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NEW COLUMBIA — A New Columbia company will participate in a premier event for the global space and satellite industries in Washington, D.C., next month.

SUNBURY — Sunbury officials are exploring using a tracking application on all city-owned cellphones.

LAURELTON — Another incident of trespass over the weekend was reported at the former Laurelton Center in Hartley Township, making it the fourth report in 11 months, according to state police in Milton.

(WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced Monday evening State Route 220 was closed after a crash involving multiple vehicles.

PennDOT advised drivers that both lanes of Route 220 Northbound are closed between Route 44 in Clinton County and Thomas Street, or Route 3027 in Jersey Shore, Lycoming County after a vehicle crash.

A detour is in place using Railroad Street and Thomas Street, according to PennDOT.

Hundreds of nurses walk out in Day 1 of strike in Luzerne County

DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A young boy has won his own model train after winning a raffle by the Back Mountain Railroad Club held last fall.

The club holds two raffles a year as fundraisers.

Benjamin Cooper paid for his ticket using his own money and was awarded the train, but he did not have a track or power pack to run the train, so a member of the club gave four-year-old Benjamin both and a complete stranger paid for it.

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PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Hundreds of nurses at Geisinger in Luzerne County walked off the job Monday morning and are on a strike, fighting for a new contract.

The nurses at Geisinger in Luzerne are on strike, demanding a new contract that addresses what they describe as critical issues affecting their ability to provide care.

The walkout began sharply at 7:00 a.m. Monday morning with no signs of the nurses returning anytime soon.

Their demands? Affordable healthcare, fair wages, and a resolution to a severe staffing shortage.

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It has been said "Children are the promise of our present and architects of the future". Someone who embodies that quote is a 17-year-old Luzerne County girl.

28/22 News explains what makes her someone on track to help change the world in this week's "Here's To You Kid".

Paige Greco seems right at home at Hazleton Area Academy of Sciences, even though it's the senior's first year attending the stem school. She had an epiphany of sorts before enrolling in the academy to take tougher science-based classes.

RICHMOND TWP., TIOGA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police are searching for a woman reported missing over the weekend.

According to Pennsylvania State Police, 36-year-old Courtney Crum, of Mansfield, has been reported missing by her boyfriend.

Police said they first got a call to find Crum on Saturday, February 15, around 1:00 a.m. Investigators stated that Crum's boyfriend claimed she left the house on foot at around 11:30 p.m. on Friday, February 14, and told him not to look for her.

Man allegedly threatens to light troopers on fire after chase

BUCKINGHAM TOWNSHIP, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A fire blazed through the Starlight Lake Inn on February 11.

According to the Fire Marshal, due to the amount of damage, the exact cause of the fire could not be found.

Fire destroys historic inn

Fire Chief Aaron Stanton of Wayne Fire Company said it took nine fire companies to put out the fire.

There were no reported injuries and the building is considered a total loss.

WATSONTOWN, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Continuing a trend in our area, EBT card fraud has been reported by Watsontown Police.

On February 13, the Watsontown Police Department received multiple reports of SNAP benefits and cash assistance compromised by way of state-issued EBT cards.

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Police say a card-skimming device was found at a local retailer in Northumberland County.

The skimmer was located and removed in January and has only targeted EBT debit cards at this point according to Watsontown Police.