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LEWISBURG — Both southbound lanes of Route 15 in East Buffalo Township are open following a Wednesday morning crash.

BERWICK, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Hundreds of kids in Columbia County are getting the chance to explore different careers. 28/22 News Reporter Zach Paraway was with the kids as they considered their potential futures. The kids at Berwick Area High School are getting hands-on experience as part of Junior Achievement of Northeastern Pennsylvania's JA Inspire [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Scranton is preparing to remove traffic lights at 13 downtown intersections as part of a 90-day trial aimed at improving street safety, but the proposal is drawing mixed reactions. The transition is scheduled to begin Monday, October 19. Drivers will first encounter flashing red lights for 30 days before the [...]

BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A World War II veteran is finally home. Staff Sergeant Charles Knecht was laid to rest Wednesday morning in Bloomsburg after being reported as missing in action more than 80 years ago during the war. A farewell 82 years in the making, Staff sergeant Charles Knecht of Nescopeck served our [...]

POCONO TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A family's nearly three-week stay at Great Wolf Lodge ended with a husband and young child dead, and a wife and mother charged with their killings. Police say 27-year-old Metallica Harrison stabbed and killed her husband, Charles Harrison, and their three-year-old son. Court records offer more details about the [...]

NEW PHILADELPHIA, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Drivers are being advised of an extended road closure following a train derailment in Schuylkill County Wednesday afternoon. According to a Facebook post by the Schuylkill County Office of Emergency Management, Ferndale Road is expected to remain closed for an extended period time after a train derailed in New [...]

(WBRE/WYOU) — Starting October 14, Pennsylvania will begin enforcing the long discussed skill games law, according to an announcement put out by Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Wednesday. Since the passing of the deadline outlined by the Supreme Court for businesses to remove unauthorized skill games, PSP Troop F have accessed over 90 businesses across its [...]

(WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported Wednesday that there are now 1,222 confirmed measles cases in the Commonwealth, 86 more since the previous update. Of those 1,222 cases, 225 are hospitalized and less than 1% are fully vaccinated. In northeastern and central Pennsylvania, there are 126 confirmed cases:

PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials say a man has pleaded guilty to the charge of attempting to engage in sex with a teen. Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin stated that 35-year-old Robert Poirier, of New York, pleaded guilty to the charges of criminal attempt to commit statutory sexual assault – being 11 years or [...]

LEWISBURG — Felony rape charges against a Sunbury attorney were withdrawn Wednesday by the state Attorney General's office, and the defense team is asking for the Union County district attorney to resign.