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HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Students from the Hazleton Area Academy of Sciences marked their school year's end with a high-flying science experiment.

The robotics class launched their annual high-altitude weather balloon from the campus in drums.

This year's marks a first, with students aiming for a nighttime launch to capture the earth's curvature at sunset.

New technology helping stroke victims rehab

ARCHIBALD, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— We begin with talks of more data centers popping up in our local area.

Data center development has been a topic of debate nationwide. Large buildings where huge amounts of data is stored for large tech and AI operations.

28/22's Avery Nape spoke with residents near the proposed site to see how they're feeling about the potential development.

Residents of 'The Highlands at Archibald' community may have a new neighbor, a data center, and they have a lot of questions.

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A Friday evening fire damaged a duplex on both sides displacing some of its residents.

According to Hazleton City Deputy Fire Chief Shawn Jones, crews were called to the 400 block of Muir Avenue for a reported structure fire just after 5:00 p.m.

Fire damages home in Lackawanna County

Jones says that when crews arrived on-scene, flamers were pouring out of 426 Muir Avenue.

WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A local stroke survivor is making strides in recovery after qualifying for a new, breakthrough kind of rehabilitation technology.

She says it's helped her progress in more ways than one.

28/22 News Reporter Amelia Sack has more.

73-year-old Trudy Coleman says her whole life changed when she suffered a stroke in late 2023.

Local hero being honored with his own play

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A first-of-its-kind center to protect older adults is now open in Scranton. Lackawanna County's Area Agency on Aging cut the ribbon today on the Older Adult Advocacy Center, a safe space for seniors who have experienced abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation.

28/22 News has more on why state and local leaders say this is a major milestone in senior care.

This center isn’t just a shelter, it’s a specialized space that fills a critical gap in services for older adults facing abuse or neglect.

CLARKS SUMMIT, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Three men face charges after gunfire near Clarks Summit.

The shooting happened last Sunday in Clarks Summit along School Street.

35-year-old Albert Lara is accused of firing a warning shot near 48-year-old Christopher Smith after they say Smith confronted Lara and called him an ethnic slur.

After Lara's arrest, Officers say his brother, 38-year-old Jean Lara, punched Smith in the face.

All three men face misdemeanor counts.

OLD FORGE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A home in Lackawanna County is damaged after a fire Friday afternoon.

Crews were called this afternoon to a home on Oak Street in Old Forge just before 1:00 p.m.

Sayre man sentenced for threatening to burn house down

The fire chief tells us the person who lived in the home was not there at the time, but believe a cat may not have escaped the flames.

Fire officials believe the cause is electrical, but it remains under investigation.

WHITE SPRINGS — More than 20 members of the Bucknell University Institute for Lifelong Learning spent Thursday afternoon learning about and touring the grounds of a restored colonial manor.

SUNBURY — Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate increased by one-tenth of a percentage point over the month to 3.9 percent in April.