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SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Seniors at West Scranton graduated this evening with a special guest speaker.

Governor Shapiro congratulated the graduates and spoke about all the different paths to success the students can take, whether it is going straight into the workforce, enrolling in a trade school, entering the military, or going to college.

He also talked about all the investments his administration has made into the public school system.

PennDOT announces rolling slowdowns coming to Interstate 81

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Seniors at West Scranton graduated this evening with a special guest speaker.

Governor Shapiro congratulated the graduates and spoke about all the different paths to success the students can take, whether it is going straight into the workforce, enrolling in a trade school, entering the military, or going to college.

He also talked about all the investments his administration has made into the public school system.

PennDOT announces rolling slowdowns coming to Interstate 81

JESSUP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Soon, the landscape in northeastern Pennsylvania will look a lot different. Data centers are popping up all over the area, and Lackawanna County is a hot spot.

On Wednesday, one of the county's communities took steps in addressing its zoning ordinance for a proposed data center coming to its area.

Wednesday night, Jessup Borough officials held a meeting to address zoning ordinances in order to govern these data centers and enact stricter legislation.

SUNBURY — Law enforcement officials from across the Valley and Shikellamy teachers, staff and administrators learned about various scenarios involving active shooters in the Shikellamy High School on Wednesday.

SELINSGROVE — Selinsgrove resident Jesse Stauffer is embarking Friday morning on a 2,745-mile bicycle race from Alberta, Canada, to New Mexico.

EATON TOWNSHIP, WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A new state health clinic is now officially open in Wyoming County, making health care services more accessible to people who may not have insurance.

The Wyoming County State Health Center held its official ribbon-cutting Wednesday afternoon.

The move from their old location to Hunter Highway makes it more centrally located and more accessible for patients.

The state-run clinic offers free vaccines, STL testing, tuberculosis testing and treatment, and much more for people who qualify.

LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A heads-up for drivers in Luzerne County: PennDOT says rolling slowdowns are coming to Interstate 81 on Thursday.

They'll be in both directions between exit 155 for the Dorrance and exit 159 for Nuangola.

Roving DUI patrols to saturate three counties this weekend

The work starts at 7:00 a.m. and will last throughout the day as crews pull wires across the highway.

Drivers are urged to slow down, turn on their headlights, and stay alert in work zones.

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Listening and helping solve the community's problems: That was the goal of a virtual public meeting in Luzerne County. The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission hosted the event in Hazleton on Wednesday afternoon.

The Civil Rights Outreach Division addresses civil tensions, conflicts, and incidents in communities across the state and promotes anti-racism through education and outreach.

Their main focus is enforcing state laws that prohibit discrimination.

New fire, police headquarters to open in Moosic

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 28/22 News is hearing from a representative of the street artists behind a controversial mural in Wilkes-Barre.

In a new statement, co-founder of Five Points Creates, Marie Flageul, says the work was done at the property owner's request, and that the building is not historic or protected.

Man shot in forehead during road rage incident, DA says

She defends the imagery, which is based on characters from the film Terminator, and says recent criticism misrepresents the artists' intentions and borders on defamation.

(WBRE/WYOU) — The United States Marshals Service (USMS) announced they're looking for a 50-year-old man with ties to Pennsylvania on multiple drug charges.

The USMS is asking for the public's assistance in locating Yushonda Lee Durant.

The release states that a Grand Jury in the Middle District of Pennsylvania issued a warrant charging Durant with Drug Delivery Resulting in Death and offenses related to the Distribution of Cocaine and Heroin back in 2015.