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Lock Haven, Pa. — When Woodward Township Police received a call for a possible burglary, officers quickly realized they were already headed in that direction.
Williamsport, Pa. —A prosecutor for the Lycoming County District Attorney’s Office said they would be concerned for the public’s safety if Devin Eugene Mims were released from custody during a motion for bail hearing this week.
Harrisburg, Pa. — A bill that would criminalize those who run away from the police is continuing its way through the legislative process after being passed by the House Judiciary Committee.
Montoursville, Pa. —When the co-worker of a man at Unique Industries bent over to pick up an item they dropped, Corey Martin Case, 36, of Montoursville said “gotcha” as he grabbed the person’s butt, police said.
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Harrisburg, Pa. (AP) — State lawmakers gave their final approval to new restrictions on fireworks Friday but the rules will not be in place as July Fourth weekend fireworks light up Pennsylvania skies.
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Woodward Township, Pa. — Do you plan to set off fireworks this Fourth of July?
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New York (AP) — Stocks are off to a weak start on Friday, continuing a dismal streak that pushed Wall Street into a bear market last month as traders worry that inflation will be tough to beat and that a recession could be on the way as well. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2% in the early going. …
Summer is in full swing, and celebrations for the Fourth of July may already be planned. Have you planned for safety as well? Don’t let preventable injuries get in the way of parties, barbecues, road trips, and other family fun.
A soil remediation project that began Thursday on Route 147 southbound in West Chillisquaque Township will continue on Friday.
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Towanda, Pa. — ALDI has moved into the Northern Tier region with the opening of a new Towanda store in Bradford County.
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Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. (AP) — For the second time in three days, a visitor to Yellowstone National Park was gored by a bison, park officials said Thursday.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a case that could dramatically change the way elections for Congress and the presidency are conducted by handing more power to state legislatures and blocking state courts from reviewing challenges to the procedures and results.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state court on Thursday permanently blocked Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to toll as many as nine major bridges on interstates in Pennsylvania, siding with three Pittsburgh-area municipalities that argued that his administration had violated procedures in getting to the advan…
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Lewisburg, Pa. — After months of negotiations and planning, Evangelical Community Hospital has closed on the purchase of the Susquehanna Valley Mall facility at 21 Susquehanna Valley Mall Drive.
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Washington, D.C. (AP) — In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court on Thursday limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
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