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DANVILLE — Geisinger and WellSpan Health are each donating $275,000 to a Pennsylvania food bank network.

SUNBURY — Lackawanna College business students were encouraged to get involved politically during a wide-ranging discussion with state representatives.

LEWISBURG — A Mifflinburg man accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Kelly and Lewis townships is scheduled for trial later this month in Union County Court.

PECKVILLE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Public libraries are places for learning, reading, and building community, but it's also a supplemental food resource for many people. One local library works with non-profit organizations to fill in the gaps so no one goes hungry. Valley Community Library in Peckville is more than a place to check out [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Tuesday is election day, and while many people may think municipal elections aren't a big deal, this year it's different. 28/22 News Reporter Joe Mason spoke with voters on Monday and has more about the expected voter turnout. This year's municipal election is an off-year election. Off-year elections are held [...]

PALMERTON, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A bench is a welcome sight when looking for a place to sit outdoors, but a new bench that popped up in Carbon County is serving as much more than a place to take a load off. When you look around the grounds of S.S. Palmer Elementary School at what's [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Monday matches the longest the government has ever been shut down. Even though the Trump Administration is going to be partially paying for SNAP benefits this month, one non-profit organization has seen an increase in people walking into their doors. 28/22 News Reporter Connor Coar stopped by the Friends of [...]

BUTLER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman is facing charges after police say she hit and dragged a motorcycle rider, then fled the scene. According to the Butler Township Police, 44-year-old Shannon L. Dietrich is charged following a serious injury crash on Saturday, November 1, around 10:40 p.m. Police say they responded to a [...]

HANOVER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The coroner has identified the woman killed in a crash on the Sans Souci Parkway Friday morning. According to the Luzerne County coroner, 32-year-old Aaliyah Jones of Nanticoke was the victim killed in the crash on Halloween morning in Hanover Township. The cause of death was multiple traumatic injuries. The [...]

(WBRE/WYOU) — George Banks, who went on a shooting rampage in the Wilkes-Barre area in September 1982, has died in prison at the age of 83. The Montgomery County Coroner, Dr. Darby, stated George Banks died on Sunday at SCI Phoenix, where he was serving a life sentence. The Montgomery County Coroner says Banks died [...]