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DANVILLE -- A hearing before the Montour County commissioners on Talen Energy's request to rezone 870 acres in Anthony...

WILKES-BARRE -- A Berwick man accused of stabbing his mother's boyfriend at his East Second Street home in 2023 will...

ELYSBURG -- The owner of a Shamokin winery would like to open a roadside stand here along Route 487 where customers...

BLOOMSBURG -- The Mahanoy City man accused of shooting a Bloomsburg teen on East Street saw the most serious charge...

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SHICKSHINNY -- The Northwest Area school board voted down a policy, 4-3, last week that would...

HARVEYS LAKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A big holiday tradition is marking a major milestone and bringing local businesses together in a big way. The Parade of Trees at Grotto Pizza in Harveys Lake is entering its 30th year, and organizers say it is already shaping up to be one of the biggest seasons yet. [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Free parking is coming to downtown Wilkes-Barre for the holidays. Mayor George Brown announced the city will be suspending parking meter fees in the downtown business district for the holiday season. The shaded area in this map shows where the parking meter fees will be waived, from Union Street, Franklin [...]

SOUTH ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities say a man faces charges after firing gunshots at a group of kids in Lackawanna County. Police say 29-year-old Afro-Yem Moskowitz shot a firearm several times at six boys riding e-bikes in South Abington Township. It happened on Monday after 3:00 p.m. at the former Baptist Bible [...]

SUNBURY — A struggling Sunbury woman said the Here. For Good. program volunteers are the “saviors of Christmas.”

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Students at Wilkes University say they are worried about rising costs and cuts to important programs. They gathered on campus on Tuesday to raise concerns about how the school is handling its $8,000,000 budget deficit. Students filled the area outside Weckesser Hall, holding signs and calling for more openness from [...]