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Newswatch 16 found folks at Beltzville State Park in Carbon County, where people were taking full advantage of the warm-up.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Scranton woman is facing charges after police say she neglected her son. Zakia Patterson, 50, of Scranton, was charged Monday after a ChildLine tip triggered a police investigation into the boy's condition. On January 13th, 2026, detectives received the tip from a nurse at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville [...]

Discover the rich history of the J. Manley Robbins Trail in Danville, now recognized as America's oldest rail-to-trail.

The toll adds to the seven American military members killed in the U.S. and Israel-led war against Iran.

RICE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — At Urbanski farms, March mornings begin with tapping trees and collecting sap for the maple harvest. Once the sap is gathered, it's processed into sweet maple syrup. Bill Urbanski operates the farm with his family. "Once the sap gets collected, we then run it through a reverse osmosis machine. [...]

LEWISBURG — The League of Women Voters of the Lewisburg Area will host a meeting on March 17 to discuss Union County’s future development.

The war with Iran is doing collateral damage to the world economy. The conflict is driving up energy, grain and fertilizer prices and threatening food shortages in poor countries. It's also destabilizing fragile states such as Pakistan and complicating options for the inflation fighters at central banks like the Federal Reserve. And it's proving to be a new burden for American consumers already fed up with the high cost of living. Much of the pain is being caused by an effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which carries a fifth of the world's oil.

LEWISBURG — The League of Women Voters of the Lewisburg Area is seeking information from local write-in candidates who wish to appear in the upcoming Union County Voters Guide.

SELINSGROVE — The Regional Engagement Center will hold a free community art show and contest April 11.

A 77-year-old Milton woman has died after she was seriously injured in a vehicle crash on Friday in Montandon.