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Motherhood was always an aspiration for Gina Dewald.

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SPRINGBROOK TWP., LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One person was killed, and another was injured in a Saturday afternoon crash, officials say. Lackawanna County officials confirmed the coroner was called around 2:20 p.m. Saturday to a crash off Route 502 in Springbrook Township. One person was killed and another was injured, county officials say. Lackawanna County [...]

JERSEY SHORE, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Jersey Shore man was arrested Friday for raping a 15-year-old student, police say. According to the Lycoming Regional Police Department, Brian Witner of Jersey Shore, 39, raped a female student on Dec. 3, 2025, in a Jersey Shore home. Police say they began investigating the day after the [...]

(WBRE/WYOU) — It's been a wet start to the weekend, but showers will continue to taper off overnight. A shower is still possible, but much of the night will be much quieter than how the day turned out. It'll otherwise be partly cloudy with lows in the upper 40s. We are tracking a few showers [...]

JESSUP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— On Friday, 75 officers hit the roads of Northeastern Pennsylvania with one goal in mind: saving lives. 'Operation Nighthawk' is a massive DUI enforcement sweep taking place across Lackawanna County. 258 people died last year in Pennsylvania in crashes involving impaired drivers, but State Trooper Bob Urban says one is too [...]

The winter season does have its charms, but around Groundhog Day, I crave a change.

SUNBURY — A Shikellamy school director asked another board member to resign Thursday and said she was called disparaging names during a meeting held earlier this week.

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DANVILLE — A new program will provide nutrition education to limited-resource families and caregivers.