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Warnings of inclement weather on Monday morning prompted Memorial Day event planners to cancel parades in both Sunbury and Northumberland Borough.

LEHIGHTON, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— They started in New York, they're headed to San Francisco, and on Monday, they were in Lehighton. The Illini 4000 is a student team from the University of Illinois biking four thousand miles across America to raise money for cancer research. 14 riders, one summer, one cause. Trinity Lutheran church in [...]

SIMPSON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— On this Memorial Day, restaurants were packed with people honoring the holiday, but there was a table at one in Lackawanna County that no one sat at. It was set, it was ready, and the reason why is personal. 28/22 News reporter Avery Nape spoke with the men who set it to [...]

MIDDLEBURG — A 31-year-old New Berlin man is facing 10 felony weapons charges following a traffic stop in Middleburg.

MOUNT CARMEL — The president and CEO of a Mount Carmel bank was honored during the Pennsylvania Bankers Association convention in Orlando, Florida.

SUNBURY — Northumberland County District Attorney Michael O’Donnell will need to approve various felony charges before they are filed at the district magistrate’s office after an order was issued by a Northumberland County judge.

NORTHUMBERLAND — Shikellamy Middle School sixth grade students pitched their ideas at Dream, Learn, Pitch in State College.

When Shane Greenlee laces up his running shoes in July, he’ll be doing more than logging miles.

RANSOM TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— One man is dead after a crash that took place around midnight Monday. According to the Lackawanna County Coroner, 71-year-old Raymond Armstrong from the Lehigh Valley Area died at GCMC early Monday morning after he was fatally injured when his vehicle failed to stop at the intersection of Newton Ransom [...]

HONESDALE, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— CrossFit gyms across the country are honoring a former Navy SEAL who made the ultimate sacrifice in the LINE of duty. It's called "The Murph." 28/22 News reporter Connor Coar shares how the workout is inspiring a community and honoring a fallen soldier. CrossFit gyms across the country, including this one in [...]