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Lawsuit Filed Against Geisinger Following Massive Data Breach
DANVILLE, Pa. (WTAJ) – WTAJ is reporting… A class action lawsuit has been filed against Geisinger and a Microsoft company – demanding $5 million to compensate patients for a data security breach. A former patient, James Wierbowski, filed the lawsuit individually and on behalf of more than...
Bypass Project Continues with New Bridge Construction
WINFIELD – The Daily Item reports….Construction will soon begin on a bridge that will carry the Southern Section of the Central Susquehanna Valley Thruway over Grangers Road. PennDOT says beginning Monday July 15th, they will begin setting bridge beams on Grangers Road and motorists can expect the road to be closed in 15-minute intervals while the beams are being set. The work will take about a week to complete. The Daily Item reports….Work also continues on three other structures throughout the project area. Beams will be set in late July on the two structures that will connect the CSVT to Route 61 in Shamokin Dam.
Columbia County couple stuck in Hurricane Beryl’s path
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — A Columbia County couple will get to see the wrath of Hurricane Beryl close up as they’re vacationing in Jamaica. Sara and Hayes Clark from Berwick went to a resort in Whitehouse Jamaica to celebrate their fourth anniversary. Now, they’re stuck in the storm’s path. “We knew the storm was coming. […]
Wood-Mode Owner Proposing Commercial Solar Facility
NATALIE – The News Item is reporting… The owner of Wood-Mode LLC, in Kreamer, is proposing a commercial solar energy facility containing roughly 8,300 solar panels in Northumberland County. The site is a former drive-in movie theater in Natalie, along Route 54 near Mount Carmel. The newspaper is...
State Officials Tour Danville, Visit Downtown Businesses
DANVILLE – Some state officials toured Danville and said they are working on more help for downtowns. The state Department of Community and Economic Development Deputy Secretary Rick Vilello advocated for more investments for main streets, downtown business districts and other businesses. Secretary Vilello and Montour County Commissioners, one...
Celebrating a milestone of service in Montour County
MILTON, Pa. — A church in Northumberland County celebrated a major milestone Sunday morning in Montour County. The Chillisquaque Presbyterian Church turned 250 years old. The faithful marked the sester-centennial with a celebration where the original log cabin church once stood at the Chillisquaque Cemetery in Montour County. Folks...
Dedication of a Washingtonville Pavilion This Weekend
WASHINGTONVILLE – A new, but in many ways very old, pavilion will be unveiled this weekend in Washingtonville. Organizers are planning the John Bosley Pavilion Dedication and Celebration of DeLong Park this Sunday at 5pm. Washingtonville Mayor Tyler Dombroski told us, the site has a rich history dating back to the founding of the US, “There’s a connection to the founding of our town, frontier life, early agriculture of the area, the Revolutionary War…it’s really just a lot of really interesting ties.”
Be ready for damaging winds and quarter-sized hail with thunderstorms to hit Columbia County Sunday
On Sunday at 12:43 p.m. a severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service valid until 1 p.m. for Columbia County. The storms are anticipated to bring quarter-sized hail (1 inch) and wind gusts of up to 60 mph. "At 12:42 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located over...
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