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HARRISBURG — The halfway point arrived for the Pennsylvania General Assembly’s 2025-26 legislative session, one marked by a protracted budget stalemate and an unusually low count of legislation passed into law.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The historic Ritz Theater is back on the market just over two years after its current owner purchased it. The price tag for the building is more than $2,500,000. 28/22's Connor Coar spoke with the owner about the future of this downtown Scranton landmark. "I love that building. I think [...]

Whitlock was a prolific actor and a frequent collaborator of Spike Lee, appearing in six of his films.

POCONO SUMMIT, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — New details are emerging Tuesday in the arrest of a Kalahari Resort employee in the Poconos. The man was caught by a group called Bikers Against Predators. A national group known for tracking online child predators says they helped expose and detain a suspect in the Poconos on Saturday. [...]

(WBRE/WYOU) — Two high-ranking members of the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) have filed a lawsuit against their superiors, citing retaliation for blowing the whistle on a payroll fraud scheme. Captain Patrick Dougherty and Lieutenant Derek Felsman say in the lawsuit that they were removed from their leadership roles and demoted for reporting wrongdoing. According to [...]

SOUTH ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Throop man has been arrested after police say he made threats to a local high school in Lackawanna County. South Abington Police were notified of a threat of violence made to Abington Heights High School on Monday. They say the school was investigated and secured until 20-year-old [...]

The group's trek across much of the U.S. has amassed a huge audience on social media, with more than 400,000 followers on Facebook.

Newswatch 16's Mackenzie Aucker stopped by Blake's Hillside Farm in Snyder County to learn more about how evergreens are beneficial to goats.