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Daylight saving time was first adopted as a wartime measure in 1942.

MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An investigation is underway after a school staff member taped the mouths of 1st grade students during lunch, according to district officials.

Superintendent Dr. Curry has told 28/22 News that the district is investigating an incident where 1st grade students were found with tape on their mouths.

According to a letter from Hamilton Elementary School Principal Mark Getz, on April 9, some students were seen to have blue painter's tape on their mouths that was placed there by a staff member during lunch.

The popular vacation destination now has a "level 2" Travel Advisory, meaning travelers should "exercise increased caution."

PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — A Butler County man has been charged after he allegedly threatened to kill President Trump and other officials in YouTube videos.

Shawn Monper, 32, has been charged in federal court after making threats against the president, United States Officials and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).

BRADFORD COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been sentenced after he held a mother and her son in New York at knifepoint and forcefully drove them to Pennsylvania, according to the Bradford County District Attorney's Office.

According to Bradford County court officials, 48-year-old Damion Lamar Gooden, of Norristown, was sentenced to a minimum of 34 months to a maximum of 13 years on the charges of aggravated assault, unlawful restraint, and terroristic threats.

Six men arrested after child predator sting

The lawsuit was filed Thursday in federal court in Manhattan by 16 Democratic attorneys general and the governor of Pennsylvania.

Damion Gooden was sentenced last Thursday to 2 to 13 years behind bars on aggravated assault, unlawful restraint, and terroristic threats charges.

A multi-state lawsuit against the Trump Administration now includes Pa. after the USDE and Education Secretary revoked approved funding for school districts.

NORTHUMBERLAND — Northumberland Borough Mayor Dan Berard issued a proclamation declaring National Library Week through Saturday in the borough.

MILTON — Three new gateway Welcome to Milton signs have been placed along the Front Street (Susquehanna River) corridor.