I could have ever imagined.