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Jumping into summertime in Scranton
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Some exciting news for kids and families in and around the Scranton area: the city's public pools are open. Hundreds of people headed to Connell Park Saturday afternoon for a dip in the pool. Kids splashed around, teens dove in at the deep end, and others found a spot in [...]
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Pierogi fest wraps up with competition
EDWARDSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Residents still have a few hours left to get a taste of delicious pierogies at a festival in Luzerne County. It is the last day of the 12th Annual Edwardsville Pierogi Festival at John Hopkins Memorial Park. Vendors are selling them hot until 10:00 p.m. or until they run out. [...]
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12th annual Pierogi Festival returns to Edwardsville
The two-day event featured a parade, dozens of vendors, and even a pierogi cook-off.
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Annual Carnival on the Mountain brings locals out for fun
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The carnival is in town for families in Lackawanna County's Jefferson Township. Rides, games, and delicious fair food are bringing people to the Carnival on the Mountain. Jefferson Township Volunteer Fire Company is hosting the carnival. Festivities have been going on since Tuesday, and people turned out on Saturday [...]
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OpenAI hit with multistate probe into possible user harm as its IPO looms
OpenAI received a subpoena from several states as part of a probe into the safety of users of its chatbot as it prepares to offer stock to the public.
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Man accused of DUI, leading police on chase
BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Bloomsburg man is accused of being under the influence and leading police on a chase. Police arrested 22-year-old Braydon Frey. They responded late Wednesday night to a suspicious car in town near the park on Market Street. Officers say Frey was in the car, refused to come out, then [...]
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VIDEO: Iconic train chugs through NEPA
LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — From Nicholson, the iconic train made its way to Dalton. 28/22 News was able to get a view of Big Boy 4014 as it chugged along the Scranton Expressway. Many onlookers pulled over on the expressway to catch a glimpse as the locomotive chugged along the rails. It will eventually make [...]
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Big Boy 4014 attracts massive crowd of train lovers to NEPA
NICHOLSON, WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's a sight many train lovers have been waiting for in northeastern Pennsylvania. Union Pacific's Big Boy 4014 rolled through Wyoming County Saturday morning along the historic Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct. The stop in Nicholson comes as part of the America250 celebration. This marks the first time in the iconic train's [...]
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America250 Freedom Fest held in Dickson City
The free event held at the Circle Drive-In offered fun for the whole family with a car show, live music, and dozens of vendors.
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Group offers free prostate cancer tests at racetrack
LONG POND, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — You might go to Pocono Raceway for the action, but you might leave with something far more valuable. Man Cave Health is set up at Pocono Raceway Fan Fair, offering free prostate cancer screenings to any man who walks in. The five-minute blood draw is free of charge. Those [...]
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