🌱 Why state police are urgently searching for this Banks Township suspect
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- Why state police are urgently searching for this Banks Township suspect
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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 41 and low of 25 degrees.
- Thursday: A stray afternoon shower, temps: high: 43, low: 38.
- Friday: Windy; showers in the morning, with a high of 49 and low of 22 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Hazleton man wanted for Banks Township shooting (shensentinel.com) — A nearby shooting in Banks Township has state police searching for 32-year-old Edwin Junior Vazquez, accused of attempted homicide after a woman was assaulted and shot but later released from the hospital. The Shenandoah Sentinel, which also serves Mahanoy City, urges anyone who spots him to call 911 and asks others with information to contact State Police in Hazleton.

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🗓 Events Nearby
Wednesday December 17
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Canldelight Winter Solstice Yoga
Tree Of Life Shoppe LLC , 392 W Apple St Suite 3 , Ringtown
6:00 pm
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Candlelight Winter Solstice Yoga
Tree Of Life Shoppe LLC , 392 W Apple St Suite 3 , Ringtown
6:30 pm
Friday December 19
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Helping Harvest Pottsville Mobile Food Market
Fairlane Village Mall , 389 Pottsville St Clair Hwy , Pottsville
11:00 am
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Rose Ostrowski: R&B Acoustic @ Monfort Lounge
Montfort Motel & Restaurant , 982 Center St , Sheppton
7:30 pm
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Bradin Kemp: R&B Acoustic live at the Montfort Lounge
Montfort Motel & Restaurant , 982 Center St , Sheppton
7:30 pm
Monday December 22
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Holiday Week Pop-Up Yoga at Tree of Life Shoppe
Tree Of Life Shoppe LLC , 392 W Apple St Suite 3 , Ringtown
6:00 pm
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Holiday Week Pop-Up Yoga
Tree Of Life Shoppe LLC , 392 W Apple St Suite 3 , Ringtown
6:30 pm
Monday December 29
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New Year's Week Pop-Up Yoga
Tree Of Life Shoppe LLC , 392 W Apple St Suite 3 , Ringtown
6:30 pm
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New Year's Week Pop-Up Yoga at Tree of Life Shoppe
Tree Of Life Shoppe LLC , 392 W Apple St Suite 3 , Ringtown
6:30 pm
Tuesday December 30
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MMIPS Boys Varsity Basketball @ Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah Valley High School , 805 W Centre St , Shenandoah
6:30 pm
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🗞 Nearby News
Shenandoah
- Borough considers 2026 tentative budget, hears report from auditor (shensentinel.com)
- Officials: Be mindful of where you pile snow (shensentinel.com)
- Columbia Co. rep. introduces ‘Aiden's Law' to establish alert system for certain missing kids (shensentinel.com)
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