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LEWISBURG — The Union County Library System on Monday expanded access to laptops to assist patrons in the “last mile” of the technology gap.

Once, there were 90 one-room schoolhouses scattered throughout Montour County, but today there is only one that is still intact, according to Shane Patterson, vice president of the Montour County Historical Society. The Mooresburg One Room Schoolhouse at 685 Liberty Valley Road is still just as it was when it closed in 1964.

CARBONDALE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A former executive director at the Carbondale YMCA is facing charges after police say he embezzled almost $100,000 from the organization's accounts.

According to a release from Carbondale police, 44-year-old Jason Mackie was taken into custody after funds were reported missing from the Carbondale YMCA's operations account.

AG says more than 400 illegal gambling machines seized

(WBRE/WYOU) — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced the seizure of more than 400 alleged illegal gambling devices from multiple establishments in western Pennsylvania.

Charges have been filed against two companies, Buffalo Skills Games, Inc., and J.J. Amusement, Inc., which are both owned and operated by John F. Conley, who the attorney general says has prior federal convictions for illegal gambling.

Summer tribute concerts coming to Mount Airy Casino Resort

MOUNT POCONO, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Mount Airy Casino Resort announces its "A Summer of Tributes" concert series. Starting June 14 and running until September 20, there will be tribute artists including Bob Seger, Bruce Springsteen, Bruno Mars, and Billy Joel.

Here is the schedule for the Mount Airy Casino Resort "A Summer of Tributes" concert series:

Sneak peek into Quiet Valley’s Farm Animal Frolic

Saturday, June 14 at 8:00 p.m. - Hollywood Nights: The Bob Seger Experience. Tickets are $25.

STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Getting up close and personal with baby farm animals to learn more about agricultural heritage in the Poconos.

28/22 News took a step back in time at a living history museum in Stroudsburg ahead of its big weekend event.

Even without electricity or running water, you have to start the day with breakfast.

Here at Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm in Stroudsburg, before the sun’s up, it’s served under oil lamps.

PLAINS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Law enforcement in Luzerne County, along with the FBI, are trying to track down the source of a threat made against the Wilkes-Barre Area School District on Tuesday. That threat led to the closing of all district schools and district buildings.

GAR Memorial Middle School and seven others were closed.

That threat was determined not to be credible, meaning that students and staff would not have been harmed, but the source of that threat is still being pursued.

SUNBURY — Residents interested in a Sunbury Crime Watch have an opportunity to revamp a program that has been dormant for 10 years, according to Police Chief Travis Bremigen

SUNBURY — A jury is set to hear the case against a 23-year-old Montandon area man accused by state police of fatally stabbing a Northumberland County man during an altercation in February 2024.

LEWISBURG — Local leaders on Monday expressed their thoughts on losing Lewisburg business owner Elizabeth Furia over the weekend following a long battle with cancer.