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WILKES-BARRE -- A 20-year-old man was sentenced to almost a year in jail for accidentally killing a Berwick high school...

HARRISBURG -- Federal regulators will allow tech companies to effectively plug massive data centers directly into power...

SELINSGROVE — A portion of West Pine Street will be closed Friday as crews work to repair a blocked sewer line.

SELINSGROVE — Retired dentist John Lazur wants Selinsgrove borough to keep fluoride in the public water system for the health of residents.

NORTHUMBERLAND — This year’s Christmas party and celebration came a little early for the 22 individuals enrolled in SUNCOM Industries’ Northumberland adult training work program.

HARRISBURG — There’s no immediate impact in Pennsylvania following President Donald Trump’s executive order to pursue a reclassification of marijuana, but advocates say that in time it could lead to better products at a cheaper cost in the commonwealth’s legal medical market.

SUNBURY — A Coal Township woman was found not guilty by a Northumberland County jury Thursday of felony charges stemming from an October 2023 accident in Ralpho Township that claimed the life of a 13-year-old Selinsgrove boy.

SUNBURY — Santa Claus has come down with a bit of the flu, so the Sunbury Litefest committee, along with the Americus Hose Co., has partnered up and called the North Pole to send Santa’s twin to meet with children.

LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— The Twin Bridges at the Interstate 84-380 split in Dunmore are now open. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation says the westbound bridge reopened Thursday afternoon, ahead of schedule, following five years of construction. The project also includes rehabilitating the abandoned Erie and Wyoming Railroad Bridge for future integration into the Lackawanna County [...]

(WBRE/WYOU)— A local congressman was one of four House Republicans to defy Speaker Mike Johnson on the extension of pandemic-era healthcare subsidies set to expire at the end of this year. The move now forces a House vote to extend those subsidies for three more years. 28/22 News reporter Avery Nape met with the congressman to [...]