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SOUTH ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Shady Lane Road in South Abington Township will be closed starting Wednesday.

Work on a box culvert replacement project is set to begin late Wednesday afternoon, meaning anybody who uses the road will have to take an alternate route.

Govorner Shapiro announces new child care initiative

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation expects to have the road closed until approximately March 5, but they say the work is weather-dependent, so things can change.

POTTSVILLE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Governor Josh Shapiro announced in Pottsville on Tuesday a new initiative aimed at addressing the childcare workforce shortage in Pennsylvania.

Part of Governor Shapiro's 2025 to 2026 budget proposal takes a significant step toward strengthening recruitment and retention in Pennsylvania's childcare system.

"I have proposed investing $55,000,000 in making sure that we can recruit and retain more workers to places like this and keep them here doing this work that they love," Govorner Shapiro explained.

(WBRE/WYOU) — Economists are projecting an active housing market this year, which could mean areas like the Poconos will continue to see an uptick in people moving to the area.

According to the "National Association of Realtors, the 2024 market started on a positive note with inventory on the rise, but then rates began to climb, causing sales to slump.

However, this past summer pushed inventory to its highest level since 2020 as it came with a surge of new listings.

In the Poconos, the growth continues with lots of new home construction popping up across the region.

Penn State University’s Commonwealth Campus system is expected to shrink as university leaders begin to review operations at 12 of its satellite schools peppered in communities across Pennsylvania.

WILLIAMSPORT — Former Mount Carmel Dr. Raymond Kraynak continues to fight to overturn his 15-year federal sentence.

SUNBURY — Three individuals are in custody after an alleged armed robbery in Sunbury on Tuesday.

SELINSGROVE — Snyder County commissioners have begun to mull whether to repurpose or sell the jail and surrounding 15 acres.

SUNBURY — City Council released $14,000 in donations to be used for the Summer Kick Off event in June.

LEWISBURG — Union County will seek requests for proposals to replace its water cooling tower at the government center as part of a larger effort toward energy savings.

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Celebrating history while looking to the future: That's the goal of a major project underway at a landmark building in Luzerne County, a building that at one point had been given up for dead.

"It is beautiful. When I first walked in here I said 'Wow! This is amazing.' And I would hope that everybody would feel the same way. You know? It is a beautiful building," said Property Manager for the former Altamont Hotel Project Diane Lizzio.