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DANVILLE — Reduced adoption fees will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Danville SPCA.

MAHONING TOWNSHIP — Mahoning Township residents will not see tax increases in 2025 for the thirteenth consecutive year, according to Treasurer Ken Houck.

HARRISBURG — More than $24 million in funding to reduce pollution and restore local streams, rivers, and lakes in the Chesapeake Bay watershed has been awarded by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, including nearly $2 million for local counties.

BLOOMSBURG — The Bloomsburg Children’s Museum announced it has received a $11,000 grant from the PPL Foundation. These funds will support the "Wired for Success: Empowering Students Through STEM."

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NORTHUMBERLAND — The Indiana County Coroner’s Office is attempting to locate the family of Scott Eugene Dewalt, who 69 years old. Dewalt has been living in the Rossiter area of Indiana County, Pennsylvania, and is believed to have family in Northumberland County.

Yunisa said her two children will be thrilled when they see the presents underneath the tree Christmas morning thanks to the Here. For Good. fund.

EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — Some good news on the road. The construction season is over on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

The Turnpike says it spent more than $286,000,000 on maintaining and modernizing the road.

Water main breaks at Wilkes-Barre Public Square

Twenty eight miles was resurfaced this year with another 27 miles completely reconstructed.

The Turnpike will resume work that's still in progress early next year.

PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The cause of a Pittston fire is under investigation in Luzerne County on Monday.

The Pittston City Fire Department Chief says they were called to a fire on North Main Street in Pittston at 9:00 a.m.

Wilkes-Barre Fire Department unveils new engine

Crews found smoke on the first floor and an active fire in the basement where mattresses, blankets, and garbage were all lit on fire.

Nobody was in the home at the time of the fire.

The property is vacant and condemned and the city is working to track down the owners.

TAMAQUA, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Many of us who send Christmas cards look for just the right artwork and an equally good verse. Some local parochial school students were asked to have a hand in making such a card.

In this week's Here's to You Kid, 28/22 News Reporter Mark Hiller introduces us to some students now gaining notoriety thanks to their creativity.

Charles DeFrancisco is familiar with the verse he is reading from a religious Christmas card for sale. After all, the Marian Catholic High School Senior wrote it.