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MIDDLEBURG — A Middleburg man is accused of felony child sexual abuse of a 15-year-old girl he engaged with on social media.

DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local university is working to break cycles of intergenerational poverty through a program on campus. The program has helped families from near and far for a quarter century. 28/22 News spoke with a woman in the program to learn how being a part of it has changed her life [...]

DORRANCE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— In Luzerne County, winter weather is impacting roads all across the county. 28/22 News Reporter Joe Mason has more from Dorrance Township, one of the higher elevations, to explain conditions in the Mountain Top area. Driving down the interstate, there are signs telling drivers to go 45 miles per hour [...]

FREELAND, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Five more people have been arrested and charged in connection with a Dec. 2 Freeland shooting that resulted in the death of one teen, officials say. According to the Pennsylvania State Police, the shooting occurred outside the "Fly Monkey" vape shop along Centre Street in Freeland. Two people were shot, [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say two women were killed, and one is in critical condition after a machete attack at an apartment building in Scranton on Tuesday. The Scranton Police Department held a press conference at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday to address their investigation into the deadly stabbing that occurred downtown Tuesday evening. [...]

(WBRE/WYOU) — PennDOT reduced speed across multiple interstates in Northeastern Pennsylvania during Wednesday's snowstorm. Due to the severity of the winter storm, PennDOT temporarily reduced the speed limit to 45 mph on the following interstates: The purpose of the restriction was to help ensure the interstates remain open during the most challenging conditions of the winter storm. Drivers [...]

SCOTRUN, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police report that two people were killed in a crash on Tuesday in Monroe County. On December 9, officers were called to a single-vehicle crash on Frantz Hill Road in Scotrun. Police said 26-year-old Deante Jordan from Cambria Heights, New York, and 27-year-old Janelle Aragon from Elmhurst, New York, had [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Firefighters responded to an apartment fire early Wednesday morning, where several people were left injured. Crews were called for a fire at the West Side Hotel apartment complex a little after 2:00 a.m., with police arriving on scene first. During the fire, someone jumped from a window, and around five [...]

LIME RIDGE -- Geisinger scientists hope to find out if there is a connection between PFAS "forever chemicals" in people...

LIME RIDGE -- Thanks to some local police departments, a few more families in the Central Columbia school district will...