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Amazon suspends use of 21 Air, cargo carrier whose plane crashed off Miami runway
Amazon says it has suspended its partnership with 21 Air after one of the cargo carrier’s planes crashed off a Miami runway last week and killed five people.
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Mitch McConnell returns to the Senate after months of speculation about his health
Speculation over Sen. Mitch McConnell’s health has remained front and center throughout the summer after a fall at his home on June 14.
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Coffee Inclusive opens second location in Scranton
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A beloved coffee shop that spotlights people with intellectual disabilities is expanding, and on Monday, it opened its second location. Coffee Inclusive opened its new spot in Scranton's south side Monday morning inside the United Neighborhoods Center on Cedar Avenue. Their goal is to offer even more meaningful opportunities for [...]
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Scranton's Coney Island Lunch reopens after year and a half
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — After being closed for a year and a half, Coney Island Lunch on Lackawanna Avenue in Scranton is back. The community staple went through a remodeling, taking on a new retro look. The building will now include apartments upstairs and two other businesses on the lower level. But, customers can [...]
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Hank the donkey earns Guinness World Record for longest ears
Hank, a 16-year-old Mammoth Jackstock donkey from Mill Creek Township, has earned the Guinness World Record for longest donkey ears at 17.12 inches.
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New autism center making an impact on students
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local school district is celebrating the expansion of its center-based program with a new learning center open just in time for the school year. It offers autistic support classrooms for kids in grades K-2. The Jim Connors Learning Center at Monticello East already has a few dozen students attending, [...]
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Coney Island Lunch reopens in Scranton after major renovation
A familiar hot dog spot in downtown Scranton is back open with a new look but the same Texas-style wiener taste.
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Police respond to shooting in Hazleton; one injured
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police responded to a shooting Monday afternoon in Hazleton that left one person injured, according to a release. Just before 3:00 p.m., officers were called to an apartment on the 200 block of East Diamond Avenue for a gunshot victim, police said. The victim was taken to the hospital with [...]
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Residents voice concerns over heating oil costs
SWIFTWATER, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — With winter approaching, local homeowners who rely on heating oil are already watching those prices.  Many of them say they're worried about what those costs could mean for their budgets this winter. One local resident says she's watching the cost of heating oil, along with her other monthly bills, continue [...]
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Man pleads not guilty in hanging death of Mississippi woman Tasia Fortune
Tasia Fortune's body was found hanging from a tree behind an abandoned home in Jackson, Mississippi, last month.
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