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SWIFTWATER, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A night of dancing helps Monroe County Meals on Wheels serve more neighbors in need.

28/22 News Reporter Sydney Kostus emceed the Dancing through the Decades fundraiser at Desaki in Swiftwater last night.

Hundreds of runners hit pavement in sitcom inspired 5K

Supporters dressed as their favorite eras, competed in a costume contest, and joined in on raffles and auctions.

At the event, they spoke on the importance of donations.

SUNBURY — Mama G’s Bakery, which sold sweet and savory pastries out of the Sunbury Market House until last year, is now operating as a food truck as Mama G’s Mobile Munchies & More.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Fans of the iconic sitcom The Office came to Scranton this weekend for some office-themed fun. Some were there Saturday to set a personal running record. Others just wanted to see the city behind the series about a fictional paper plant.

People lined the streets of downtown Scranton on Saturday, many of them diehard fans who just wanted to experience the place they know from TV.

The 1,500 people who pounded the pavement would rather not be anywhere else than in Scranton for the fourth annual "The Office 5K."

WEST PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Free comics, superheroes, and helping cats: Rubber Mallet Comics celebrates big in West Pittston. The store participated in Free Comic Book Day, an annual effort held on the first Saturday of May.

The shop marked the big day and its anniversary on Saturday with giveaways, discounts, and superhero photo-ops.

54th Cherry Blossom Festival kicks off in West Pittston

All proceeds from the superhero pictures go to Rescue Warriors Cat Rescue.

WEST PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — After the run came the parade that helps mark the start of the 54th annual West Pittston Cherry Blossom Festival.

The community staple is held along the banks of the Susquehanna River as a rite of spring.

The festival features plenty of family fun, including food trucks, dozens of local vendors, and live entertainment.

Runners laced up their shoes in Luzerne County for Cherry Blossom Charge

WEST PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Runners laced up their sneakers in West Pittston for the two-mile flat run called the Cherry Blossom Charge. It started and ended at the borough's Cherry Blossom Fairgrounds at Susquehanna and Luzerne Avenues.

The run was held in memory of former Cherry Blossom Festival Chair and volunteer Bob Messina, who passed away in January.

49-year-old woman dead after crash

RICE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Crews were called to a reported one-car crash Saturday morning along Interstate-81 (I-81) southbound in Rice Township.

The Luzerne County Coroner states that a 49-year-old Dawn Ronco of West Hazleton died after a one-car rollover crash.

She was the lone occupant of the vehicle.

PA511 shows that I-81 southbound was closed between Exit 164: PA 29 - NANTICOKE and Exit 159: NUANGOLA, but reopened around 1:45 p.m.

Fire severely damages house in Lackawanna County

OLD FORGE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A house was severely damaged after a Saturday morning fire in Old Forge.

According to Chief Mark Tagliaterra of the Old Forge Fire Department, crews were called to the 500 block of Winter Street for a reported structure fire just after 4:00 a.m.

Tagliaterra says that when crews arrived on-scene, they found a fire that started in the garage but spread to the home.

Tagliaterra requested the fire be moved to a second alarm because of exposure issues so multiple surrounding units were called in.