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SUNBURY — An Allentown man involved in a barroom brawl in Mount Carmel in January 2025 will be in court Monday in an attempt to withdraw a guilty plea because he claims he didn’t understand what he was doing, and he is innocent of the charges.

MIFFLINBURG — Data collection for Union County’s reassessment project will be moving into the Mifflinburg Area School District.

SUNBURY — The state Attorney General’s Office is asking to revoke bail on a Sunbury man accused of aggravated assault of a child.

NEW COLUMBIA — A six-bridge replacement project in five municipalities across Union County is complete.

LEWISBURG — A portion of the Buffalo Valley Rail Trail is temporarily closed until further notice.

EAST STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — East Stroudsburg Police need your help looking for this man. Quincy Washington is accused of stabbing someone in the shoulder with a folding knife early Tuesday morning. Police say a group had been out at a bar, came home to Grove Street, and an argument between Washington and the [...]

TOBYHANNA TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Pocono Lake man faces serious charges after police say he held his wife and three children at gunpoint inside their home and threatened to kill her. Investigators say Hamidullah Abdul-Hafiz placed the home with a rifle, took everyone's phones, and refused to let them leave yesterday. He now [...]

WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An America 250 PA celebration concert is coming to Brandon Park June 27, marking 250 years of American history. The all-day event will feature local bands, choirs, and student musicians. "The anchor ensemble will be 65-piece orchestra, branded the Williamsport Summer Pops Orchestra made up of members of the Williamsport [...]

BEAR CREEK TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The original Bear Creek Elementary school came down Thursday. For generations of families in Bear Creek Township, it was the place where they learned to read, add, and grow up. The building, constructed nearly 90 years ago as part of a depression-era jobs program, was demolished to support [...]