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Restored locomotive unveiled in Lackawanna County
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A train unveiling happened on Saturday in the Electric City. The Steamtown National Historic Site revealed the newly restored Bullard #2 locomotive. It had been offline since 2010 and, for the past nine years, underwent a comprehensive cosmetic restoration. Saturday's ceremony gave the public an opportunity not only to see the finished product but...
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Sprucing up cemetery in Scranton for holiday weekend
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local cemetery is spruced up on Saturday thanks to volunteers willing to give up part of their holiday weekend. More than a dozen volunteers, including some armed with weed trimmers, took to Washburn Street Cemetery in Scranton on Saturday. They are with the non-profit Christmas Miracles from Heaven. They trimmed tall weeds and grass covering...
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Electrical repairs resume at Wyoming Valley Mall
WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's back to work for crews trying to fix an electrical problem that is keeping the Wyoming Valley Mall closed. They resumed the job Saturday morning after having Friday off for the holiday. Word on the scene near Wilkes-Barre is that they are trying to replace a permanently damaged cable with a new one to try and restore power as quickly...
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Bobby Jenks, 2-time All-Star closer and World Series champion with the Chicago White Sox, dies at 44
He was an All-Star in each of the next two seasons while saving 41 games in 2006 and 40 in 2007.
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More than a thousand still without power two days after major storm in Susquehanna County
Nearly 2,000 homes and businesses are still without power after a storm passed through Thursday afternoon. Repair and cleanup efforts are still underway.
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Man jumps from second floor to escape house fire in Lock Haven
Crews were called to a house fire in Lock Haven late Friday, where one man jumped from the second floor to escape, and four people were left displaced.
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Two cats recovered after bedroom fire
ARCHBALD, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Multiple fire departments were called to a home in Archbald after a bedroom fire started Saturday afternoon. According to Archbald Police Chief Tim Trently, crews were called to the 500 block of Gaughan Court for a reported structure fire when a family noticed smoke coming from their bedroom just after 1:30 p.m. Trently says police arrived first,...
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Flash floods like the one that swept through Texas are the nation's top storm-related killer
The fast-rising floods kill an average of 127 people annually in the U.S.
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Geisinger hospitals will install ...
DANVILLE — Geisinger will install advanced ultraviolet disinfection devices in hospital campuses across the healthcare system in an effort to enhance infection prevention efforts.
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Dozens of life vests donated,...
SUNBURY — Young swimmers in the Valley are safer due to a children’s life vest drive organized by two local residents.
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