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Taco Bell introduces new ice cream taco dessert nationwide
The fast-food chain is partnering up with Portland-based ice cream maker Salt & Straw again for another chocolate treat.
Dunmore man holds out hope for brother missing in Nepal flooding
Saroj Shrestha is holding out hope that his brother, Niraj, is still alive after a devastating landslide and flood in Nepal.
House censures Rep. Chuck Edwards for conduct toward former female staffers
The 413-2 vote is the latest example of Congress grappling with revelations about lawmakers’ improper behavior toward female staffers.
Catholic School students, staff process fire evacuation
EXETER, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wyoming Area Catholic School had a fire drill scheduled for Tuesday, but nobody expected they would actually have to deal with the real thing. A fire on Tuesday morning forced students and staff from Wyoming Area Catholic School to evacuate just a week into the new school year. According to [...]
Pittston City to acquire Twp. land for new housing
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pittston City and Pittston Township have proposed a deal that would transfer township land to the city for housing development, providing both municipalities a boost in revenue. The deal would transfer 22.3 acres of undeveloped land in the Stauffer Pointe Development property, currently in Pittston Township, to Pittston City. The purpose [...]
Walmart says rotisserie chicken purse already sold out but there's 'more cooking'
Priced at only $5.97, the same price as the store's real chickens, the limited-edition handbag dropped at 9 a.m. Sept. 1 and sold out within hours.
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Pork buyers may be owed money in $117 million price-fixing settlement: How to file a claim
Eligible consumers must file a claim online by Oct. 29 for a share of a $117 million antitrust settlement.
'Miracles could happen, right?' A Dunmore man prays for his brother amid landslide in Nepal. Read the transcript of his interview with Newswatch 16
Newswatch 16's Stacy Lange spoke with Saroj Shrestha, a Dunmore man who went to Nepal to care for his mother and who is now searching for his missing brother
Coworkers remember man killed in Susquehanna County wreck
Friends of Sergeant Peter Thatcher say he spent his life answering the call to duty.
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Interstate 80 reopens in Luzerne and Columbia Counties
A crash on I-80 in Black Creek Township had shut down the westbound lanes in Luzerne County Thursday morning.
Ed Sheeran calls situation in Gaza 'catastrophic and unjustifiable' as he opens solo concert
“My heart has been broken by the scale of devastation and loss of civilians’ lives, of children’s lives,” Sheeran...
Nonprofit keeps neighbors warm with firewood donations
BERWICK, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — As heating costs continue to put pressure on household budgets, keeping a...
Woman dead, man sent to hospital after deadly house fire
SCOTT TOWNSHIP, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A early morning house fire turned deadly in Scott Township after...
PA State Trooper Michael Pahira honored at football game of his alma mater, North Schuylkill High School
The family of Trooper Pahira was present to help kick off the game played in honor of the trooper who was killed...
Courthouse shooting under investigation, police say
COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities are investigating a shooting that took place at the Columbia County...
NASCAR changes rule for wet-weather tires on approved oval tracks, starting with Bristol this weekend
The change aligns with NASCAR’s wet-weather policies on road and street courses, allowing individual teams to have...
Slammed by storms and hurricanes, Hawaii small businesses ask tourists to return with aloha and some patience
Small businesses are grateful tourists have given the island time to recover, but they now fear too long of a...
One woman dead after early morning Columbia County fire
Multiple fire departments were called to a fire along Red Maple Lane in Almedia early Monday morning.
Tropical Storm Fay forms far out in the Atlantic as Odalys strengthens in the Pacific
Tropical Storm Fay, which formed on Sunday, was located about 450 miles southwest of the Azores.