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La Festa Italiana is celebrating 50 years in downtown Scranton, offering Italian delicacies like cannolis and porketta sandwiches.

A massive tree crushed through his son’s bedroom, trapping the young boy in his bed beneath a mangled collapse of roofing materials and debris.

(WBRE/WYOU) — Gov. Josh Shapiro has proclaimed Sept. 4 as Blood Donation Day across Pennsylvania, prompting the American Red Cross to call for increased donations ahead of Labor Day weekend. The proclamation highlights an effort to stabilize the region's blood inventory. Although the blood supply has recovered from critically low levels experienced during the summer, [...]

A federal indictment accuses Christian Castro of falsely telling investigators that he was attacked with a broom and shovel before he shot a Venezuelan man.

He asked a judge to end the criminal case permanently and to block the Trump administration from filing the same claim again.

The order comes after the judge earlier handed down a temporary restraining order prohibiting the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing the new policy.

In this week's 16 To The Rescue, we meet a 3-year-old cat who rescue workers say is only getting overlooked because he's an adult, not a kitten.

Harrison needed emergency bypass surgery after going in for another procedure, a family spokesperson said.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Once again, crowds are flocking to the Steamtown National Historic Site. This time, it's to celebrate this year's Railfest which is bringing people from near and far to engage in the area's history. A chance to celebrate and learn about the history of railroading and an opportunity to support the [...]

LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — For those traveling this holiday weekend, gas prices could be hurting your wallet. 28/22 News crews stopped at Turkey Hill on Providence Road in Scranton and Sheetz on the O'Neill Highway in Dunmore. Both fill-up stations are priced at $4.29 a gallon. That's also the statewide average, according to AAA. The [...]