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Three Northumberland County schools received $2,500 grants from Capital Blue Cross to support youth health programs.

LEWISBURG — A Winfield man accused of touching a 12-year-old girl and attempting to kiss her pleaded guilty to 18 non-traffic summary counts of disorderly conduct.Justin Herbster, 43, of Winfield, was scheduled to stand trial Sept. 11 before Union County Judge Michael Piecuch, but instead pleaded guilty to the summary offenses last week. A jury of seven men and five women had been selected in July for the trial.A pre-sentence investigation was ordered, and a sentencing date has not yet been scheduled.As part of the plea agreement, the original charges will be dismissed.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A non-profit that spends each and every day supporting people in their time of need is now in their own time of need. Meals on Wheels of NEPA is down thousands in product after their equipment malfunctioned. On Friday, the freezer at Meals on Wheels of NEPA malfunctioned, forcing them [...]

PLYMOUTH BOROUGH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Arrest warrants were issued for eight men in relation to an altercation and shooting at the Plymouth Kielbasa Festival in August. Warrants were issued for 18-year-old Alphonse Bartiromo of Wilkes-Barre, 18-year-old Laron Pearsall of Edwardsville, 21-year-old Tyler Musick of Wilkes-Barre, 26-year-old Isaiah Featherstone of Edwardsville, 21-year-old Dezmund Harris of [...]

(WBRE/WYOU) — Road restrictions will be put into place for roadwork on a section of Interstate 81. According to a release from PennDOT, I-81 north and south will have restrictions put into place from Exit 138 (McAdoo/Tamaqua) to Exit 151 (I-80 junction). PennDOT says the restrictions will be put into place while crews work on [...]

KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A father is being charged after police say he abused his 5-week-old infant. 31-year-old Vincent Marino, the father of a five-week-old infant, is being charged with endangering the welfare of children after the victim was found with severe fractures. On May 18, Children and Youth Services contacted the Kingston Police [...]

Registration is now open for the Bloomsburg Children’s Museum’s 12th Annual Science Fair, scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 21, 2027, at the Bloomsburg Fire Hall, 911 Market St., Bloomsburg.

WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A new Disney On Ice production is skating into the Mohegan Arena in January 2027. Disney On Ice presents Spotlight Magic! Coming to the Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza on the following dates: Thursday, January 7, 7:00 p.m.Friday, January 8, 7:00 p.m.Saturday, January 9, 11:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m., and [...]

SOUTH CENTRE TWP., COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man died at the hospital after a crash overturned his tractor-trailer on I-80 back in August 89-year-old Ezra Kinch from Monticello, New York, died after crashing and overturning his vehicle on Interstate 80. On August 28, a crash involving a tractor-trailer occurred near mile marker 239.3 on [...]