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KULPMONT BOROUGH, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Several people are out of their homes after a devastating fire outside of Shamokin. The fire tore through a neighborhood, forcing a major emergency response and cutting power across an entire borough. Firefighters from across the region converged in Kulpmont to tackle a fast-moving fire. Massive flames shot from [...]

MONTOUR TWP. — The owners of a township gun shop cleared a first hurdle toward...

BUCKHORN -- Supervisors are considering amending the township zoning ordinance to regulate data centers in the event...

MOUNT PLEASANT TWP. -- The ups and downs of a dispute over a roller coaster in an area zoned for agriculture have come...

Paula, 17, sees the hard work her grandmother is doing to raise her, care for her injured aunt and her kids -- and,...

ORANGEVILLE -- Police arrested two men for breaking into a warehouse multiple times and stealing items from inside,...

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A problem-plagued road in Wilkes-Barre is finally open for good. The city fully reopened Horton Street on Friday. Part of the road had been closed since June after two sinkholes opened up. The road briefly reopened for Thanksgiving but had to close again after the holiday so crews could replace a [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— 'Tis the season for the flu, and health professionals want to remind you to give yourself and others the gift of health by getting your flu shot. 28/22 News Reporter Heidi Martens has more from Lackawanna County. State health and aging leaders spent the morning urging everyone in Pennsylvania to get [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A daughter is speaking out after a brutal attack with a machete left her mother fighting to recover. The daughter of the sole survivor in Tuesday night's horrific machete attack in Scranton is speaking out exclusively with 28/22 News. She says her mother is in stable condition at an area hospital. [...]