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Overnight fire damages over a dozen homes in Easton, PA; five firefighters injured

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Easton, Pennsylvania — More than a dozen homes were damaged in a six-alarm fire Monday night in Easton, Pennsylvania. Fire crews responding to the scene found a fire burning in three of the row homes, and that fire quickly spread. "We had a crew right around the corner. When they got here, they had fire showing in three dwellings and it just went the whole block." At least 15 homes were damaged by the fire, either by the flames or by smoke. Read More...

As bird flu jumps from cows to humans, experts concerned about spread through raw milk

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(AP) — Sales of raw milk appear to be on the rise, despite years of warnings about the health risks of drinking the unpasteurized products — and an outbreak ofbird flu in dairy cows. Since March 25, when the bird flu virus was confirmed in U.S. cattle for the first time, weekly sales of raw cow's milk have ticked up 21% to as much as 65% compared with the same periods a year ago, according to the market research firm NielsenIQ. Read More...

Centre County recycling director retiring after 33 years

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CENTRE COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — For many of us, recycling is a part of our everyday lives. One of the statewide experts in the recycling industry is from our region and she spent more than three decades overseeing emerging trends, but now she's retiring. Joanne Shafer began working at the then Centre County Solid Waste Authority in 1990. Within a few months, she was the authority's recycling director. “When I first started, I was it. Read More...

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