HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s attorney general and commonwealth secretary joined officials from 20 other states demanding accountability from GoFundMe after the crowdfunding website reportedly automatically created donation campaigns for 1.4 million charities without advanced notice or permission.
MIDDLEBURG — Middleburg Community Swimming Pool is closing after years of losing money due to rising costs.
MIDDLEBURG — A Sunbury father who admitted breaking his infant son’s ribs in repeated assaults was sentenced to three to 14 years in state prison Tuesday.
The new proposal would also ban ownership of pharmacy licenses by corporate middlemen accused of driving pharmacy closures.
MIDDLEBURG — A plea agreement that would have allowed a former school bus driver accused of sexually assaulting two autistic boys to serve less than a year in jail was rejected by a Snyder County judge Tuesday.
LAURELTON — The West End Library in Laurelton received dozens of new items to move children’s programming beyond storytime.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man killed after a house fire in Wilkes-Barre has been identified. The Luzerne County coroner tells 28/22 News that 63-year-old Michael Barnes died from smoking inhalation, and the manner of death was ruled accidental. Crews responded to the unit block of Columbus Avenue around 7:00 p.m. on February 28. [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has pleaded guilty to charges after he allegedly held a gun towards attendees of the "No Kings" protest last year. 52-year-old Michael Kolarik pled guilty at the end of February to simple assault and disorderly conduct after police say he pulled a gun out at a "No Kings" rally [...]
FOSTER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The coroner was called to the scene of a crash late Tuesday night in Luzerne County. Officials say a rollover crash happened after 11:00 p.m. on March 3 on Carbon Street and Freeland in Foster Township. One person was found under the vehicle as a result of the incident. [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Energy is building for one of the biggest days of the year in Scranton. The Saint Patrick's Parade Operations Committee gathered on Tuesday to review the final lineup, spacing of bands, dancers, and floats to keep the crowd engaged from start to finish. More than 145 groups are set to [...]
