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LAURELTON — The West End Library in Laurelton received dozens of new items to move children’s programming beyond storytime.

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.

NORTHUMBERLAND — Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity helped deliver a proclamation making March Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month on Tuesday in Sunbury.

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.

MIDDLEBURG — A 32-year-old Selinsgrove man will spend the next eight to 14 years in state prison for providing drugs that led to his girlfriend's death in 2023.

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 [...]

EXETER, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — You might remember people complaining about a strong chemical odor coming from a manufacturing plant located in a residential neighborhood. The plant was fined in court on Tuesday morning, but people living in that area say the smell has not gone away and aren't sure the fines will change anything. [...]