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LEWISBURG — The Union-Snyder Area Agency on Aging Inc. is seeking public feedback as it explores new ways to support older adults.

MIDDLEBURG — The former IT director of a now-defunct Selinsgrove modular home manufacturer is accused of hacking into his former boss’s computer and deleting all files.

SUNBURY — A Northumberland County judge granted the board of commissioners’ request to maintain the property tax millage rate of 30 mills on Thursday.

Democrats were the clear winners of the 2025 election, but it is unclear what the results mean for the 2026 midterms, said Berwood Yost, director of the Center for Opinion Research, Franklin & Marshall College.

SUNBURY — Sunbury resident Alexa Fasold thought she was helping a childless California couple when she agreed to be a surrogate, but learned they may be part of a nationwide scam before delivering the baby in October.

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvanians eligible for the Federal Earned Income Tax Credit will find a boost in their claims in the upcoming filing season after a state-level credit was authorized as part of the commonwealth’s new budget.

(WBRE/WYOU)— Penn State's bowl game hopes are on the line as the team travels to East Lansing to battle for the Land Grant trophy. Join Ricky and Alaina, along with WLNS-TV and WLAJ-TV Sports Director AIan Kress, as they preview the big game. WHTM's Caleb Nixon will also have more on the history of the rivalry [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— As cold weather sets in, the city of Scranton is preparing to help protect the homeless. Local shelters are working together to make sure everyone has a warm place to sleep. 28/22 News reporter Heidi Martens has more. The city is once again opening its code blue shelter at Weston Field. [...]

WEST PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One man is facing charges in connection with a theft of services that cost one man over $40,000 and has left him homeless. 28/22 News reporter Connor Coar has more about this case. Alan White, of Scranton, has been charged with home improvement fraud and theft by deception. White [...]

NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— November 13 is National Roentgen Day. You're probably asking yourself, 'What is Roentgen Day?' So did 28/22 News reporter Joe Mason, who explains what it is all about. It's National Roentgen Day at Luzerne County Community College. A day that pays tribute to Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen, the man who discovered X-rays. [...]