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PennDOT held a virtual meeting Thursday afternoon to give the public details on the proposed 140-mile corridor.

Dane died nearly a year after announcing his ALS diagnosis.

KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Everybody is safely back in their homes on a Kingston street after emergency evacuations Thursday. UGI crews could be seen working on East Bennett Street where neighbors were forced to leave in the morning. It was prompted by what Kingston Forty Fort Fire Department called a gas emergency. They gave [...]

SHENANDOAH BOROUGH, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Several communities across Schuylkill County have been without running water since Monday night. Crews spent days searching for the source, finally locating the leak late Thursday night. Steady progress is being made, but crews say the problem is far from over. Water pressure is back in Shenandoah, but surrounding [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A driver is injured after colliding with a school bus. The crash happened Thursday afternoon in the area of Northampton Street and Wilkes-Barre Boulevard. Crews on the scene say the mustang was following the school bus when it crashed into its rear, right side. Officials say no children were hurt [...]

Alysa Liu stunned the skating world when she retired at age 16. Here’s what she said about walking away.

DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Penn State's THON, the world's largest student-run philanthropy event, begins its 46-hour dance marathon Friday to raise funds for cancer research. The fundraiser involves hundreds of students who remain standing for nearly two days to support pediatric cancer patients and their families through the Four Diamonds organization. Students at the [...]

It’s the first gold medal for an American woman since 2002, when Sarah Hughes stood atop the podium in Salt Lake City.

Volunteer firefighter and Cardiac RN David Spalding drove from Allentown to aid in the evacuation of 77 patients at LVH on February 4.

Two students from Penn State Scranton will spend the next 46 hours on their feet as they're headed to THON, the university's annual dance marathon fundraiser.