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What’s Happening! January 18-19, 2020
 There are a number of events going on this weekend and in the days ahead! Enjoy! Remember more events can also be found on the Calendar of Events or under our Community Link January 18 and 19, 2020 *Be careful traveling this weekend.  Please call ahead to be sure events are still taking place. January 18, 2020 *The Greater Scranton Martin Luther King ...
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From the Producers Pod: January 18-19, 2020 Edition
Hi, it is Jayne Ann Bugda from the Producers Pod!    The time is always right to do what is right.  ~Martin Luther King, Jr. (From the Quote Garden) Eyewitness News and Weather have you covered this weekend as a winter storm rolls through the region.  Watch on-air and online for the latest.  And don’t forget to download the Eyewitness News Weather APP. Please safe when...
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Day-long fire fight still under watch through Friday night in Shenandoah
SHENANDOAH, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)– A roaming fire department presence remains in Shenandoah through Friday night. Hourly watches to ensure that a community can rest easy after the devastating fire. It didn’t take long for flames to erupt at the scene of what locals called “the old rag factory”. The call came in just before 4 a.m. Friday morning. First...
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Wilkes-Barre chapter of NAACP celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
(WBRE/WYOU) — The Wilkes-Barre chapter of the NAACP celebrated the life and message of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Friday night. Chapter president Ron Felton recited the words of Dr. King during the celebration titled ‘Walk Together’. Friday night’s celebration is a homecoming of sorts. It is the first time in 20 years the event was held where it started at the Luzerne...
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Carbondale woman killed after being struck by vehicle
(WBRE/WYOU) — We are just learning about a fatal pedestrian crash in Lackawanna County. It happened Friday night in Carbondale. Police say 42-year-old Jennifer Korner of Carbondale was struck by a car and killed along Belmont Street. Police are investigating and an autopsy is scheduled.
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Video: Backhoe used in creek
FRANKLIN TWP. — A man faces criminal charges for allegedly digging into the bed of Roaring Creek with a backhoe. When...
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RC plane was shot, owner says
FRANKLIN TWP. — A Catawissa-area man says his dream of flying radio-controlled planes with his boy has become a...
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Shared wells at issue
SOUTH CENTRE TWP. —A housing development here must update its water system to comply with state standards, state...
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Official says truck crashed into Nescopeck home’s porch
NESCOPECK — A pickup plowed into the porch of a two-story house on Third Street here at about 9 p.m. Friday causing...
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Cell Phone Ban Passes State House
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. --  State Representative Rosemary Brown proposed a bill that passed in the House of Representatives, banning cell phone use while behind the wheel. She's frustrated by one amendment that was tacked onto the bill. Cell phone use was originally written as a primary offense meaning a police officer could see you using your phone and pull you over but the bill passed in the...
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