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Students of Geisinger College of Health Science's School of Medicine gathered in Scranton on Friday to learn where they will be continuing their studies.

A non-profit in Lycoming County is launching a new initiative to help eliminate financial barriers to certain medications.

Columbia County's Election Department is looking to educate voters on mail-in ballots before the big day.

Newswatch 16's Mackenzie Aucker shares how the pothole hotline works.

BUTLER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Connecticut man is dead after a fatal hit and run took place on Interstate 80 Friday afternoon.

The release states that a 53-year-old man from Hartford, Connecticut is dead after a fatal hit and run crash occurred near mile marker 257 at around 2:30 p.m.

According to PennDOT, the closure was in the eastbound lanes between Exit 256: PA 93 - Nescopeck/Conyngham and Exit 260A: I-81 South - Harrisburg, but has since been reopened.

Newswatch 16's Emily Kress shares the celebration for a class of newly published authors at Pleasant Valley Middle School in Monroe County.

The Republican president has argued the federal office hasn’t improved student outcomes and is unnecessary.

In addition to Pennsylvania, the FDA says the cheese was also sold at ALDI stores in Ohio, Michigan and Connecticut.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Family and friends said a final goodbye Friday to a beloved Scranton firefighter who lost his battle with cancer following a courageous fight.

Funeral services for Lieutenant Kelly "Hoppy" Hopkins were held at Saint Peter's Cathedral Friday morning.

The 40-year member of the Scranton Fire Department died on Sunday after battling esophageal cancer.

Remembering one of Scranton’s finest

Family, friends, and hundreds of firefighters gathered to say goodbye to longtime Scranton firefighter Lt. Kelly Hopkins, who passed away after a battle with cancer.