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Local women fear they may have to jump through hoops to maintain their right to vote if the proposed SAVE America Act becomes law.

U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser and a DHS representative will meet with local officials to answer questions, a county commissioner says.

Two Philadelphia residents conspired with an inmate to smuggle drug-soaked legal papers into seven Pennsylvania state prisons, according to the Department of Corrections.

EXETER, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A major infrastructure project is officially underway in Exeter Borough. It's one leader's say that has been years in the making. Tuesday marked the start of an $8,000,000 sewer rehabilitation project along Wyoming and Schooley Avenues. The work will separate stormwater from sanitary sewer lines, some of which are more [...]

SUGARLOAF TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A debate over how to handle data centers is not over yet in Luzerne County. One township is putting its zoning decision on hold after strong pushback from people who live there. Leaders in Sugarloaf Township say they drafted a new zoning ordinance to regulate data centers and related [...]

SHENANDOAH, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One Schuylkill County neighborhood is having trouble with its water after officials say there was a water main break on Monday. Monday night, shortly after 9:00 p.m., Aqua Pennsylvania announced Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, is under a water boil advisory. Aqua Pennsylvania told 28/22 News that an apparent water main break [...]

(WBRE/WYOU) — The Reverend Jesse Jackson has passed away; Jackson was a charismatic civil rights leader who became closely associated with Martin Luther King, Junior. He continued his activism later in life. Reverend Jackson was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 2017 and died Tuesday at the age of 84. Reverend Jackson previously ran for the [...]

KINGSTON TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — After a brutally cold winter, some of us are dreaming of spring and summer. A sure sign that warmer days are ahead is trout stocking at local streams and lakes. On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, along with volunteers, stocked Francis Slocum State Park in Kingston Township. [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A proposed rail line connecting Scranton to New York City is moving closer to reality as state officials prepare to gather community feedback. A virtual hearing is scheduled for this Thursday to discuss the direct connection between the two cities. The project aims to restore a passenger route that has [...]

TOBYHANNA, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Investigators say parents were arrested after multiple drugs, including fentanyl, were found inside a home. On February 11, detectives from the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office were told by Monroe County Children and Youth Services about suspected drug use inside a home where young children live. Detectives said they executed [...]