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SUNBURY — Holocaust survivor Dr. Aliza Levy-Erber delivered a powerful presentation to 10th-grade students at Shikellamy on Friday.

SUNBURY — A section of Packer Street will be closed through the summer for infrastructure repairs ahead of paving later this year.

As the weather continues to break, more and more road projects, big and small, are popping back up across the Central Susquehanna Valley. The projects continue to have an impact on the region, changing the physical landscape and traffic patterns.

This weeks’ landmark court rulings against Meta and Google for causing mental health problems in children is giving a boost to a similar class action lawsuit involving Valley public school districts.

ARCHBALD, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Even at 1:00 p.m. on a Friday, many from Archbald and surrounding neighborhoods made sure their voices were heard in their outrage against data center development. "Transparency and honesty matters," One resident said. "Have they not considered humanity?" another resident asked. "If they don't believe in their own claim of [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 391 pinwheels were planted on the Luzerne County Courthouse lawn Friday morning to mark Child Abuse Prevention Month. The number 391 represents the children who came forward with their stories to the Luzerne County Child Advocacy Center in 2025. Organizers say the pinwheel represents what a child's life should look [...]

LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A water boil advisory has been issued in several Luzerne County communities after a water main break Friday. "A loss of positive water pressure is a signal of the existence of conditions that could allow contamination to enter the distribution system through backflow by back pressure or back siphonage. As a [...]

BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman is being charged with arson after police say she started a garage fire in Bloomsburg. On March 02, an investigation began into a structure fire of a detached garage and house located on West Main Street in Bloomsburg. The property, which had been condemned, sustained damage in the [...]

ARCHBALD, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Archbald Borough Council held a special meeting to consider a conditional use application of Archbald 1, LLC. The meeting was held at 1:00 p.m. in the Archbald Borough Municipal Building and was streamed in this article. Reporter Connor Coar will have more information on today's meeting on tonight 28/22 [...]

LEWISBURG — Union County will have a new chief assessor on Monday.