HARRISBURG — As Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro spoke Wednesday at the Pennsylvania Farm Show touting his administration’s work on agriculture, a potential challenger to his reelection in 2026 looked on from the crowd.
DANVILLE — As the temperature continues to drop, the Danville Riverside Foodbank is seeking additional volunteers for Saturday’s distribution.
LEWISBURG – RiverStage Community Theatre is holding open auditions for its upcoming musical “Tick, Tick... Boom!” At the Greenspace Center, 815 Market St., Lewisburg.
Once a year, kids with special needs get a chance to hit the arena and practice their rodeo skills in Pennsylvania’s capital. Around 90 participants attended the Exceptional Rodeo at the PA Farm Show Thursday.
(WHTM) - Penn State's All-American pass rusher Abdul Carter made the start for Penn State in the Orange Bowl channeling his inner Darth Vader and playing through an injury.
Carter had teased his availability for the game against Notre Dame on Thursday afternoon with a Star Wars clip showing the transformation of Darth Vader.
BUTLER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A crash has slowed traffic in the area of Route 309 Thursday night.
According to Valley Regional Fire Department, crews were dispatched to the 100 block of West Butler Drive for a crash with heavy entrapment just after 6:00 p.m.
Officials did say that a medical helicopter was called, and did take off at the Valley Regional Fire Station.
It is unknown at this time the amount of people injured in the crash or the extent of the injuries.
ESPY — A kitchen fire at a duplex apartment on Lackawanna Avenue here left one dog dead and a cat missing, but the apartment's occupant escaped with only singed hair, he said...
(WBRE/WYOU) — Current and former members of Congress are asking the Pennsylvania Department of Health to investigate a concerning trend of health problems identified by former employees of a now-razed manufacturing facility in Olyphant, Lackawanna County.
Former Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-8th) first requested the investigation in a letter last month, the I-Team has learned. His successor, Rob Bresnahan (R-8th) has promised to continue to look into what could be hundreds of illnesses identified by former members of the facility.
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Several people in Luzerne County are without money for food for the month, after they say their EBT accounts were drained.
And while they were issued new cards, they were not reimbursed for the lost benefits.
People we spoke with say they woke up Thursday morning to their EBT accounts empty of SNAP benefits.
This means that money they would have used for food for their families, is gone until February.
The state says they are aware of the issue, but a change in the law makes it impossible for people to get stolen benefits refunded.
(WBRE/WYOU) — Wawa announced grand opening dates Thursday for two new stores in Central Pennsylvania.
A spokesperson for Wawa said the two newest locations will both open at 8:00 a.m. on January 23 at 164 Maynard Street in Williamsport, and 1071 Wayne Avenue in Chambersburg.
