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RUPERT -- Montour Township has sold its former municipal building on Rupert Drive to the Columbia-Montour SWAT team...

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Owners of Adelina's say, while they still have some rebuilding to do, for now, they're back open at a new location, and excited to be serving the community again.

Adelina's restaurant has been a staple of Mountain Top for years, and after that fire in May, many in the community were devastated.

The Owners say that without the support they've received from that community, none of this would have been possible.

DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Children and their families are gearing up for the start of school in a colorful way that helps students shake off first-day jitters.

Kids grabbed chalk provided by the Dunmore PTA and filled the sidewalks with bright colors, friendly messages, and playful drawings.

Parents joined in, helping set the tone for a positive start to the school year.

Residents enjoy summer’s end at PA state park

PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Firefighters in Pittston battled a house fire Tuesday night.

Crews responded to a structure fire on the unit block of Market Street in Pittston around 9:30 p.m.

Man facing charges after Kingston police chase

Pittston City Fire Chief Frank Roman said that two people escaped the home during the fire, along with their two cats and a dog.

The fire was put out at about 10:00 p.m. Tuesday, and there are no reported injuries.

KINGSTON TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is facing several charges after a police chase Monday night.

Kingston Township Police say around 6:15 p.m. on State Route 309 Memorial Highway, an officer was patrolling the area when a white sedan was spotted with a window tint violation, and the driver's license was suspended based on a PennDOT records check.

PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two bridges connecting Pittston to West Pittston are going to look a lot different a few years from now.

Those new changes are set to take shape in the next five or six years. That's when both bridges will be replaced.

"We need to do something that has a nod to at least what was there, but also creates this new jump-off point that somewhere in the future this bridge is going to have historical value," Pittston Mayor Michael Lombardo said.

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s largest teachers union estimates the ongoing stalemate over the commonwealth’s budget has delayed, so far, nearly $2.87 billion in subsidies owed to public school entities.

LEWISBURG — A series of three unrelated water leaks over the past 10 years in the Union County Government Center led officials to purchase water detectors to avoid more incidents.

WATSONTOWN — Once a landmark in downtown Watsontown on Main Street, the Watson Theatre, which has been closed since 2009, is getting a makeover, a new name, and a new purpose as a family entertainment space — King’s Kages and Arcade.

DANVILLE — Montour County commissioners are requesting that a $175,000 bridge repair be retroactively reimbursed through the Transportation Improvement Program.