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LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Wilkes-Barre Area School District and Luzerne County Community College have established a new scholarship endowment program to assist high school students pursuing higher education. Scaled to support about two dozen students annually, the Angeline and Conrad Kotlowski College Ready Scholarship Endowment provides financial assistance for high schoolers to take courses [...]

Day five of the trial in Wyoming County centered on forensic evidence.

In this week's 16 To The Rescue, we meet a bonded pair of black cats struggling to find their forever home because it's hard to place black cats, let alone two.

(WBRE/WYOU) — The Shapiro Administration announced $7.3 million dollars was awarded toward fresh fruits and vegetables for schools through the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP), giving students access to fresh produce to help improve overall health. The announcement came Friday that 249 schools across 29 counties would be receiving the grant through the Fresh [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Friday, Sept. 25 marked Dolly Parton Day.  If you read off the date, you get 9-2-5, one of Dolly's greatest hits. Parton passed away on Aug. 25 at the age of 80 after a decades long music career and helping communities around the country. The United Way of the Wyoming [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — As cyber threats continue to evolve, a $1 million investment from the William G. McGowan Charitable Fund is helping King's College prepare students for careers in one of the fastest-growing fields in technology. The funding has enabled the creation of a new Cybersecurity and Computer Science Learning Environment on the college's [...]

The movie announcement comes with the renewal of the series for a 62nd season.

From rain to hurricanes, from record heat to unseasonably cold, Meteorologist Ally Gallo takes a look at how the weather has impacted past Bloomsburg Fairs.

UNION COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) are seeking more victims in a "sophisticated fraud scheme" that has totaled around $6.5 million in profits across several states, according to a release. The scheme was discovered in a September arrest of two men, where they were found with hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of [...]

The event at Howard Gardner School promoted literacy, kindness, and generosity while honoring Dolly Parton’s commitment to children’s reading.