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PennDOT has temporarily reduced the speed limit on part of Interstate 80 and the entire length of Interstate 180 due to the winter storm.
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NORTHUMBERLAND — Keish Pares survived COVID-19, but just barely.
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The state Department of Health, on Sunday, reported its smallest increase of COVID-19 cases since Dec. 28.
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DANVILLE — All three monkeys missing following a crash Friday afternoon in Montour County have been located, state police said Saturday evening.
While a new report from the Department of Environment Protection says that a third of the state’s rivers and streams are impaired, there are some success stories in the Valley.
DANVILLE — The Good Samaritan Mission is in need of volunteers at the clothing store located at 568 Ferry St. in Danville. Volunteers are needed from 9 a.m. to noon and from noon to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Call 570-275-2500, ext. 10 for more info.
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Pennsylvania nursing homes are having to turn people away due, in large part, to a staffing shortage and it’s having a widespread impact, health experts say.
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At least 80 percent of residents at Valley nursing homes are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, while the vaccination rates for staffers at the facilities lag behind.
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Some marchers held signs that read "I am the post-Roe generation," a statement that may never have been more true than it was at the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., on Friday.
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DANVILLE — State police say three small monkeys were missing following a crash between a truck hauling a trailer and a dump truck this afternoon in Montour County.
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While the number of COVID-19 cases among school-aged children dropped statewide this week for the first time since November, the number of cases in the Valley reached a record high.
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The Department of Health recorded its largest increase in new COVID-19 cases in five days on Friday and another 269 Pennsylvanians have died due to complications from the coronavirus.
DANVILLE — Redeemer Orthodox Presbyterian Church is working with Samaritan’s Purse to help an Afghan refugee family settle in the local area.
DANVILLE — The Helen “Sis” Graham Hause and William A. Hause Fund has been announced by the Community Giving Foundation: Danville. The fund was created by the Hause children and their families as a way to honor their parents and the community they love. The fund will provide grants for chari…
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A Mifflinburg Area student and the small gasoline engines classes at Danville Area High School both received top billing in two categories for Antique Tractor Restoration at the Pennsylvania Farm Show.
Many of the participants in the first Community Conversations series said they thought that the Valley was not very diverse, being primarily made up of a white demographic. United Way officials and data provided this week claimed it’s a matter of perspective.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — In the latest setback for abortion rights in Texas, the Supreme Court on Thursday refused to speed up the ongoing court case over the state's ban on most abortions.
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Pennsylvania registered fewer than 20,000 new COVID-19 cases for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday, while also recording 326 deaths linked to the coronavirus.
BLOOMSBURG — In the last speech he ever delivered, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. declared that he had been to the mountaintop, he had seen the promised land, and he knew that better days were ahead, whether he lived to see them or not.
Get ready for an hour of jokes, funny stories, and lots of laughs, as Sunbury’s Pedro Reyes brings his comedy routine to Iron Vines Winery for “Comedy Night,” tonight from 7:30 – 8:30 p.m., 322 Raspberry Ave., Sunbury.
WILLIAMSPORT — The spontaneity and unexpectedness of improvisation. The zaniness and incredulity of hypnotism. Both are fun forms of entertainment, but put them together and you have … a stage full of ordinary people doing hysterically funny, unpredictable improv skits.
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Farm Show returned as an in-person event this month, but parking revenue suggests many stayed away during the still-raging COVID-19 pandemic.
LEWISBURG — We’ve all sung the words, “This land was made for you and me,” but perhaps the image of “you and me” in our minds was different from the you and me actually sharing our land. A group of four American singers is bringing those old songs out in fresh, new ways.
For an authentic Scottish experience like no other, come to The Venue at Liberty Valley in Danville for their “1st Annual Burns Supper,” featuring traditional Scottish foods and entertainment, Saturday, Jan. 22, at 6 p.m., at 533 Liberty Valley Rd.
Amy Snover and a group of 4-H’ers weren’t horsing around when they competed in draft horse competitions at the recent Pennsylvania Farm Show.
DANVILLE — A former Danville restaurant employee pleaded guilty on Tuesday to stealing more than $1,300 in night deposits in November and December of 2020.
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Pennsylvania recorded its highest total of new COVID-19 cases in three days on Wednesday while the number of local cases continued to stay at high levels.
A quick blast of snow could lead to a tough morning commute on Thursday.
State police got a step closer to being required to turn over DNA samples of missing persons and unidentified decedents to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUS), thanks to two state representatives getting legislation passed by the state Senate.
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As final predictions called for, Valley residents woke up Monday morning to anywhere from two to five inches of heavy, wet snow and strong winds that knocked power out across the region.
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LEWISBURG — A wintry mix of snow and freezing rain couldn’t stop Susquehanna University from teaching children about Martin Luther King Jr.
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The Department of Health recorded fewer than 20,000 cases for the first time since late December on Monday, but still recorded 15,744 cases, a total higher than the previous record set in December 2020 before the current surge.
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Speed limit restrictions remain in place on Valley highways, but most of the winter storm that swept through the area Sunday is gone and the Winter Weather Advisory expired at 10 a.m.
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Public scrutiny on community policing has focused attention on how law enforcement officers respond when they encounter a citizen in the midst of a mental health emergency.
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SUNBURY — A little luck and a shift in the weather pattern caused a potential major snowstorm to be downgraded heading into Sunday night, according to AccuWeather meteorologist John Gresiak.
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The first bids for the southern section of the Central Susquehanna Valley Transportation project are expected to be awarded by April.
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More than 17.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Pennsylvania over the past year and nearly three-quarters of all state residents 18 and older are fully vaccinated.
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The Department of Health registered a record 32,381 COVID-19 cases among school-aged children statewide over the past week, a 58 percent increase over the previous record set a week ago. The four Valley counties each recorded their highest one-week totals of positive cases since the state be…
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DANVILLE — A $3.2 million expansion of a highspeed internet network is ready for rural underserved residents of Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Union and Columbia counties.
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Forecasts are still calling for 6 to 10 inches of snow across the Valley on Sunday into Monday but meteorologists are keeping a close eye on the storm's path, which could impact snowfall totals, particularly in the Valley.
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The number of COVID patients hospitalized in Pennsylvania reached a record high on Thursday, surpassing 7,400 hospitalizations for the first time during the pandemic that began in early 2020.
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