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Tuesday is National Dog Day, a holiday meant to celebrate canine companions and the joy they bring their owners.

LEWISBURG — The charges against a man accused of raping a 9-year-old girl in Limestone Township were withdrawn this week, but will be refiled as soon as possible, according to the Union County district attorney.

(WBRE/WYOU) — The annual Wally Lake Fest at Lake Wallenpaupack kicked off Friday!

The festival brings thousands of people to the lake for a weekend to take in the water with boat shows and scenic tours.

Bike helmet giveaway at Pittston Tomato Festival

"Fresh air is primary goal. We are always looking for little trinket for the house. My mother-in-law is coming up Monday. We got to make sure its perfect. So we are looking around at what the local vendors have created for us," said David Browning, California.

HANOVER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Business is resuming as normal in Hanover Township after a water main break on Thursday.

A 24-inch water main break on Thursday closed down West Saint Mary's Road, a main road in the township.

Luzerne County data breach may involve personal info

The break caused the cancellation of Hanover Area School District's Thursday night pep rally.

Pennsylvania American Water says the break was repaired overnight into Friday. 28/22 News found crews on scene Friday working on repaving the road.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A ceremony at the Wilkes-Barre City Fire Department welcomed two new firefighters to the ranks.

Mayor George Brown attended the ceremony to swear in the additions, Marine Veteran Jacob Delaney and Coast Guard Veteran Danial Lapadula. Delaney has his various firefighting certifications, and Lapadula has six years of volunteer firefighting experience.

Details on free John Oates concert in Wilkes-Barre Saturday

SELINSGROVE — Dressed in matching bright orange t-shirts, Susquehanna University students Erica Vondra and Erin Shepherd spent six hours on campus Thursday morning enthusiastically greeting freshmen students and their parents.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Five people were confirmed dead and many were injured in a crash involving a bus on I-90 near Pembroke that occurred Friday afternoon, New York State Police announced.

Police originally believed at least one child had died, but New York State Troop Commander Andre Ray confirmed later in the day that no children died.

Several other people were injured along with multiple others that were trapped under and around the bus. Police said most of the passengers did not have their seatbelts on, resulting in many ejections.

LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Luzerne County put out a notice of a possible data breach that may have involved personal information on Thursday.

Luzerne County posted the notice saying there was suspicious activity on an e-mail account associated with the county.

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The notice states that county officials quickly suspended the account and launched an investigation into the nature and scope of the breach with the assistance of cybersecurity experts.

(WBRE/WYOU) — It's often called the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the United States, data centers. Northeastern Pennsylvania is ground zero for the potential development of these operations.

Data center development is a hot and controversial issue in the area, with much of that controversy dealing with quality of life concerns and potential environmental impacts.

The I-Team's Andy Mehalshick talks with local officials about potential data center development and what area residents need to know moving forward.