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BLOOMSBURG — Anthony McDonald, a Columbia-Montour Counties Court of Common Pleas judge, is seeking reelection in the May 20 primary.

DANVILLE — Memorial Day traditions will continue in Danville later this month with a parade and ceremonies.

DANVILLE — Community members are invited to attend Montour Night Out in Danville next month.

STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Students from Pocono Mountain East High School spent the day giving back to their community.

Senator Rosemary Brown joined the senior class at Animal Welfare Society of Monroe County to volunteer with them.

70th Annual Special Needs Fishing Derby

The purpose of the student-led initiative is simple yet powerful to give back to the community that has supported these students throughout their academic journey.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— For the first time in history, the head of the Catholic Church is from the United States.

Cardinal Robert Prevost has been elected Pope and has taken the name Pope Leo the 14.

During the 12:10 p.m. mass at Saint Peters, white smoke emerged from the Vatican, many leaving the cathedral with smiles that a new pope was chosen, even though at the time, we didn't know who exactly it was.

Robert Prevost elected the first American pope in history, will take the name Leo XIV

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A traffic alert for drivers in Scranton.

PennDOT has shifted traffic from the Green Ridge Street Bridge to a temporary modular steel bridge.

Both lanes on the temporary bridge are usable, and a walkway is in place for pedestrians.

FEMA’s acting administrator is replaced a day after congressional testimony

This change is part of the ongoing Green Ridge Street Bridge Replacement Project.

The temporary bridge will stay in place until the new, permanent one opens early next year.

TANNERSVILLE, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Police in Monroe County need your help to track down some car vandals.

Pocono Township Police released surveillance images Thursday.

Police investigating robbery in downtown Wilkes-Barre

They say a man and a group of people with him damaged a car on Tuesday at Camelback Lodge in Tannersville.

Anyone with information should contact Pocono Township Police or submit an anonymous tip through Monroe County Crimewatch.

WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two more people have been charged in a case where a body was found in garbage bags on Interstate 80.

Police have charged Rahsaan Goines, 25, of Newark, New Jersey, and his mother, Chata Harris, 49, of Williamsport, in relation to the death of 19-year-old Kevin Cagle after his body was discovered in garbage bags along Interstate 80 in Montour County in October of 2023.

ROME – Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been named the first U.S. pope, selected Thursday by 133 cardinals from across the globe on the second day of the papal conclave in Rome.  ...

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a man was robbed in downtown Wilkes-Barre Wednesday morning.

Police say they responded to the area of 34 South Main Street just after 10:30 a.m. for a report of a robbery.

Hazleton homicide suspect Terence Ray in custody

When they arrived, police said the victim told them he was walking on South Main Street and placed $200 into his socks. He was then approached by two men and one of them said "give me the money or you`re going to get hurt" while the other man took his money, according to the police report.