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SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board temporarily closes a liquor store in Scranton for renovations.

The Fine Wine & Good Spirits (FW&GS) at Green Ridge Plaza on Nay Aug Avenue in Scranton will temporarily close at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, September 14.

Colleges raising awareness for suicide prevention

The store is closing to accommodate renovations. Customers are encouraged to shop at a temporary store set up in the same plaza.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani's comments, made before a United Nations appearance on Thursday, reflect growing anger among Gulf Arab countries.

Six other children ranging in age from 18 months to 3 years old were also injured in the crash.

A skilled political operator, Mandelson is no stranger to controversy, having twice resigned from former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s government in 1998 and 2001.

LOWVILLE, N.Y. (WWTI) - A 26-year-old Pennsylvania man is going to jail for 25 years after in convicted for causing his friend's death.

On Tuesday afternoon, Jacob Vanbergen was sentenced to 25 years in prison in Lewis County Court. He will also be under the supervision of probation for five years after his release from prison.

Pennsylvania man convicted of manslaughter in Lewis County

In June, Vanbergen was found guilty of first-degree manslaughter for the death of his friend, Brandon Shepker, in a Lewis County hotel room.

More than 600 pharmacies have closed in Pennsylvania in a two-year span.

LOWER MANHATTAN, N.Y. (PIX11) – Twenty-four years after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, families of the victims gathered Thursday to honor their loved ones in a private ceremony in Lower Manhattan. 

The commemoration ceremony began at 8:30 a.m. at Memorial Plaza. You can watch the ceremony live on the PIX11 Morning News, PIX11.com, or PIX11+.

Group supports families of fallen 9/11 heroes as they reflect 24 years later

NEW YORK (WPIX) – Because 1 in 4 people currently living in the U.S. wasn't yet born on Sept. 11, 2001, teaching about the terror attacks and their effects is an evolving challenge as that fateful day moves further into the past. 

A history teacher who writes curriculum and a professor who trains social studies instructors both say that connecting the situation from 24 years ago to the lives of young people now is the key to helping students understand the relevance of what happened. Students are also talking about what resonates with them in relation to the tragedy. 

One of the two students who was shot has been released from the hospital while the other victim remains in critical condition.

Prospector's Pantry Raid kicks off to combat food insecurity in NEPA by collecting donations across Lackawanna and Luzerne County.