LEWISBURG — The Union County Veterans’ 4th of July Committee was awarded a $20,000 grant from America250PA’s first semiquincentennial grant round for the 2026 Union County Veterans’ 4th of July celebration commemorating the 250th birthday of America.
SELINSGROVE — Susquehanna University students Balil Abdelnabi and Clarissa O’Neill placed fourth in a national business ethics competition held in Florida in late February.
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Area fire chiefs are expressing concerns about a fundraising letter that is showing up in Northeastern Pennsylvania seeking financial donations to support volunteer firefighters.
The letter is being sent by a nonprofit organization based out of state.
Local fire chiefs say the letter may cause confusion when it comes to local fundraising efforts and reduce financial donations to local fire departments.
WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Making its return to Luzerne County for the first time in over a decade, Cirque du Soleil is back at Mohegan Arena.
The penguins are out and the bugs have taken over Mohegan Arena, at least until Sunday, all for Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Ovo’ production.
A 22-foot-tall egg is the star of the show as ‘ovo’ means egg in Portuguese.
But have you ever seen bugs doing world-class acrobatics?
A massive stage was built inside the arena. Along with a backstage area.
CARBONDALE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A school district informed parents that an incident of bedbugs was recently identified in the Carbondale Area High School.
On April 2, the Carbondale Area Junior and Senior High School informed parents that one classroom in the high school was affected by bedbugs, and it was closed for the remainder of the day.
Officials said they contacted the parents of the children directly in the classroom when the bedbug was discovered, and maintenance conducted a deep cleaning.
Pa. student charged with threats towards school
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BUTLER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been charged with a DUI and child endangerment after getting into a crash while his kids were left at home alone.
James Bradley, 43, is facing charges after officers responded to a crash on February 23, where they say his car fell down a creek in Butler Township.
Opening day of trout season this Saturday
(WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) reminds anglers that the statewide opening day of trout season is this Saturday, April 5.
Throughout the 2025 season, the PFBC says it will stock around 3.2 million adult trout in 691 streams and 130 lakes open to public angling. The trout will include around 2.4 million Rainbow Trout, 693,000 Brown Trout, and 125,000 Brook Trout.
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