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A boom signaled the start of the Steamtown Marathon, with Thomas Dean finishing first after 26.2 miles.

ASHLEY, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials say a multi-vehicle crash brought traffic to a crawl in Ashley on Sunday. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced crews are responding to a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 Northbound at Exit 165A, PA 309 South - Mountain Top, at about 8:00 p.m. Sunday. Officials say there is [...]

The number of vendors at the fair triples, thanks to the newly expanded gym, with proceeds for the event going towards Hanover Area school clubs.

Onlookers watched apple butter being made while also enjoying other vendors at the festival.

Newswatch 16's Valeria Quiñones shows what organizers at the Lakefront Festival in Schuylkill County say makes the county so special.

KINGSTON TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — What do you get when you combine autumn with history at a popular state park? You get what's called the Fall Foliage Paddle and Heritage Day. People turned out on Sunday at Frances Slocum State Park for the event. Demonstrations were held to show the work of blacksmiths and [...]

Assistant Head Coach Terry Smith will serve as interim head coach for the remainder of PSU's season

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Some four-legged friends may have met their future owners on Sunday thanks to an adoption event at a coffee shop in Wilkes-Barre. The Luzerne County SPCA teamed up with House of Mona Lisa on South Main Street for a Dog Adoption Day. Customers were invited to come grab a coffee, [...]

NOXEN, WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Back Mountain community hopes flapjacks will help make a cancer patient's burden a bit easier to bear. It was practically elbow-to-elbow on Sunday morning at Noxen Volunteer Fire Department. A crowd of about 200 people turned out for a pancake and sausage breakfast. The event also featured nearly 200 [...]

​The pasta salad was sold in the "grab and go" and deli service case sections of Sprouts.