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LIVE: Dept. of Health update on COVID-19 vaccinations
HARRISBURG, DAUPHIN COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU-TV) — Department of Health Senior Advisor for COVID-19 Response Lindsey Mauldin is hosting a virtual media briefing to provide a COVID-19 vaccine update in Pennsylvania.
Pa. updates quarantine guidance for those vaccinated from COVID-19
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WTAJ) -- The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced that it has updated its COVID-19 quarantine guidance for fully vaccinated individuals to align with that of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Under the updated guidance, people who have had both doses of a two-dose vaccine, or one dose of a single dose vaccine, do not need to quarantine after an...
LIVE: White House COVID-19 response team holds briefing as US approval of J&J vaccine nears
WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) — The White House COVID-19 response team briefed the nation on the latest pandemic response efforts Friday as the decision on whether to recommend Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine for emergency use in the U.S. nears. NewsNation is livestreaming the event in the player above. A group of independent advisers to the Food and Drug Administration are...
LIVE: House expected to approve $1.9T virus relief bill
WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) — The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives will aim to pass President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill on Friday in what would be the first major legislative victory of his presidency. A spirited and potentially long debate was expected, as most Republicans oppose the cost of the bill that would pay for vaccines and other...
Eyewitness News Webcast: Friday, February 26th
WBRE/WYOU-TV: A former karate instructor is behind bars, accused of sexually abusing children. Plus, one bus company is offering free rides to COVID vaccine appointments. For more on these stories, and your latest forecast, watch this Eyewitness News Webcast.
'Game on' at Crestwood High School
MOUNTAIN TOP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) - The pandemic has forced many school districts to adjust their educational cultures with hybrid and completely online learning. That same trend is making its way into some athletic departments. For the Crestwood School District, that means they start up a competitive E-sports club. "My parents definitely didn't approve of it at first because they...
BU plans dozens of staff cuts
BLOOMSBURG — Bloomsburg University has begun to cut what it says will be 91 jobs by June 30, 2022 — mostly through attrition, but also through...
Talen eager to move on digital warehouse
SALEM TWP. — The township’s planning commission told Talen on Thursday it may need more than three months to consider plans for a data-storage...
Geisinger teams with teens
DANVILLE — Spurred by two student suicides in the past year, a group of Danville Area High School students is looking to support their peers’ mental...
Acres of Montour County farmland to be preserved
LIMESTONE TWP. — Nearly 60 acres of northern Montour County farmland will be preserved for agricultural use, with future owners prohibited from using...
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14-year-old Pennsylvania girl charged with killing 19-year-old sister
LANCASTER, LANCASTER COUNTY (WHTM) — A 14-year-old Pennsylvania girl is charged with killing her older sister in...
Montour County declared Bill of Rights Sanctuary
DANVILLE — Montour County commissioners last week unanimously passed a resolution declaring the county a Bill of...
Coroner called after pedestrian struck in Monroe County
TOBYHANNA TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU-TV) - Pocono Mountain Regional Police are investigating a deadly...
Ulster man killed in Saturday morning crash
MANSFIELD, Pa. (WETM) - Christopher Bishop, 31, was killed on Saturday morning after a one-vehicle crash on...
Vaccinate NEPA: Scranton Rite Aid now administering COVID-19 vaccines
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU-TV) — Through a Federal Retail Pharmacy partnership, the Rite Aid in...
Crews battle fire at Palmerton apartment building, firefighter injured
PALMERTON, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU-TV) — A large fire gutted an apartment complex in Palmerton Monday morning....
Pennsylvania State Police Wyoming to move locations
WYOMING, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU-TV) — After about century in their current location, the Pennsylvania State...
Lackawanna County officials release information about drug seizures
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU-TV) — Four suspected mid-level drug dealers have been arrested by...
Family of five flees Scott fire
SCOTT TWP. — Eric Heydenreich was just getting ready to sit down to watch the movie “Slapshot” with two of his...
Inn owner alleges bias
ELK GROVE —The owner of a popular new restaurant says Sugarloaf Township has ordered him to close it at 2 p.m. He...