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LEWISBURG — The Union County Resource Center will host a free afternoon of events on Sept. 18 in honor of Recovery Month, starting with a Recovery Simulation and ending with a Block Party.The CMSU (Columbia, Montour, Snyder, Union) Drug and Alcohol Program is facilitating a Recovery Simulation from noon to 2 p.m. Sept. 18 followed by a collaborative “Welcome to the Neighborhood” Block Party hosted by Susquehanna Valley Mediation, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, Gaudenzia, CMSU, and Union County from 2 to 5 p.m.

Luzerne County man sentenced for rape of 11-year-old

LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been sentenced on charges that he raped an 11-year-old child in Luzerne County. Elias Dominguez was sentenced to 21 ¾ to 43 ½ years in prison for a 2019 rape an 11-year-old child in Luzerne County, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced. The release says the investigation began after [...]

Pennsylvania weather: Plenty of sunshine, temperatures feel like fall

(WBRE/WYOU) — All good things come to an end, right? Tuesday's weather will be relatively quiet, although we could have a couple of showers develop towards morning. It won't be nearly as cold as last night. Most of us will bottom out in the lower and middle 50s. However, a few normally colder spots could [...]

28/22 News Anchor Nick Toma's Adventure in Canada

(WBRE/WYOU) — Nick Toma and the Holiday Vacations Tour Group traveled by ferry to Brentwood Bay as part of the sixth day of their trip in Canada. The journey brought the group to Butchart Gardens. Butchart Gardens spans 55 acres of flowers and is maintained by a team of 75 gardeners. The location originally began [...]

Coffee Inclusive opens second location in Scranton

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A beloved coffee shop that spotlights people with intellectual disabilities is expanding, and on Monday, it opened its second location. Coffee Inclusive opened its new spot in Scranton's south side Monday morning inside the United Neighborhoods Center on Cedar Avenue. Their goal is to offer even more meaningful opportunities for [...]

Scranton's Coney Island Lunch reopens after year and a half

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — After being closed for a year and a half, Coney Island Lunch on Lackawanna Avenue in Scranton is back. The community staple went through a remodeling, taking on a new retro look. The building will now include apartments upstairs and two other businesses on the lower level. But, customers can [...]

New autism center making an impact on students

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local school district is celebrating the expansion of its center-based program with a new learning center open just in time for the school year. It offers autistic support classrooms for kids in grades K-2. The Jim Connors Learning Center at Monticello East already has a few dozen students attending, [...]

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