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HARRISBURG — One year removed from a presidential election cycle, fall elections return with far less attention.

DANVILLE — Geisinger and WellSpan Health are each donating $275,000 to a Pennsylvania food bank network.

SUNBURY — Lackawanna College business students were encouraged to get involved politically during a wide-ranging discussion with state representatives.

LEWISBURG — A Mifflinburg man accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Kelly and Lewis townships is scheduled for trial later this month in Union County Court.

PECKVILLE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Public libraries are places for learning, reading, and building community, but it's also a supplemental food resource for many people. One local library works with non-profit organizations to fill in the gaps so no one goes hungry. Valley Community Library in Peckville is more than a place to check out [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Tuesday is election day, and while many people may think municipal elections aren't a big deal, this year it's different. 28/22 News Reporter Joe Mason spoke with voters on Monday and has more about the expected voter turnout. This year's municipal election is an off-year election. Off-year elections are held [...]

PALMERTON, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A bench is a welcome sight when looking for a place to sit outdoors, but a new bench that popped up in Carbon County is serving as much more than a place to take a load off. When you look around the grounds of S.S. Palmer Elementary School at what's [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Monday matches the longest the government has ever been shut down. Even though the Trump Administration is going to be partially paying for SNAP benefits this month, one non-profit organization has seen an increase in people walking into their doors. 28/22 News Reporter Connor Coar stopped by the Friends of [...]

BUTLER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman is facing charges after police say she hit and dragged a motorcycle rider, then fled the scene. According to the Butler Township Police, 44-year-old Shannon L. Dietrich is charged following a serious injury crash on Saturday, November 1, around 10:40 p.m. Police say they responded to a [...]

HANOVER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The coroner has identified the woman killed in a crash on the Sans Souci Parkway Friday morning. According to the Luzerne County coroner, 32-year-old Aaliyah Jones of Nanticoke was the victim killed in the crash on Halloween morning in Hanover Township. The cause of death was multiple traumatic injuries. The [...]