NORTHUMBERLAND — Five people, including incumbent Councilmen Charles Stroup and Travis Stevens, are running in the Nov. 4 general election for four seats on Northumberland Borough Council.
MIFFLINBURG — Eins. Zwei. Drei.
ELYSBURG — Within the next month, more than 15,000 people will swarm to the Elysburg Haunted House to be scared stiff by a group of more than 100 volunteers looking to bring joy to children of all ages while celebrating its 50th anniversary.
WATSONTOWN — Several area fire departments responded to a late-night fire Thursday inside the Watsontown Brick Company, at 86 Portmay Road, Watsontown.
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania entered its fourth month of the ongoing budget stalemate as top leaders continue to point fingers over who to blame while county governments and public school boards face the prospects of short-term debt and service cuts to maintain operations.
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Women fighting cancer and alopecia can now get a new look, thanks to a local business and a grant from Lackawanna County.
A little over a year ago, Lavish of Scranton began working on a new business idea to create and sell affordable, 100% human hair wigs to women who need them most, especially during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Salon manager and stylist Elizabeth Mitchko has been working at Lavish Scranton for the last nine years.
She was also diagnosed with alopecia 13 years ago and wears a wig to work every day.
(WBRE/WYOU) — Hand, foot, and mouth disease: It's a condition we often hear about in the colder months, and it's highly contagious. But what is it?
28/22 News Reporter Joe Mason explains the symptoms and prevention.
Hand, foot, and mouth disease is most common in children under the age of 5, but anyone can get it, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
Wilkes-Barre helping people prepare for flu season
EATON TOWNSHIP, WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Firefighters were busy battling flames near Tunkhannock.
According to the Assistant Chief of the Truiton Hose Company, Chris Ritz, crews were called just after 2:00 p.m. for a house fire on Keelersburg Road.
When crews arrived on the scene, they found heavy fire on the first and second floors of the front of the house.
Multi-vehicle crash shuts down road in Scranton
Ritz stated that the fire along the narrow stretch of road, along with a lack of water supply, presented some issues.
(WBRE/WYOU) — 95 days and counting without a State Budget in Pennsylvania.
The budget deadline of June 30 has passed. With each passing day, the impact of the budget impasse is being felt by a wide variety of entities, including county and local governments, nonprofits, and school districts.
The I-Team's Andy Mehalshick talks with the superintendents of the three largest school districts in NEPA: Hazleton, Scranton, and Wilkes-Barre, about the impact the budget battle is having on their districts.
LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A multi-vehicle crash that shut down a road near the Scranton and Moosic border on Friday morning has now reopened after a crash.
Around 11:30 a.m. Moosic Borough Police reported that due to a crash at the intersection of Pittston Avenue and Corey Street in Scranton, Pittston Avenue was closed, but has since reopened.
A traffic light still lifeless after four years
Police say northbound traffic on Birney Avenue was using alternate routes around the scene.
