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NORTHUMBERLAND — Lemonade Day returns to the Valley from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Second Street Playground on Orange and Second streets in Northumberland.

DANVILLE — Geisinger named a new chief administrative officer to lead local operations in the central region Monday.

SUNBURY — Sunbury City Council approved $15,900 for fencing around the police department building on Arch Street.

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A landmark church will have to be demolished after a weekend fire. That's the word on Wednesday from the Hazleton Fire Chief after Saturday night's fire on West Green Street.

Investigators determined someone intentionally started the flames on the third floor of the old Saint Paul's United Methodist Church.

Library closed after fire rips through vacant Hazleton church

Much of the roof burned, causing it to collapse. It's unclear what was used to start the fire.

A police investigation began last year with the hospitalization of an emaciated teenage girl

UPMC GoHealth Urgent Care offers after-hours services for patients in need of urgent, but not emergency, medical attention.

Officials aim to address the growing safety concerns posed by e-bike riders on the Lackawanna River Heritage Trail.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Red Sand Project raises awareness of exploitation and trafficking. Earlier Wednesday, the Children's Advocacy Center of NEPA and the NEPA Task Force Against Human Trafficking hosted the event in Scranton.

A crowd gathered around 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, with the red sand visible in the cracks of the sidewalk for all to see.

Firetree Place along Campbell Street broke ground on a new childcare addition on Wednesday.

Newswatch 16's Valeria Quinones spoke with a teenage lifeguard in Schuylkill County who jumped into action to help save three children.