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SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The campaign for Mayor of Scranton is ramping up. The Republican candidate for mayor, Trish Beynon, is challenging Mayor Paige Cognetti's decision to run dual campaigns: One for re-election and a run for the Eighth Congressional District Seat.

Beynon insists that the taxpayers of Scranton will be, in her words, shortchanged by Mayor Congetti as she runs a dual campaign.

Mayor Cognetti says that is simply not the case and will continue to work for the residents of Scranton.

ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) - Sheetz customers can expect to pay more for Hershey candy soon.

Social media lit up with an announcement posted at a Sheetz store, stating that there would be a 26% increase on certain king-size and regular-sized Hershey candy bars due to the Hershey company instituting a price increase.

Nick Ruffner, the Public Affairs Manager for Sheetz, confirmed with Nexstar's WTAJ that the price increase will be in effect at all stores starting Sept. 17.

The increase will hit not only Hershey bars, but also Reese's, Kit-Kat, and PayDay candy bars.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — According to Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo, a lockdown has been lifted after a shooting threat prompted a police response at the Children and Youth building Wednesday afternoon.

In a statement to 28/22 News, Romilda Crocamo stated that there was a "third-party shooting threat" for the Children and Youth Building in Wilkes-Barre.

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(WBRE/WYOU) — Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau (PMVB) released its map to help visitors find out when they can see the best fall leaves this season.

PMVB predicts peak color in each color region as follows:

Northern region (northern Wayne and Pike counties): October 7

Central region (southern Wayne and Pike counties, northern Monroe County): Between October 17 and 21

Southern region (southern Monroe and Carbon counties): Week of October 22

Decorating early for Christmas in Peckville

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An investigation is underway into a huge fire that destroyed two homes and damaged a third in Luzerne County.

28/22 News spoke to a man who says he’s lucky to be alive after jumping out of a window, escaping the blaze.

What was left of an apartment building on South Wyoming and East Walnut Street in Hazleton came toppling down early Wednesday after flames ripped through it, leaving destruction overnight.

Emergency crews battled the fire and hotspots for more than ten hours, and the blaze spread to two nearby homes.

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GROVANIA -- Signs have been popping up across Cooper Township and beyond protesting the possible building of a waste...

ALMEDIA -- An ill-timed left turn caused a crash Tuesday that sent one vehicle off the road and onto some railroad...