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LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Local businesses in Luzerne County are busy serving Easter dinner staples.

From kielbasa to pierogis there's plenty of popular spots in NEPA.

While they're closed now, Leonard's owners say it's been a busy week for the small business.

This is just one of the places across NEPA that's been preparing for months for Easter.

It's a popular Easter dinner meal on the menu for many:

"This kielbasa. The good old smoked stuff," said Vermont resident Phillip Marks

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Almost 200 people came together dressed in period dress this afternoon in Hazleton for Good Friday.

Members of the Hispanic and Catholic community recreated the Stations of the Cross.

Retracing the steps of Christ and performing stations of the cross.

A testament of faith taking place on Good Friday

They walked down Wyoming street in Hazleton to Holy Annunciation Church, formerly Saint Gabriel's Parish

STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A visual testament of faith in Monroe County.

The faithful from several churches are "Walking For Christ" in observance of Good Friday.

The walk began at St. John's Lutheran Church in Stroudsburg.

Participants in period dress recreate Stations of the Cross

It's based on the last steps in the life of Jesus and takes the group to six area churches.

This year a new cross leads the faithful throughout the borough.

The walk brings together people of different faiths.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— One person is injured after a crash near Saint Peter's Cathedral in downtown Scranton, according to Scranton Police Department.

Police and other first responders showed up this afternoon at Wyoming Avenue and Linden Street.

Crews battling two-house fire in Scranton

A motorcycle and a car collided around 1:00 p.m.

Officials say the motorcyclist was injured and taken by ambulance to a hospital and the other driver was not hurt.

Police are looking into what caused the crash in the Electric City.

SCRANTON, LACAKWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Lackawanna County is making its budget more accessible to the public.

28/22’s Kathryn O'Leary shows us how the county’s new digital budget book is giving taxpayers a closer look at where their money is going

A new tool on the Lackawanna County website is making it easier than ever to understand how local government operates.

Penn State President delays announcement on Commonwealth Campus closings

(WBRE/WYOU) — Questions remain regarding how 38-year-old Cody Balmer was allegedly able to break into the Governor's Mansion, set a fire, and get away without being detected or picked up by security.

Governor Shapiro and his family were asleep inside the mansion at the time the fire was started.

The State Police say a third-party expert will conduct an independent security review of the Governor's Mansion and property.

Many questions about the break-in and arson attack at the Governor's Mansion last weekend.

STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — For decades, several churches and the faithful in Monroe County have come together to ‘Walk for Christ’ in observance of Good Friday.

Crowds of people cross the street in Stroudsburg, all with the same goal in mind to walk the stations of the cross.

In observance of Good Friday, this "Cross Walk" has taken place in the borough for more than thirty years.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was arrested after a fight broke out in Wilkes-Barre, leading to a shooting that injured another man.

According to the Wilkes-Barre City Police Department, on April 17, around 7:30 p.m., officers were called to the 100 block of Old River Road for a fight.

Officers said they learned two men, one identified as 42-year-old Ezekiel Canty of Wilkes-Barre, were arguing, which then turned into a physical assault between the two.

DUI checkpoints set in Pennsylvania

(WBRE/WYOU) — State police announced DUI checkpoints will be placed across various roadways in Pennsylvania during the Easter weekend.

According to Pennsylvania State Police, sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols aim to deter drinking and driving. Police say they are operating with a “zero-tolerance enforcement policy.”

Police say checkpoints and roving patrols will be placed on roadways experiencing high rates of DUI-related traffic violations and DUI-related crashes.

The known counties participating in the DUI checkpoints are as follows:

Berks County