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LIME RIDGE — Central Columbia’s superintendent is tired of watching student...

EYERS GROVE -- Differing views of how the Animal Resource Center shelter should be run were at the root of a leadership...

LIGHTSTREET -- A father is accused of grabbing his daughter by her throat when she confronted him about cheating on her...

CATAWISSA -- Police arrested a man who was driving too fast in poor road conditions and drifting in and out of the lane...

BUCKHORN -- A car went out of control on a slippery Interstate 80 Sunday morning, striking a tractor-trailer; both went...

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The kickoff to America's 250th anniversary has begun with festivities finding their way to northeastern Pennsylvania on Sunday. A few were held locally, including one Sunday evening at the Luzerne County Courthouse. Dozens of people attended the event to help commemorate Pennsylvania's contributions to the nation. America250PA is making its [...]

(WBRE/WYOU) — There is a difference of opinion on just how far nearly $200,000,000 in funding will go that Pennsylvania will get through the rural healthcare transformation program. The funding does not replace all of the cuts made in the Republican One Big Beautiful Bill Act. 28/22 News Reporter Colby Hughes spoke with Congressman Rob [...]

In Scranton, a community benefit was held to support Lori Decker, who faces leukemia treatment. Proceeds will aid her medical bills.

HANOVER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Luzerne County teenager is in custody on Sunday, accused of firing a gun into a Hanover Township home. Hanover Township Police arrested 19-year-old Yerro Cham Sunday afternoon after they say he fired a single round into a home on Columbia Avenue around 4:00 a.m. Police from Wilkes-Barre later [...]

In the thick of winter, skaters hit the ice at Hillside Park. Newswatch 16's Jeremy Lewan checks in to see how the community takes care of the ice.