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Pope Leo XIV marks the first American pope in the history of the Catholic Church.

Although any baptized Catholic man is technically eligible to be the pope, none of the previous 266 popes in history had been from America.

Robert Prevost, the first-ever American pope, will take the name Leo XIV.

WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two more people have been charged in a case where a body was found in garbage bags on Interstate 80.

Police have charged Rahsaan Goines, 25, of Newark, New Jersey, and his mother, Chata Harris, 49, of Williamsport, in relation to the death of 19-year-old Kevin Cagle after his body was discovered in garbage bags along Interstate 80 in Montour County in October of 2023.

ROME – Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been named the first U.S. pope, selected Thursday by 133 cardinals from across the globe on the second day of the papal conclave in Rome.  ...

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a man was robbed in downtown Wilkes-Barre Wednesday morning.

Police say they responded to the area of 34 South Main Street just after 10:30 a.m. for a report of a robbery.

Hazleton homicide suspect Terence Ray in custody

When they arrived, police said the victim told them he was walking on South Main Street and placed $200 into his socks. He was then approached by two men and one of them said "give me the money or you`re going to get hurt" while the other man took his money, according to the police report.

ROME – White smoke billowed from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel in Rome on Thursday afternoon, indicating the 133 cardinals locked inside had elected a successor to Pope Francis....

BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Third Eye Blind with special guest New Medicine are coming to the 2025 Bloomsburg Fair on September 25.

Tickets will go on sale May 9 at 9:00 a.m. and will range from $40 - $65 for the grandstand, $75 for the track, and $90 for limited pit tickets.

White smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, signaling a new pope on second day of voting

Tickets can be purchased by calling 570-387-4145 or at the Bloomsburg Fair Grandstand.

Other events happening at the grandstand are:

Pope Leo XIV spoke in Italian and then switched to Spanish, recalling his many years spent as a missionary and then archbishop of Chiclayo, Peru.

JIM THORPE, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Casting out a line to reel in community support, all part of a decades-old annual fishing event in Carbon County.

28/22 News has more about how the event involves hundreds of students with disabilities.

Stepping off the bus, ready to go, “Fishing!” exclaims Joshua Jones, Lehighton Area High School.

“Pull it back and wham! It goes into the water, and the fish come in and then bam! You are there with a fish!” said Ryan Kelly, a student at Jim Thorpe Area High School.