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Clifford Baptist Church along Church Street celebrated its 200th anniversary on Sunday.

The world's largest operating steam locomotive passed through Pittston on Sunday as it made its way to Scranton.

Emergency crews responded to the crash near Butler Memorial Airport, about 65 miles south of Kansas City.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — People are celebrating Pride Month in northeastern Pennsylvania and reflecting on those who helped pave the way for equality. Pride flags filled Courthouse Square in Scranton on Sunday, as more than two dozen people gathered for the Here Together Show Your Colors Vigil. Organizers, advocates, and community members remembered the [...]

President Donald Trump posted that "the Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete" Sunday afternoon.

RUSH TOWNSHIP, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A burglar is on the loose after swiping thousands of dollars worth of power equipment and tools in Schuylkill County. Authorities say the thief struck in the Tamaqua area, stealing roughly 3,500 in property, including a riding lawnmower. Investigators say it happened between late May and early June on [...]

Tyra Banks is suing Netflix and directors of a docuseries for defamation, alleging edited interviews create a false narrative.

SCOTT TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — There was some damage to a ranch-style home in Scott Township early Sunday morning. State police say the fire started in an attached garage and spread to the home at Sylvan Acres Lane. The garage is destroyed, and the house is heavily damaged. A fire marshal blames an electrical [...]

HEGINS TOWNSHIP, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Part of Interstate 81 was shut down Sunday evening after officials say a tractor-trailer caught fire in a crash in Schuylkill County. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) says all northbound lanes were closed between exit 112 and exit 116. PennDOT added that traffic is backed up near the [...]

LONG POND, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Traffic heading to Pocono Raceway Sunday morning looked like a parking lot. It took fans from an hour and a half to two hours to get into the track, despite turning Route 115 into a one-way southbound highway to the track. After the race, that part of Route 115 [...]