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NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Nearly 100 Job Corps centers nationwide are being put on pause or closing, including two in our area. Now, a local company providing services to adults with autism is stepping in to help.

28/22 News reporter Gianna Galli has been following the story.

Between the two local job corps centers, more than 400 students, dozens of them homeless, are having to turn elsewhere for their education and housing.

A Nanticoke business has set up a way for people to help these students in need during a difficult time.

Global Running Day is an international holiday meant to celebrate and encourage everyone to run. Some in Wilkes-Barre decided to celebrate with a three-mile run.

DANVILLE — Danville Area students make significant strides in math but continue to struggle in English class.

DANVILLE — Watching former students walk back through the Danville Primary School is “one of the best things ever” for Danville kindergarten teacher Michelle Swank.

MIDDLEBURG — A Sunbury woman accused of assaulting a Selinsgrove Center resident pleaded guilty to a lesser offense and has been sentenced to probation.

SELINSGROVE — Susquehanna University’s Charles B. Degenstein Campus Center is undergoing a $20 million renovation.

LEWISBURG — Wawa in Lewisburg opens Thursday in Kelly Township.

LEWISBURG — Some small business owners in the Susquehanna Valley said they are absorbing the financial costs of fluctuating tariffs, despite expert analysis indicating that the presidential policies on imported goods are not yet significantly affecting the local area.

WATSONTOWN — The National Wreaths Across America mobile exhibit will make its first Central Pennsylvania stop from 1 to 7 p.m. June 17 in Watsontown, according to Susan Wilt, WAA Watsontown location coordinator.

Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande return to Oz in this first look at the magical sequel.