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WATSONTOWN — Several area fire departments responded to a late-night fire Thursday inside the Watsontown Brick Company, at 86 Portmay Road, Watsontown.

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania entered its fourth month of the ongoing budget stalemate as top leaders continue to point fingers over who to blame while county governments and public school boards face the prospects of short-term debt and service cuts to maintain operations.

One community in Carbon County is showcasing its creativity with a classic fall staple: scarecrows.

Police responded to the Learn and Grow Early Childhood Center on Friday afternoon after a month-long state investigation found instances of alleged child abuse.

The drugstore chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May after previously filling in 2023.

In this week's 16 To The Rescue, we meet a 5-year-old pit bull/mix who has had a very good life, but his owner recently had a change in living circumstances.

The music mogul has already spent more than a year in custody, time that will be applied toward his 50-month federal sentence.

Newswatch 16's Mackenzie Aucker spoke with a woman who tragically lost her husband, a loss she blames on the closed bridge.

A special ceremony was held to induct these voters into the Pennsylvania Voter Hall of Fame.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Women fighting cancer and alopecia can now get a new look, thanks to a local business and a grant from Lackawanna County.

A little over a year ago, Lavish of Scranton began working on a new business idea to create and sell affordable, 100% human hair wigs to women who need them most, especially during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Salon manager and stylist Elizabeth Mitchko has been working at Lavish Scranton for the last nine years.

She was also diagnosed with alopecia 13 years ago and wears a wig to work every day.