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STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It has been a mild November, but this week’s overnight temperatures are leaving those experiencing homelessness out in the cold with few shelters to turn to.

The front lights are always on at the Stroudsburg Wesleyan Church on North Fifth Street.

But during the colder months, its side door is also lit and a welcome sign is out, serving those in need as its cold-weather homeless shelter.

Monroe County approves temporary homeless encampment location

MIFFLINBURG — The Mifflinburg Area marching band transported crowds to “A Night on Broadway” for its field show this football season.

BLOOMSBURG -- The Bloomsburg Municipal Airport will remain property of the town because selling it is not an option,...

FRANKLIN TWP. -- The Southern Columbia School Board has approved the hiring of a new director of special education to...

DANVILLE -- A 13-year-old boy drove his mother's SUV into the Mahoning Creek here Thursday behind the Danville Middle...

MILLVILLE -- A Montour Township man charged with stabbing his older brother in the arm with a steak knife during a...

BLOOMSBURG -- Police ask anyone with information on graffiti found in the town to call the station.
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WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's a big day for people looking for a better path in life. They graduated from Wyoming and Sullivan County Treatment Court on Thursday.

It's a program for people with alcohol or substance addictions who have been charged with non-violent crimes.

Suspected gang members waive rights during preliminary hearings

The participants attended weekly court sessions, random alcohol or substance testing, community service, and intensive cognitive behavioral treatment.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Some people in Scranton are frustrated with the delay in improving stormwater drainage in their city.

A public meeting was held Thursday for residents to learn more about the project.

The project will include relocating and installing new pipes in different neighborhoods.

Investments for the project are nearly $23,000,000 and about $6,300,000 in the American Rescue Plan Act.

Lackawanna County businesses staying open late on Thursdays for holiday season

SOUTH ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Scranton Beltway Project is stirring up concern in not one, but two counties.

On Wednesday, 28/22 News reported on how several residents in Luzerne County could lose their homes if the project takes place.

The same could happen to some in Lackawanna County, but that's not their only concern.

28/22 News Reporter Gianna Galli was at the second public hearing on Thursday.

The removal of homes, insertion of retention ponds, and addition of sound barriers are all on the list of worries.