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Hearings continue over proposed gas plant

ARCHBALD, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — On one side of the data center debate, you have the people, passionate about their community and keeping big business out. On the other side stand developers, in this case, Essential Energy LLC, looking for Archbald council's approval to build a 400-megawatt gas power plant. The facility would produce enough [...]

Residents eagerly wait for township decision

MUNCY CREEK TOWNSHIP, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A decision expected later this week that many have waited more than a year to hear: People in one community will soon learn whether township supervisors approve an application for chicken barns and a solar energy farm near their homes. 28/22 News Colby Hughes has been following the [...]

Volunteer fire company displaced from department

MUNCY, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A volunteer fire company in Lycoming County is temporarily relocating after a sewage backup forced firefighters from the station. On Monday, the Muncy Township Volunteer Fire Company will begin moving into the Muncy Area Volunteer Fire Company station. The move comes two months after raw sewage backed up through showers [...]

Park getting new look, construction underway

CHESTNUTHILL TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Monroe County park is getting a new look: Construction is underway at Chestnuthill Township Park for two new pickleball courts. Township officials say, with the popularity of the game and with many other areas having their own courts, they decided to provide one for their residents as well. [...]

Winning Powerball ticket worth $1M sold in Monroe County

EAST STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A winning Powerball ticket worth $1,000,000 was sold at a Monroe County gas station. Sunoco on North Courtland Street in East Stroudsburg will receive a $5,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket. The ticket matched five of the five white balls drawn for Saturday's drawing. The winner has not [...]

Officials look to reopen Glen Onoko Falls

CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A once popular but dangerous hiking trail in Carbon County remains closed years after being shut down. Now, officials are looking to reopen the trail, welcoming visitors at their own risk. 28/22 News Reporter Heidi Martens visited the destination on Monday and has more on what to expect with the reopening. [...]

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