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With only 12 days until Christmas, folks are hitting the malls to make sure they keep their stockings full for the holidays.

Josh Allen and Hailee Steinfeld reveal they are expecting a baby, sharing the news through Steinfeld's birthday newsletter, marking a new chapter in their lives.

The spirit of the season was on full display at the Gino Merli Veterans Center in Scranton, where veterans were surrounded with some much-needed holiday cheer.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A problem-plagued road in Wilkes-Barre is finally open for good. The city fully reopened Horton Street on Friday. Part of the road had been closed since June after two sinkholes opened up. The road briefly reopened for Thanksgiving but had to close again after the holiday so crews could replace a [...]

She said their feelings are mutual, on the same page and peaceful.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— 'Tis the season for the flu, and health professionals want to remind you to give yourself and others the gift of health by getting your flu shot. 28/22 News Reporter Heidi Martens has more from Lackawanna County. State health and aging leaders spent the morning urging everyone in Pennsylvania to get [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A daughter is speaking out after a brutal attack with a machete left her mother fighting to recover. The daughter of the sole survivor in Tuesday night's horrific machete attack in Scranton is speaking out exclusively with 28/22 News. She says her mother is in stable condition at an area hospital. [...]

This week, we meet a 1-year-old cat who has had a string of bad luck, but rescue workers are hoping that changes just in time for Christmas.

Newswatch 16's Valeria Quiñones shows us how workers and customers alike are celebrating.

TUNKHANNOCK, WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— This is the time of year when the excitement and festivities of the holiday season begin. Christmas in our Hometown, historic Tunkhannock, is underway. The festivities begin Friday evening with the Santa Parade, where PA Live! Co-host Chris Bohinski once again takes on the role of “Pinecone the Elf” Grand Marshal, riding in [...]