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Department of Energy and Small Business Administration make agreement in Lackawanna County to help small businesses in the energy field
Officials from the US DOE and the US Small Business Administration visited creative Design & Machining, Inc. to make an agreement to support American energy.
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Canada to announce retaliatory tariffs as Trump tells its leaders to ‘fall in line’
President Donald Trump escalated the dispute again Monday, telling Canadian leaders to “fall in line” or face consequences “far WORSE.”
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LCCC graduate helping future paramedics with scholarship
NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A recent Luzerne County Community College graduate and his wife announced a new scholarship for future paramedic students in Nanticoke. Stuart Olsen, who completed the college's paramedic program in 2024, established the award alongside his wife, Christina Olsen, to support students entering the emergency medical field. The scholarship provides $750 [...]
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Bringing professional theatre onto university campus in Scranton
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Scranton Shakespeare Festival and Marywood University have formed a partnership to bring professional theatre onto the university's campus in Scranton, Lackawanna County. The collaboration allows the festival to use Marywood University facilities for both rehearsals and performances. The agreement solves a long-standing spatial challenge for the...
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Firefighters make progress against a Nevada wildfire that's destroyed more than 30 homes
Nevada's governor declared a state of emergency and mobilized the National Guard.
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Indictments against 4 Ohio family members reveal new details surrounding child endangerment case
Officials in Ohio released new information on a separate investigation that led authorities to discover 16 children in "deplorable conditions" inside a home.
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Victims of Oregon quintuple homicide identified
The suspected killer was the boyfriend of one of the victims, authorities said. They lived together on the property in a rural area outside Portland.
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'The Emperor is a fan of Flock': Man dressed as Darth Vader speaks in support of Flock cameras
A man dressed as the "Star Wars" villain jokingly spoke to San Diego city officials in support of license plate reader cameras.
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Man wanted for allegedly taking pictures up girl's skirt
WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A warrant was issued for a man police said was taking pictures up the skirt of a 12-year-old girl in a gas station. Charles Rogers, 47, was charged with invasion of privacy after police said he followed a girl around Wednesday morning in a Wilkes-Barre Township Sheetz and taking [...]
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'This is wrong and this is racist': Target pulls Halloween costume, apologizes after backlash
A Target spokesperson said, "As a company, we know we got this wrong, and we are deeply sorry."
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