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WEST BUFFALO TOWNSHIP — Detours will be in place on Johnstown Road in West Buffalo Township during a bridge construction project.

LEWISBURG — Avid book lovers filled Faith Lutheran Church on the first day of the Public Library for Union County’s annual book sale Wednesday.

(WBRE/WYOU) — A Carbon County couple has been indicted by a federal grand jury after allegedly defrauding a 93-year-old woman out of over $1 million.

Christen Lee Cosgrove, age 40, and Brian Cosgrove, age 37, of Weatherly face 59 charges including conspiracy, bank fraud, wire fraud and money laundering.

Construction worker allegedly assaulted by three men

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are searching for six men who allegedly wore masks and assaulted two teens inside a business. On July 16, around 9:00 p.m., officers were called to a restaurant located on Barney Street in Wilkes-Barre for a report of an assault.

Once on the scene, police said the manager of the restaurant claimed six men dressed in black and wearing face masks entered the business and went behind the counter.

Construction worker allegedly assaulted by three men

(WBRE/WYOU) — After seven years of frozen rates, Pennsylvania’s state universities will increase tuition in the 2025-26 academic year.

The Board of Governors of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) announced that the in-state tuition rate will increase by $139 per semester to $3,997 per semester. Full-year tuition will increase by $278 to $7,994.

Officials with PASSHE stated they are requesting a 6.5% increase in state funding to maintain flat tuition.

MILLVILLE – Residents have been evacuated from several blocks around the Little Fishing Creek Area Swimming Pool after a chlorine leak was discovered Thursday morning.A worker at...

PLEASANT MOUNT, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A festival happening this weekend in Wayne County is aimed at promoting the education and future of agriculture in our region.

Tens of thousands of fresh wild blueberries can be found in this field at the Equestrian House in Pleasant Mount.

Owner Roger Aguinaldo says when purchasing the former horse farm nearly 10 years ago, they didn’t know it was there until a landscaper pointed it out.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A fire at a house on George Avenue was quickly put out by first responders Thursday morning.

According to a resident, the fire alarm went off around 7:30 a.m. He believed that an electrical fire had begun in the attic before spreading to the rest of the house.

All the residents were able to escape safely while they waited for crews to arrive.

Construction worker allegedly assaulted by three men

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are investigating an incident after they say a construction worker was assaulted while on the job by three men.

On July 15, around 3:40 p.m., officers say they were called to Carey Avenue and Horton Street for a report of a 26-year-old construction worker from Scranton who had been assaulted.

Woman killed after crash with tractor-trailer identified

BLOOMSBURG -- The second-largest bitternut hickory tree in Pennsylvania, which graces Bloomsburg Town Park, has...