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SELINSGROVE — Students and staff at Selinsgrove High School were temporarily evacuated Wednesday morning after an alarm went off.

The suit argues Pennsylvania’s closed primaries violate the state constitution by giving Democrats and Republicans more voting power than independents .

DANVILLE — Danville Borough Council members at Tuesday night's meeting addressed the issue of feeding feral cats by passing an amendment to ordinance 600, section 81, "animals." 

PLAIN TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A familiar face kicked off her congressional campaign Wednesday afternoon. Scranton's mayor, Paige Cognetti, officially announced she's running as the democratic candidate in the 8th district primary, and she didn't waste any time taking aim at her republican opponent. Inside the Pennsylvania State Educational building in Luzerne County, Mayor [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Students across our region are given the chance to get hands-on with careers that most of them have never considered. More than 90 middle school girls from Old Forge, Tunkhannock, and the Susquehanna area packed Johnson College on Wednesday morning in Scranton. It's all part of Johnson College's Girls on [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wilkes-Barre City Police on Wednesday said they are searching for a missing person. Police are asking for the public's help in finding 27-year-old Awilda Acevedo. Authorities ask anyone with information on Acevedo or his whereabouts to contact police at 570-208-4200 or message them on Facebook.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Kindergarten registration is open for many school districts, and by registering, the districts can be ready for your child to join them in the classroom. 28/22's Colby Hughes explained how the coronavirus (COVID) pandemic may have impacted these new students and the importance of getting your child into schools early [...]

PINE GROVE TWP., SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police say a woman died in the hospital Tuesday after being involved in a motorcycle crash. 24-year-old Felicia Moyer of Auburn died after being transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital East, according to Pennsylvania State Police (PSP). PSP said the crash happened just after 5:00 p.m. Tuesday on [...]

DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Potholes continue to be a pain for Pennsylvania drivers. As winter gives way to spring, more keep popping up. Barry Hagenbaugh, a 30-year resident of Wilkes-Barre, says the problem has only gotten worse over the decades. “We've seen a lot of big ones. I hit one the other day. I [...]

GREENE TOWNSHIP, PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 28/22 News now knows the name of the man shot and killed by police in the Poconos. State police identified him as 23-year-old John Merop. The shooting comes after police responded to a home on Tuesday on Roemerville Road in Greene Township. Officers were called there at the request [...]