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HANOVER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A water main break in Luzerne County is causing trouble for a local school district in more ways than one, including some disruptions to the start of its football season.

28/22 News reporter Avery Nape spoke with students and school officials to find out how they're navigating the troubled waters.

That 24-inch pipe burst around 3:30 a.m. Thursday morning on West Saint Mary's Road right in front of Hanover Area Elementary.

MARTINSBURG — With dairy cows and farm equipment as a backdrop, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Thursday visited a Blair County farm to celebrate administrative changes to speed up the permitting process in the agricultural industry.

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Health issued a warning Thursday about an out-of-state person infected with measles who visited four counties earlier this month.

MARTINSBURG — Amid a weighted silence around Pennsylvania’s unresolved budget, Gov. Josh Shapiro continues to profess progress is being made on the commonwealth’s next spending plan but that lead negotiators must quickly compromise toward ending the ongoing stalemate.

LEWISBURG — Bucknell University will open its 180th academic year on Monday, Aug. 25, with a record overall student enrollment for a fifth straight year — 3,969 students, bolstered by the largest incoming class in university history.

MONTANDON — The Central Susquehanna Valley Intermediate Unit board of directors was informed at Wednesday night’s meeting that Pennsylvania Department of Education grants totaling more than $11 million have been awarded to the unit for various educational initiatives.

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — A report of a shooter on Villanova University's campus was a “cruel hoax,” the school's president said Thursday.

“There was no active shooter, no injuries and no evidence of firearms on campus,” the Rev. Peter M. Donohue said in an emailed statement.

Earlier in the afternoon, a text from the Villanova alert system instructed students to get to secure locations and lock and barricade all doors. A second alert from campus officials warned the community to stay away from the law school.

PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The 42nd annual Pittston Tomato Festival is officially underway!

Organizers were setting up for the Pittston Tomato Festival on Thursday morning as the festival celebrates its 42nd year.

"42 years, that's a big number, and we've got our binoculars set low and we're looking at 50," said Pittston Mayor Michael Lombardo.

Families and students adjusting to new college life

SELINSGROVE — Snyder County Commissioner Joe Kantz was elected to lead the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania in 2026.

Cases of Lyme disease have been on the rise in Pennsylvania and nationwide.