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(WBRE/WYOU) — Biden is now among the more than 3,000,000 American men diagnosed with prostate cancer each year. 28/22 News Reporter Avery Nape met with a local urologist to find out what that diagnosis may mean for the former president.

The announcement of former President Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis has come as a shock to many. To a local urologist, Doctor Donald Preate Junior, the reaction is no different.

EXETER TOWNSHIP, BERKS COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Exeter Township Police on Sunday said their search for a missing person has come to an end.

Two week search for missing girl has tragic ending

Authorities were searching for 72-year-old Tyra Green, who has been found.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The sound of an effort could be heard to help keep food on the table for struggling families and individuals in northeastern Pennsylvania.

Roughly 100 runners and walkers hit the pavement on Sunday in Scranton for the Second Annual Bread Basket Bolt. It's the biggest fundraiser for Bread Basket of NEPA.

The non-profit provides food to tens of thousands of people through seven Lackawanna County food pantry locations.

Organizers say the community's need keeps rising.

Irish stepdancers took to the stage in Dallas

DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — These Irish stepdancers do not hang up their dancing shoes right after the month of Saint Patrick's Day is done.

More than three dozen performers from Pittston's Joyce School of Irish Dance took to the stage this afternoon at Misericordia University.

They performed in a show called the Magic of Dance.

One man dead after fatal crash into tree

They hoofed it to traditional Celtic tunes to 90s boy band hits.

FORKSTON TOWNSHIP, WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A special event near Meshoppen gives veterans and people with disabilities a day to enjoy the great outdoors. The North Branch Trout Derby Association held its Annual Trout Derby on Sunday in Forkston Township.

More than 1,500 trout were stocked in Mehoopany Creek, and some of the trout are as large as 26 inches.

Participants received bait, gear, and support from fishing guides to make sure everyone had a chance to reel one in.

Two week search for missing girl has tragic ending

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An annual community celebration of the arts is in the books. The four-day Fine Arts Fiesta wrapped up in Downtown Wilkes-Barre.

It brought crowds from all over the state, offering art lovers and passive painters alike a little bit of everything.

The sound of jazz music filled the Public Square on Sunday as the final act of the four-day Fine Arts Fiesta played a final tune.

The smell of funnel cake filled the air.

Artists, art enthusiasts, and locals looked to enjoy the atmosphere one last time for another year.

DANVILLE — About 40 people who have suffered some pretty traumatic brain injuries, gathered together at Geisinger Medical Center to network with others who have had similar paths to recovery.

In the dim basement of a Salt Lake City pharmacy, hundreds of amber-colored plastic pill bottles sit stacked in rows, one man’s defensive wall in a tariff war.

WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— The Lycoming County Coroner's Office along with Pennsylvania State Police are investigating why a man jumped into the Susquehanna River Saturday afternoon.

According to the Lycoming County Coroner, 37-year-old Tyler Lance was witnessed walking around the Susquehanna River before jumping into the water for an unknown reason before 4:00 p.m.

Two week search for missing girl has tragic ending

(WBRE/WYOU)— Temperatures will take a dive this week as a cold front and rain move through NEPA starting Monday.

We finish off the weekend with cloudy skies and a slight chance of late day showers.

High pressure takes control for Monday and Tuesday, before another area of low-pressure spreads showers back into the region for Wednesday.

Unsettled weather sticks around for the rest of the week with below average temperatures.