LEWISBURG — The CommUnity Zone in Lewisburg is hosting a dramatic reading of letters written by a 15-year-old French and Jewish high school student before she was deported and perished in Auschwitz during the 1940s.
The outcome could fundamentally change the lives of more than 1,000 people currently serving life sentences without the possibility of parole.
SELINSGROVE — Jack Eppley will take his last call as a full-time Central Susquehanna Regional 911 telecommunicator on April 9, completing a nearly 43-year career in Snyder County.
HARRISBURG — A busy session week of the Pennsylvania House and Senate saw multiple education bills advance within the respective chambers with varied aims — from posting course materials and information online to notifying parents of bullying incidents, expanding the complement of school nurses to training non-medical employees to respond to student seizures.
LEWISBURG — More residents in Union County will have opportunities to purchase homes following changes to the affordable housing funds program.
HARRISBURG — Two teen boys were adjudicated in Lancaster County juvenile court this week, sentenced to probation for using artificial intelligence to create lewd images of minors, including some of their classmates.
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— High school basketball wrapping up last week, and now, as we look at the season, one local player made a significant impact for her team, and she'll return next winter for her senior campaign. Our Athlete of the Week is Hazelton Area's Kaitlin Bindas. At Hazleton Area High School is point [...]
HOLLENBACK TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Hollenback Township is embroiled in a data center controversy. This one isn't about whether they want one in their neighborhood, but with the legal counsel representing their concerns. The Hollenback Township board of supervisors tabled a vote Thursday to replace their current special counsel, attorney Edward Neyhart, with attorney [...]
AVOCA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — TSA officers have been caught in the middle of the funding fight. Without money coming in, it makes buying basic necessities and putting food on the table extremely hard. Thursday, the Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame donated more than $200 worth of food at Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport in [...]
EAST PENN TWP., CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Interstate 476 southbound was closed in Carbon County due to a crash involving two tractor trailers, officials say. The crash happened just before 7:00 p.m. Thursday near mile marker 72, just before the Lehigh Tunnel. According to county officials, two patients were extracted. Both patients' conditions are unknown. [...]
