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Beloved game show host Wink Martindale has died
Hosting NBC's "What's This Song?" marked the beginning of a prolific game show hosting career that would include popular programs like "Gambit" and "Tic-Tac-Dough."
8th Annual Tammy's Memorial Golf Classic
Join Stormtracker 16 Chief Meteorologist Kurt Aaron and Ranger at the 8th annual Tammy's Memorial Golf Classic on May 3.
Stroudsburg business busy leading up to Tax Day
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Tuesday is Tax Day, and if you have not filed yet, you will have to get it in by the end of the day. The H&R Block in Stroudsburg has been busy this past month, leading up to today. 28/22 News was told that many people called to schedule appointments for Tuesday, but it was first-come, first-served walk-ins only. Keystone Mission hopes...
Why is Easter so late this year?
April 20 is one of the latest possible dates that Easter can fall on.
Don't toss LVHN data breach checks in mail
DICKSON CITY, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — If you recently received a check in the mail connected to the Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) data breach, don't toss it: It's real. A $65,000,000 settlement was reached after a class-action lawsuit claimed LVHN failed to properly protect patient data. That breach, exposed in February of last year, involved more than 134,000 patients, with...
Keystone Mission hopes to help homeless in new way
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An area nonprofit that helps people experiencing homelessness is reshaping the way it operates. Keystone Mission Leadership says it's hoping to help the homeless in a new way. Keystone Mission operates centers in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties. Now, leadership says they are making innovative plans to address the continuing crisis here in NEPA...
Two face child endangerment charges in Lycoming County
Dominique Scott and Kwane Hall face charges of endangering the welfare of children.
Family mourns father of five as killer is sentenced in Scranton
An 18-year-old will spend decades in prison after pleading guilty to murder charges.
Titania House to be demolished, making way for Marshalls Falls Park expansion
Newswatch 16's Emily Kress shares more about the plans for the park in Monroe County.
Fire department responds after Wilkes-Barre excavator incident
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Firefighters were on the scene in Luzerne County after what officials say was an excavator in a cellar Tuesday afternoon. Officials say the Wilkes-Barre City Fire Department was called shortly after 1:15 p.m. to the intersection of George Avenue and Trethaway Street in the Parsons Section of Wilkes-Barre for a reported incident involving an...
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10,000 pages of records about Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 assassination are released, on Trump's order
WASHINGTON (AP) — About 10,000 pages of records related to the 1968 assassination of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy were...
Northumberland man arraigned for drug...
DANVILLE — A Northumberland man faces felony charges in Montour County after police said he delivered Percocet...
Man is charged in drug death
Police allege Northumberland friend admitted giving amputee pain pills
DANVILLE -- A Northumberland man was charged Wednesday in the death of a friend living at the Grandview Nursing...
Central budget would call for tax hike
Vote set for May 19
SOUTH CENTRE TWP. -- Central Columbia's school board approved a preliminary budget Monday evening that would raise...
Home-fixing deadline looms
Apply ASAP before Columbia County must return unused grant money
BLOOMSBURG -- The county will have to return more than $100,000 in grant money unless it finds qualifying homes to...
Man’s body was found in woods
BLOOMSBURG -- A Bloomsburg man whose body was found in the woods west of town here March 31 likely died weeks...
Troopers: Husband fired gun in house
MILLVILLE -- A Madison Township man was charged after police say he fired a gun in his house and threatened his...
Montour County floral shop busy as customers continue to hop in during Easter week
One florist in Montour County has you covered if you need to place a last-minute order.
Falling trees injure driver, 41
Police: Woman had SUV for about a week
CATAWISSA -- A woman was taken to the hospital after two large pine trees fell on her SUV as she traveled south on...
Cops: Unlicensed driver withheld complete name
CATAWISSA -- A Girardville man was charged after police pulled him over for an expired registration only to find...