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Lawmakers want to ensure the Shapiro admin is holding corporate middlemen, known as pharmacy benefit managers, accountable.

BERWICK -- A motion to grant the Eagle Hose Fire Company temporary zoning approval as a Code Blue Drop-In Center failed...

BLOOMSBURG -- Starting next month, the town will pay sewer bills for service at seven town facilities -- at the town's...

DANVILLE -- A borough woman felt compelled to help others during the recent government shutdown that had many people...

Joanie has been raising her children on her own for five years. She had been doing fine up until two years ago, when...

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wilkes-Barre's Mayor has announced a Code Blue beginning Tuesday. It runs until Saturday, December 6. Calvary Bible Church, located at 410 South River Street, will serve as a shelter to help people get out of the cold. The Code Blue runs through Sunday morning, with the shelter open each night [...]

LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Lackawanna County is offering a free service to help residents protect their homes from property fraud, available through the county's website or at the Recorder of Deeds office. The program, which started about two years ago, allows residents to sign up for notifications if any activity is recorded against their property. [...]

STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Tuesday will be the first major snowfall of the season for the Poconos. Stroudsburg Borough's Public Works Department is prepping all its vehicles and getting ready for anything that will happen during the day. The public works department takes care of 42 miles of roadway in the borough, including state [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — We meet many children each week in our Here's to You, Kid! segment who inspire us with personal accomplishments and good deeds, but sometimes the inspiration is a result of what they manage to overcome. 12-year-old Make-A-Wish Kid Liam Martin is one proud Philadelphia Eagles fan. The Taylor boy shows [...]

LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Lane restrictions and short-term closures start the work week on Interstate 80, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). Work is scheduled in the west lanes between the Nescopeck and Conyngham exit and the Mifflinville exit. Crews will groove the road surface from 6:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., through December [...]