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SHAVERTOWN, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Some of us cannot seem to avoid poor penmanship, no matter how hard we try, but that is definitely not a problem for a 10-year-old Shavertown girl.

Her handwriting is so good that she won a national competition.

A digital pen, an interactive whiteboard, and a steady right hand are all it takes for Kendall Grabinski to demonstrate some of the most proficient penmanship you will ever see.

"I don't really practice it. I'm just kind of good at it," explained Kendall.

PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — School students in Luzerne County are getting into the Easter Spirit. The Pittston Area Intermediate Center held its first Bunny Olympics event on Monday.

Hundreds of students in grades three through five took part in the Easter-themed STEAM event, focusing on Science, Art, Engineering, Technology, and Mathematics.

They got to compete in activities like building towers out of eggs, or egg races.

Registration still open to ‘pick up’ the Poconos

Students even got a special visit from the Easter Bunny.

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a man came to the police station to turn himself in, did not have a warrant out for his arrest, then stole a police truck.

According to the Schuylkill Haven Borough Police Department, Richard Weiss, 49, of Schuylkill Haven, came to the station around 2:20 a.m. Monday morning to turn himself in on a warrant.

Police say there was not a warrant for his arrest, and Weiss was advised to go home.

Search for missing ATV riders finds two women dead

LOWER MAHANOY TWP., NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police report two women were found dead after they went missing during an ATV ride.

According to Pennsylvania State Police, on Sunday, April 13, around 8:30 p.m., troopers were called to locate two people who went on an ATV ride and were not heard from for several hours.

Man sentenced after teen dies of fentanyl-laced cocaine

BLAKESLEE, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's an 'Earth Day' celebration that brings together volunteers across our region. To get outside and 'pick up' the Poconos.

It’s the busy work before the clean-up at the Monroe County Municipal Waste Management Authority in Blakeslee.

“Last year alone, we had more than 500 volunteers come out. They cleaned over 170 miles of roadway and picked up more than 1,000 bags of trash,” says Brianna Strunk.

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(WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been sentenced after authorities say he sold a 17-year-old fentanyl laced with cocaine, resulting in their death.

According to Acting U.S. Attorney John C. Gurganus, 30-year-old Federico Rosario of Scranton was sentenced to 24 years for distributing a controlled substance and drug distribution resulting in death.

In July of 2021, officials say Rosario sold small quantities of cocaine to a 17-year-old, and then in August of 2021, Rosario sold the victim .4 grams of a substance represented to be cocaine.

MIFFLINBURG — One hundred fifty volunteers spent part of their day Saturday building a children’s playground in Mifflinburg Community Park.

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BLOOMSBURG -- A man is searching for answers after his outdoor cat was shot in the neck with some kind of pellet gun,...

CATAWISSA -- Children are in danger as they walk to and from a school bus stop along an accident-prone stretch of Route...