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HAZLE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say a woman is facing arson charges after a fire in Hazle Township.

Troopers say in a release on Wednesday, March 19, before 9:00 p.m., authorities were called to the 1000 block of North James Street in Hazle Township.

When state police arrived on scene, they discovered a row of bushes, measuring about 150 feet long, was involved in a fire.

Two arrested, facing charges after alleged home invasions

Need some zen? Quest Studio and Safari Farm Petting Zoo offered NEPA's first kangaroo yoga class, which sold out with Bongo, Cash, and Cooper participating.

POCONO TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Call it an end-of-winter celebration in the Poconos. Dozens of people put on their skis or snowboards on Saturday and took part in Camelback's Annual Pond Skim.

The ultimate goal was to avoid falling and making a splash while navigating a 90-foot-long stretch of water.

Celebrity judges like 28/22 News Reporter Sydney Kostus sat on lounge chairs and scored the snowboarders and skiers.

This year's theme was a throwback to the 1980s and many of the pond skimmers dressed for the part and, win or lose, aimed to have fun.

Last-minute skiers enjoyed the final day of the season at Elk Mountain Ski Resort's spring carnival on Saturday.

Forest City Parks and Recreation sold out 12 soup entries within an hour on Saturday afternoon, when they held their 6th annual Soup-Off.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Federal workers are sounding off this weekend about the way the Trump administration is reducing government.

A crowd gathered on Saturday at Wilkes-Barre Public Square to demonstrate.

Many held signs calling for the protection of workers from the gutting of several federal departments.

Protesters took aim at the recently created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and tech billionaire Elon Musk who leads it.

It’s Match Day for local medical students

In Scranton, a non-profit organization of women hosted its first health and wellness fair during Women's History Month.

MIFFLINBURG — Already a well-established business owner in Danville and Paxinos, Greg Diehl saw an opportunity in 2023 to parlay his passion for bagels and buy and grow Old City Bagel Co. in Danville.

MIFFLINBURG — Having grown up in Central Pennsylvania and moved to Washington, D.C., Karen Teichman wanted her children to experience the sight of horses and buggies traveling on downtown streets like they did when she was a kid.

SUNBURY — The Rotary Club of Sunbury is holding a Kentucky Derby-themed fundraiser April 4 at Whispering Oaks Vineyard in Sunbury.