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SELINSGROVE — Snyder County Libraries is holding its annual mini-golf fundraiser March 6 and 7.

SELINSGROVE — Selinsgrove High School teacher Curt Swineford is one of four regional finalists to win a Pennsylvania FFA Association award for Agricultural Teacher of the Year.

NORTHUMBERLAND — Arlene Kohl heard the Harley-Davidson motorcycle before she noticed the young man riding it.

LEWISBURG — Twenty-three milliseconds. That’s the time — less than one heartbeat — it takes GE HealthCare’s Revolution Apex CT scanner at WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg to capture a complete image of a heart. The system is four times faster than the previous machines used by the hospital.

KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Over 1,800 people were without power Sunday night after an electrical fire in Kingston. 28/22 News was there as sparks flew during an electrical fire near the intersection of Davis Street and South Dawes Avenue in Kingston on Sunday night. Kingston Forty Fort Fire Department Deputy Chief Floyd Young confirmed [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Winter sports lovers are having the time of their lives this weekend. They are heading to local ski resorts for what is considered one of the biggest skiing weekends of the season. 28/22 News checked out the fun on Sunday at a popular ski resort in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Justin Lang [...]

(WBRE/WYOU) — A storm system is expected to track across the southern part of the country from Sunday into Monday and could affect Northeastern Pennsylvania. Your Future Alert Weather Forecast is looking at some light rain and snow showers, eventually becoming all light snow Sunday evening through Monday morning. We'll likely see a coating of [...]

DUPONT, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities closed off a roadway and took a man into custody in Dupont Sunday afternoon. Officers were seen blocking off Lidy Road near Main Street, where they say they responded to an incident of a man not wanting to leave a house. Police say no one was in danger and [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Businesses were booming for Valentine's Day. Some restaurants were booked for weeks, while others were slammed with walk-ins.As 28/22 News Reporter Colby Hughes found, love was not the only thing in the air; so too was the sweet smell of booming sales. Tables inside Wilkes-Barre's local restaurants were filled with [...]

HANOVER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was arrested for breaking into a home and assaulting two people inside, according to police. Nicholas Lynch of Pittston, 27, was arrested Sunday morning after police say he entered a residence, assaulted two individuals inside, and fled. Police say they responded at approximately 2:30 a.m. to the [...]