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New owner explores what's next for Rocky Glen Park
MOOSIC, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local, legendary landmark: Rocky Glen Amusement Park is officially under new ownership. The park boomed in the 1900s, bringing thousands of people to the Moosic area for rides, live music, and more. What remains physically of Rocky Glen Amusement Park may only be old signs and photographs, but to [...]
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Bilingual workforce center coming to Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A center for collaboration is now in the works for Downtown Wilkes-Barre. Tec Centro will soon be taking over the former Barnes & Noble in the city. According to the organization's website, its goal is to establish community-based bilingual workforce centers to serve disadvantaged populations. The 501 (c) (3) provides [...]
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Hundreds of women wear pink at rally in support of Lindsay Clancy, who is on trial for killing her 3 children
Lindsay Clancy's lawyer doesn't dispute that she killed the children, but her lawyer says she shouldn't be held criminally responsible because she was mentally ill.
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NEPA data center opposition responds to executive order
(WBRE/WYOU) — Following an executive order from the Pennsylvania governor's office to regulate data center projects, some community members talked about their takeaways from the order and what they feel still needs to happen. Executive Order 2026-05 was signed Tuesday by Gov. Josh Shapiro, enacting several requirements all data center proposals must meet before moving [...]
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Gregg Township temporarily suspends...
ALLENWOOD — Gregg Township supervisors temporarily suspended new data center development in the Union County municipality.
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Mazeppa woman’s life journey featured...
LEWISBURG — A Mazeppa woman who rose from an eighth-grade education in a one-room schoolhouse to own and operate a New Jersey restaurant for more than 40 years is the focus of a new exhibit in Lewisburg.
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Sunbury police to host Halloween event
SUNBURY — The Sunbury Police Department will host its annual Halloween Touch a Bike, Truck and Cruiser event on Oct. 24.
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Community comes together to make a splash in Monroe County
Families are always looking for something to do with the kids during the summer. Officials in Pocono Township hosted a free pop-up water party to celebrate summer.
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New York woman charged in plot to set off explosives at state Capitol and kill lawmakers, FBI says
Investigators said they foiled the attack that had been targeted at destroying documents and killing state senators.
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Americans' drinking levels remain at record low for second year in a row, new survey finds
Americans are drinking less, matching last year's record low, according to a Gallup survey.
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