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LEWISBURG — Initial projections for the Lewisburg Area School District’s 2026-27 budget show a 5.3 percent increase in expenses.

WILLIAMSPORT — On Friday, the Raise the Region website posted a preliminary tally of $2,276,874 raised.

HARRISBURG — More than a million visitors spending billions of dollars are expected to lift tourism in Pennsylvania to new heights in 2026, fueled by heavy interest in major sporting events to be hosted in the Keystone State.

HARRISBURG — Rising gasoline prices amid the ongoing war in Iran prompted two state lawmakers to propose setting a 24-hour hold on prices at the pump and temporarily suspending Pennsylvania’s gas tax.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Thousands in Lackawanna County look forward to parade day year after year, but the celebration also draws in quite the crowd from out of town. 28/22 News reporter Avery Nape stopped by a hotel in Scranton Friday afternoon to find out where people are coming from, and what made them [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The city of Wilkes-Barre is getting ready for its Saint Patrick's parade on Sunday, a celebration that takes months of preparation. This year's 46th annual parade includes more than 60 groups marching and five giant balloon displays. Green stripping has already been painted along the parade route, and new this [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Volunteers in Scranton prepared to bring St. Patrick's cheer and good luck to thousands of seniors. Dozens of volunteers with the Shamrock Heart Foundation gathered today in south Scranton. They prepared more than 4,000 corsages & boutonnieres. The flowers will reach thousands of residents in dozens of nursing homes and [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two people were displaced and no one was injured in a Friday night house fire in Wilkes-Barre, officials say. Crews responded just after 6:30 p.m. to a house on East Northampton Street, where they found "just about every part of the building on fire," according to Wilkes-Barre City Fire Department [...]

PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Coffee Inclusive has been open for three years and its bakery is celebrating its one-year anniversary. The coffee shop provides an inclusive space for people of all abilities to come together for a common goal: making great coffee and creating great opportunities. “Everyone is equal here. No one is any [...]

(WBRE/WYOU) — Wind advisories have been issued for much of the region Friday. A Wind Advisory is in effect for tonight and Saturday. Sustained winds will range between 10 and 25 mph with gusts of 35-50 mph. When the wind is this strong, it has the potential to cause isolated power outages and minor damage. [...]