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LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. One local organization continues to help kids in need and raise awareness.

Hundreds of pinwheels are being placed across Luzerne County to raise awareness for child abuse. It's something officials say is happening in our own backyards.

Planting pinwheels for prevention.

Ahead of national child abuse prevention month, the Luzerne County Child Advocacy Center is getting the word out about child abuse. It's an issue center leaders say continues to grow.

The one-day litter clean up put on by the Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau spans four counties. Newswatch 16's Emily Kress tells us how you can help.

The judge said the court "can and must act” to save the agency from being shuttered.

A school is using artificial intelligence and more than 100 surveillance cameras to ramp up its security and serve as a model for other districts in Pennsylvania.

PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— The Westmoreland County District Attorney, Nicole Ziccarelli, announced the sentencing of a Pike County man on sexual assault charges.

The Westmoreland County District Attorney stated that 62-year-old David Stone will spend six to 23 months in jail after being convicted for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl inside a camper at Keystone State Park.

Man charged with homicide after alleged drug delivery

The victim states that this happened in 2020 when she went to the campground with Stone and his wife, according to the release.

Newswatch 16's Mackenzie Aucker explains how you can help the Muncy Area Volunteer Fire Company.

A significant change is coming in the upcoming school year as parents will no longer be able to choose which elementary school to send their kids to.

(WBRE/WYOU) — Keeping children safe at school bus stops, that's the goal of proposed legislation in Harrisburg.

State Senator Lisa Baker introduced the legislation which calls for increased penalties for drivers who pass school buses that have their warning lights and safety mechanisms engaged.

28/22 News has obtained exclusive video of several close calls as local students were getting on or off school buses.

The full bill can be viewed online.

LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been charged with homicide after police say he delivered drugs resulting in death.

The Lycoming County District Attorney says Keith Reitz is being charged for the overdose death of 46-year-old, Nicole Bassett.

Investigators say in October 2024, Reitz supplied Bassett with crack cocaine he bought in Wilkes-Barre.

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Police say the two smoked it together, then Reitz left and Bassett was later found by her roommate unresponsive and later pronounced dead.

With Constellation ready to launch the Crane Clean Energy Center and restore 600 jobs at facility, the company cites safety record following partial meltdown.