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Heads bowed, a pair of adventurers peer at foreign symbols, the tips of their pencils millimeters from papers.

WATSONTOWN — Rene’s Barber Shop, an anchor business at 143 Main St., Watsontown, recently celebrated its 30th Anniversary, something owner Rene Toro couldn’t have conceived of accomplishing all those years ago.

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DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — PennDOT announced on Friday that Interstate 80 will be restricted in some areas due to bridge repairs. According to a release from PennDOT, the repairs span exits from both the Westbound and Eastbound highways. The restrictions will extend from Monday, Aug. 17, through Thursday, Aug. 20. Starting on Monday lane restrictions [...]

A domestic dispute between two brothers left one person shot and another in custody in Lycoming County.

While a small number of purpose-built therapeutic chatbots have been studied in controlled settings, most teens are using general-purpose tools that were never designed or validated for mental health support.

"It shows me that there is kind of pure goodness in humanity that I don't think I've really experienced yet," she said.

Keith R. Havenstrite Jr., 36, of Lake Ariel, died in the crash along Hamlin Highway in Salem Township Friday night, officials say.

SALEM TWP., WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A head-on collision in Salem Township left one person dead and two others hospitalized late at night. State police reported that the crash occurred at approximately 11:40 p.m. along Hamlin Highway in Wayne County. The crash happened just east of Goose Pond Road when an eastbound vehicle traveled into the westbound [...]

(WBRE/WYOU) — After a beautiful start to the weekend, we will continue to see quiet weather Saturday night. It'll be partly cloudy and comfortable. Lows drop into the low 60s. We're tracking a storm system that will impact Pennsylvania on Sunday. You can expect periods of rain with a thunderstorm not out of the question. [...]