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SUNBURY — With the first impactful snowfall of the season predicted to fall Tuesday morning, Sunbury streets department crews are ready to go.

SUNBURY — The mother of a single-income family said without the Salvation Army’s Here. For Good. program, there would be nothing under the Christmas tree some years.

DANVILLE — Talen Energy officials said they want a chance to further develop project plans before their Montour County hearing so they can provide the community with more detailed information.

HARRISBURG — A push continues within the Pennsylvania General Assembly for schools to install silent panic alarms to hasten the collective response to critical emergencies like a mass shooting and potentially save more lives.

Since it started as a hashtag in 2012, GivingTuesday, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, has become one of the biggest fundraising days of the year for nonprofits in the U.S. This year, it falls on Dec. 2. Nonprofits face uncertainty about how donors may respond to a range of changing factors. High prices may keep small dollar donors from giving as much to charitable organizations. However, a strong stock market usually indicates that larger donors will give generously.

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Hazleton area is no stranger to snowstorms. Its high elevation usually means more snow and ice. 28/22 News Reporter Andy Mehalshick, a Hazleton native, was in Sugarloaf Township as preparations were underway for the snow. Mehalshick says people in this area "know snow." Hazleton residents live overlooking Interstate 81 [...]

(WBRE/WYOU) — As the snow arrives across Pennsylvania Tuesday, PennDOT will implement various speed and vehicle restrictions throughout the storm. PennDOT is urging motorists to avoid unnecessary travel, but those who must head out will see speeds reduced to 45 mph on the following highways: The following vehicle restrictions are planned to go into effect [...]

ALLENTOWN, LEHIGH COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The district attorney's office stated a former school district administrator who was charged with secretly recording a student has pleaded guilty to all charges. Former Parkland School District administrator Francis Anonia, 44, of Allentown, was charged in 2024 with five counts each of intercept communications and criminal use of a [...]

CLARK SUMMIT, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) —  A jackpot-winning Pennsylvania Lottery Match 6 Lotto ticket worth $1,170,000 was sold in Lackawanna County. The ticket from the Saturday, November 29, drawing correctly matched all six winning numbers, 6-8-19-20-43-44, to win the $1,170,000 jackpot. Gerrity’s Supermarket on Lackawanna Trail Road in Clarks Summit Boro will earn a $10,000 [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wilkes-Barre police say they are currently investigating a shooting at a double home where a "large pool of blood" was discovered on the scene. On November 29, around 12:40 a.m., officers responded to a double home on McLean Street following reports of multiple gunshots, with bullets entering the neighbor's home. [...]