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LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Lane restrictions will be implemented by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) on Interstate 80 eastbound Monday through Thursday for dead tree removal. The restrictions will be in place 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday, March 23, to Thursday, March 26, between exit 256 (Nescopeck/Conyngham) and exit 260 (Wilkes-Barre/Harrisburg/Interstate 81 junction). [...]

(WBRE/WYOU) — Our next storm system is expected to hit Pennsylvania through the rest of Sunday into Sunday night. Widespread showers may continue through Sunday evening and the early part of the overnight hours. There is a chance of a strong to severe thunderstorm. Hail, damaging winds, and heavy downpours are the primary concerns, although [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Scranton Police Department found a teenage girl that went missing Saturday morning. Sunday afternoon, Police said the teenager was found.

THROOP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The number of volunteer firefighters has been on a downward trend for years, with many fire companies seeing dwindling membership numbers. One local fire company asked community members to consider joining their team to provide a vital service. 28/22 News Reporter Colby Hughes explained the call to arms. The vicious [...]

DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's a big day for hunters who managed to bag any big game animal in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Game Commission Northeast Region held a big game scoring session in Dallas on Saturday. It allowed hunters to bring in their game to be officially scored. Any whitetail deer, elk, or bears [...]

PLYMOUTH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Easter Bunny is getting a workout this weekend: Earlier in the day, it hopped into Plymouth for a free, community Easter breakfast at Faith Baptist Church. Families got to enjoy a meal, arts and crafts, and photos with the Bunny. The non-profit Youth Enrichment Project teamed up with the [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Easter is still two weekends away, but some local communities are already getting in on the celebrating. Lots of treats were up for grabs on Saturday at the Parsons Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt in Wilkes-Barre. Kids took over the Wilkes-Barre Bears Football Field to scoop up all the candy [...]

SUNBURY — While cleaning out a safe at the Sunbury Steam Fire Engine Company No. 1 last year, Company President Wes Stephens discovered a set of letters revealing that the fire company once owned a historic cannon, a pre-Revolutionary weapon that residents of several Susquehanna Valley towns spent nearly a century stealing from one another.

LEWISBURG — Marlee Tornez barely flinched when asked Friday if she wanted to perform a tracheotomy on a pig’s larynx.

Late March and early April always mark the confluence of the world’s highest-profile religions. Ramadan ended Friday, with Palm Sunday and Easter occurring over next two weekends. April 2 also marks the beginning of Passover.