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Los Angeles firefighters honored with star on Hollywood Boulevard
A 14-year-old student’s essay led to the Los Angeles Fire Department receiving a star near the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Packing shoeboxes to make Christmas brighter
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Christmas is going to be a little bit brighter this year thanks to an annual effort in Scranton. Saint Francis of Assisi Kitchen held its shoe box project on Saturday. Student volunteers from several local schools formed an assembly line. They filled shoeboxes one by one with items that many [...]
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Giving back to community with Toys for Tots drive
SUGARLOAF TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Luzerne County giving back to the community for Christmas. SJM Auto Sales and Repair held its annual Toys for Tots day Saturday afternoon along Route 93 in Sugarloaf Township. The business brought out Santa and his reindeer to the site that features a 60-foot tree that went up [...]
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Jingle Bell Jog kicks off to raise funds for non-profit
DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Runners are raising funds this holiday season for a family-oriented non-profit. Dozens of runners took off Saturday morning in Dunmore for the second annual Greater Scranton YMCA Jingle Bell Jog 5K and one-mile fun walk. They braved the cold for the cause. Most runners who participated are from northeastern Pennsylvania, [...]
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Millions have billion-dollar dreams ahead of Powerball
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Millions of people with billion-dollar dreams are expected to get tickets for Saturday night's Powerball game. Lottery machines are humming, printing out those tickets at places like Anthracite Newsstand in downtown Wilkes-Barre. Saturday night's jackpot is an estimated $1,000,000,000 with a cash value of nearly $457,000,000. The jackpot is the [...]
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Locals lay wreaths at veteran gravesites to honor, remember fallen heroes
DRUMS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Hazleton area is one of many communities nationwide pausing to honor and remember our fallen heroes on Saturday. Saint Jude Knights of the Columbus Council of Mountain Top invited the community to Calvary Cemetery on Route 309 in Drums to lay wreaths at veteran gravesites. It's all part of [...]
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Shower for Charity raises over $45,000 for the Wayne County Children's Christmas Bureau
Michael G. Stanton scrubbed for over 3 hours at the 24th annual Shower for Charity in Honesdale.
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PSP investigating after 1 dead in shooting
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say a man is dead after a shooting involving authorities Saturday in South Williamsport. Troopers from Troop F, Montoursville, say they were helping the South Williamsport Police Department for a terroristic threat incident Saturday on the 700 block of Fairmont Avenue. Officials added that the [...]
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At least 2 killed in Brown University shooting; police detain person of interest
At least two students died and nine were injured in a Saturday shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island, according to authorities. Providence Police Department Chief Oscar Perez said at a press conference early Sunday that a person of interest was detained overnight but declined to provide additional identifying information about where the individual was detained or whether [...]
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Hawley Winterfest aims to showcase that small-town holiday charm
Newswatch 16's Valeria Quiñones shows us around the borough's most festive season.
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