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FOUNDRYVILLE -- A man frantically tried to use a garden hose to save his burning garage and camper Monday night, but...

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One of the biggest festivals in NEPA wrapped up on Monday: La Festa Italiana, and now it's time for the big teardown. How did this year's Italian culture and cuisine event stack up?

The four-day festival is officially over in downtown Scranton, and those same vendors who were setting up last week in preparation are now taking it all down until next year.

As the sun sets on the 49th Annual La Festa Italiana, organizers are reflecting on the long weekend and another year of success.

(WBRE/WYOU)— Be sure to watch 28/22 Sports Night airing Monday-Friday from 8-9 p.m.

The whole crew will be back analyzing Week Two of Highschool Football, talking Penn State and Notre Dame's performances, and finalizing our draft order for tomorrow night's draft!

To watch the show, or get access to any of our podcasts, download our 28/22 Now app!

The show will be hosted by 28/22 Sports Anchor Nick Zelaya and Alaina Losito along with being produced and cohosted by Ricky Turner.

HANOVER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Powerball Jackpot is climbing again, now topping more than $1,000,000,000, and in northeastern Pennsylvania, players say the dream is worth the price of a ticket.

The Powerball Jackpot has now reached an estimated $1,100,000,000. That makes it the fifth largest in the game's history.

It has people across NEPA thinking about what they would do if they won.

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KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A Luzerne County man has been waiting a decade for a new kidney. He is sharing his story to hopefully find a donor.

Peter Shaffern of Kingston has been managing kidney disease for the last 10 years.

28/22 News had the chance to sit down and talk with him and his wife about what it has been like waiting for a perfect match.

Peter Shaffern just turned 64 years old last week. He enjoys tinkering with his train sets and woodworking machine to pass the time as he manages a kidney disease and is still waiting for a match.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One of the most iconic trophies in all of sports made a rare stop in Scranton on Monday.

The Stanley Cup's visit to Marywood is all thanks to one special alumnus.

"Family, friends of my family, my grandparents are here. You know, it really means so much to me to bring it back to Scranton," Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Florida Panthers, Mike Joyce, said.

The Stanley Cup made a rare stop at Marywood University in Scranton this Labor Day, but why is it here?

DICKSON CITY, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Competitors chowed down for a cause on Labor Day in Lackawanna County. Texas Roadhouse in Dickson City hosted a charity rib-eating challenge.

The participating teams, made up of veterans, firefighters, police officers, and EMS workers, to see who could tear through the most ribs.

The winner raised money for the charity of their choice.

Low-cost haircuts given away for back-to-school event

Jeff Hughes, from the Dickson City Police Department, took first place in the contest.

JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two people are in custody after a gun fight Sunday night on Cortez Road in Jefferson Township, Lackawanna County.

Police say they have a middle-aged husband and wife in custody after they confirmed a fire fight happened between the two suspects on Sunday night.

"There was also the worry of the male being barricaded in the house, and he had a history of being suicidal, even going as far as saying he wished to get into a fire fight with the Jefferson Twp. Police and win,"  said Jefferson Township Police Chief Richard Bacon.

HARRISBURG — A state-based protection mandating insurance coverage of recommended vaccines without charging out-of-pocket costs to patients was formally introduced Thursday in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.