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Lebanon County residents warned about election scam text messages
LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)– Multiple Lebanon County residents have reported receiving text messages from scammers posing as election officials, according to Lebanon County Bureau of Elections. These messages appear to be automated messages telling residents, “We have you in our records as not registered to vote,” and then providing a link to do so. DO […]
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Monroe County barber gives free back to school cuts
STROUDSBURG, Pa. — The capes are on, and the barber chairs are filled inside DKutz Evolution on North 9th Street in Stroudsburg. Owner Daniel Ortiz knows how a fresh haircut can boost confidence. "It can change the way they talk, the way they walk, and the way they act,"...
Men's Soccer Announces 2024 Season Captains
BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – Bloomsburg men's soccer head coach Mark Bassett announced Kody Besser (Lacey Township, N.J./Lacey Township), Anthony Schlee (Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley), Teagan Wallace (Lumberton, N.J./Rancocas Valley Regional) and Alex Wilsterman (Orefield, Pa./Parkland) as team captains for the 2024 season. The four returners look to help the Huskies build...
Fidelity's move to Courthouse Square stalled by rising project costs
SCRANTON — More than two years after Fidelity Bank officials announced plans to relocate the company's headquarters to Courthouse Square, the project remains paused. The Dunmore-based bank purchased the eight-story Scranton Electric Building on Linden Street for $2.6 million and started demolition work; however, the cost of the project nearly doubled from $13 million, pre-COVID, to $25.8 million, bringing work to a halt, said Dan Santaniello, Fidelity's president and CEO.
John Reed Charged In Amish Buggy Hit-Run: PSP (Photos)
John Levi Reed IV, 51, of Williamstown, was taken into custody at 7:38 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, for a drug offense after troopers were called to a report of a "suspicious person" in Jackson Township, according to a separate release attached in the same PSP file. The crash happened two...
Fight involving a gun erupts in church parking lot after funeral of 13-year-old cheerleader
Police arrested two male juveniles Friday amid a melee that broke out in a church parking lot after the funeral of a 13-year-old girl who was killed in a homicide. The fight occurred around 1 p.m. as hundreds of people were exiting the Greater Zion Missionary Baptist Church at 212 N Progress Ave. in Susquehanna Township. Pallbearers had just finished loading Na’Ryah Wright’s casket inside a horse-drawn carriage when people started screaming and yelling across the parking lot.
Former Pa. officer found guilty of illegally using state’s police records system
WILLIAMSPORT — A former Williamsport police corporal has been found guilty of unauthorized use of the state JNET records system but not on three other charges. Lycoming County jurors deliberated about two hours Friday before returning a split verdict on charges against Cpl. Eric B. Derr, 40, of Cogan Station.
Incarcerated Fredericksburg man charged with raping child in 2016
Become a champion of local news and unlock additional benefits as a LebTown member, like exclusive members-only emails, access to comments, invitations to members-only events, and more. Lebanon city police announced charges Friday against 41-year-old Nathan Palevo of Fredericksburg following a child rape investigation police said began in September 2023.
PA Cyber Charter advisors, counselors authorize strike
(WTAJ) — Advisors and counselors employed by PA Cyber Charter have authorized a strike after contract negotiations between them and the school have failed for over two years. Following 750 days of bargaining, with a state mediator present for some sessions, members of the PA Cyber Academic Advisors and School Counselors Education Association (PACAASCEA), representing […]
Pa. schools get just under $1 million to tackle lead contamination
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday announced $26 million in funding to help schools and child care facilities test for and treat lead contamination in drinking water. The annual funding is part of the Voluntary School and Childcare Lead Testing and Reduction Grant, which has provided more than $150...
Casey blames ‘scheming corporations’ for rising prices
(The Center Square) – The inflationary pressure squeezing taxpayers’ wallets comes from “scheming corporations," according to Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Bob Casey Jr. During a five-minute speech on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, the three-term senator told the crowd that rising prices on food and other necessities boils down to corporate greed. “The corporations say your prices are up only because their costs are up,” Casey...
Pa. High School Football Report podcast: An interview with Aliquippa RB and Penn State recruit Tikey Hayes
Since the hosts are chatting about some of Pennsylvania’s best talent just hours before the 2024 season takes flight, a conversation with Aliquippa RB Tiqwai “Tikey” Hayes seems appropriate. Hayes dishes on the reasons behind his decision to choose Penn State, the current state of Quips’ football...
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