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SUNBURY — Sunbury residents will be able to clear out their attics and basements again during the city’s annual free spring cleanup event.

SELINSGROVE — A 33-year-old Shamokin Dam man is facing attempted homicide and related charges after allegedly firing several rounds from a semi-automatic pistol at his mother-in-law, state police said.

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SUNBURY — A Sunbury man faces felony child pornography charges after state police troopers from the Internet Crime Unit served a warrant at North Second Street on Thursday morning.

Spokespeople from Pennsylvania’s and Colorado’s Medicaid agencies said, as of March, the states had found no one who needed to be terminated from Medicaid. That was after checking a combined 79,000 names.

DANVILLE — There will be an e-waste recycling day April 25 at the River Road soccer park in Danville.

LEWISBURG — Kevin Bittenbender told a gymnasium full of middle school students that he wasn’t sure what his future held when his leg was amputated.

MOUNTAIN TOP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Crestwood's district championship last spring was a nearly complete team effort, except for one forward, whose return to the field has played a crucial role in the Comets' 3-1 start. 28/22 Sports Reporter Alaina Losito brings us more about our athlete of the week: Ty McConnell. We're just a few games [...]

(WBRE/WYOU)— After more than 50 years, NASA's Artemis II mission is finally sending humans back towards the moon. The capsule officially left Earth's orbit Thursday evening. A former astronaut and Lackawanna County native spoke about what the mission means for the future of space travel. After more than 50 years, mankind is heading to the [...]

AVOCA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wally's Barbershop in Avoca is back open after being closed for more than two months. The barbershop was closed after a fire ripped through the building in mid-January. The shop has sat on McAlpine Street for 23 years. The owner says he has high hopes for the shop in 2026, [...]