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DANVILLE — An investigation into the death of a Dushore man at a Danville mental health facility found that hospital staff failed to conduct adequate checks, did not follow established protocols and falsified documentation, according to the Montour County Coroner’s Office.

Among an estimated $1 trillion in spending cuts on subsidized healthcare and nutrition support, one program included in the One Big Beautiful Bill would backfill a fraction of the decreases.

LEWISBURG — Expenditures in the 2025-26 budget for Lewisburg Area School District finished more than $1.08 million under budget, while revenue exceeded projections by $1.8 million.

The lights inside Sharon Regional Medical Center went dark this month, hours after employees of the beleaguered hospital received an email announcing its immediate closure. 

KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The arrival of early winter weather in Pennsylvania has prompted local drivers to prepare their vehicles for snowy road conditions. Auto service shops in Luzerne County, including T&F Tire in Kingston, are seeing an increase in business as wintry weather settles across the region. The onset of wintry conditions has [...]

DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Senate Bill 65, aimed at enhancing the safe transportation of school children, was introduced nearly four years ago. At the end of October, it finally became a law in the commonwealth. Act 89 of 2026 will expand Pennsylvania's school bus stopping law, increasing the stopping distance from 10 [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Some unlikely faces were behind the counter at a local coffee shop on Friday: Officers with the Scranton Police Department. Officers served up brews at Bailey's Cafe and Events in downtown Scranton. It's all part of the second annual Coffee for a Cause event where first responders compete to see [...]

THROOP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The annual Veterans Day assembly is something many people remember from their time in grade school, but one local school district's program was put together by someone unexpected: a sixth-grade student. The assembly Mid Valley Elementary Center students attended on Friday was not an average assembly. In fact, the entire [...]

(WBRE/WYOU) — The first snow of the season has arrived in the higher elevations of northeastern Pennsylvania Friday, giving us a good inch or two of snow. Nov. 13 marks the first measurable snowfall of the season for some communities in our area. The conditions in Mountain Top along Route 309, where snow started falling [...]