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SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Yoga, music, and art all come together to highlight mental health. Saturday's Healing Through Community event at Nay Aug Park also puts a spotlight on a local film inspired by love and trauma.

Attendees at the Marmi Pavilion laid out yoga mats for a day of mindful movement, live music, and connection.

The event raised awareness and funds for Scranton Counseling Center and for the upcoming feature, Hold Her Hand.

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SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Kids of all ages hit the hardwood for a good cause on Saturday in Scranton. They filled the gym at Scranton Prep to play in the 11th Annual Cody Barrasse Memorial Basketball Tournament.

Hundreds participated in three-on-three games at the Xavier Center.

Money raised goes toward supporting organ donors and recipients in northeastern Pennsylvania.

The 22-year-old Barrasse became an organ donor in 2013 when he was struck by a car and killed.

Local man helps troopers to safety during ambush

THOMPSON TOWNSHIP, SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 28/22 News has an update on the two Pennsylvania State troopers who were ambushed Thursday by a gunman in Susquehanna County.

Troopers William Jenkins and Joseph Perechinsky were each shot twice while responding to a deadly shooting in Thompson Township.

A Geisinger spokesperson says Trooper Jenkins was released on Saturday from Geisinger Wyoming Valley following treatment of gunshot wounds to both arms.

Picking up the pieces after shooting leaves one woman dead

For more than a decade, athletes have hit the court in memory of a Scranton native taken too soon.

LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — There is some uncertainty over the potential sale of three hospitals in northeastern Pennsylvania. A board member with Wilkes-Barre General Hospital is expressing his concern to state lawmakers.

28/22 News Colby Hughes spoke with the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital board chairman on Saturday.

28/22 News asked him why he opposes the hospital being included with two Scranton-based facilities in a proposed sale to Tenor Health Foundation.

The war against Germany ended in May 1945, but savage fighting continued in the Pacific Ocean. The summer of 1945 the United States and its allies were preparing to invade Japan even though they knew the Japanese would resist ferociously. Each side would likely suffer hundreds of thousands of casualties.

SHAMOKIN DAM — The milling and resurfacing of Routes 11 and 15, locally known as the Golden Strip, is planned for next year.

DANVILLE — Motorists are advised that a multi-year intersection improvement project continues along the Route 54 corridor near the Route 642 West (Liberty Valley Road) and Route 642 East (Jerseytown Road) intersection in Valley and Mahoning townships, Montour County.

DANVILLE — Overnight lane restrictions will be in place starting Sunday on Northumberland Street (Route 11) in Danville due to a gas main replacement project.

SELINSGROVE — A Susquehanna University group recently won first place out of 14 colleges working to increase awareness about the importance of organ donation.