HARRISBURG — Voter registration is closed in Pennsylvania and the final data update shows that compared to 2020, there are more Republicans, fewer Democrats and more voters overall registered to cast ballots in the Nov. 5 election.
MIDDLEBURG — A Port Trevorton woman is in jail for assaulting first responders.
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition filed by state and national Republicans that sought to temporarily halt a prior ruling that mandates all counties to accept provisional ballots when a mail-in ballot has been rejected due to voter error.
SUNBURY — Linda Gemberling is a fighter and a survivor.
Gov. Josh Shapiro made a pair of appearances on Pennsylvania news radio Monday morning in which he spoke about investing in Pittsburgh’s downtown, appealing to independent voters in the presidential election and controversial remarks made by a comedian at a weekend rally in support of Republican nominee Donald Trump.
HARRISBURG — The deadline to request a mail-in ballot for the 2024 fall election is tomorrow (today, Tuesday, Oct. 29).
EXETER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Crews battled a smoky brush fire Monday afternoon in Luzerne County at the Wyoming County line.
Local firefighters and crews from the Department of Forestry were on the scene.
Councilman’s car catches fire after striking deer
The fire started as a house fire on Mill Hill Road in Exeter Township and quickly spread into the woods and up the hill.
The dry conditions helped fuel the flames, making it a difficult firefight for crews.
No one was hurt and the homeowners are able to return home on Monday.
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Progress is being made on an expansive bridge replacement project in North Scranton, but this week, drivers in other parts of Lackawanna County could be affected.
Several beams were delivered for the Parker Street Bridge on Monday and several more will travel in on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The delivery route from Interstate 81 travels through several mid-valley boroughs before the final destination in Scranton.
Drivers may be stopped by local police in order to get the beams delivered as smoothly as possible.
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Luzerne County District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce has released the findings of an investigation performed by his office after numerous public complaints about documents submitted to the Luzerne County Election Bureau by a former county employee.
Sanguedolce said Monday that the complaints ranged from allegations of thousands of voter registrations being submitted, to actual ballots being submitted to the election bureau.
SUNBURY — Federal Bureau of Investigation officials say two Massachusetts residents involved in the Oct. 19 release of hundreds of mink in Northumberland County are tied to anarchist groups in New England.
