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NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A recent Luzerne County Community College graduate and his wife announced a new scholarship for future paramedic students in Nanticoke. Stuart Olsen, who completed the college's paramedic program in 2024, established the award alongside his wife, Christina Olsen, to support students entering the emergency medical field. The scholarship provides $750 [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Scranton Shakespeare Festival and Marywood University have formed a partnership to bring professional theatre onto the university's campus in Scranton, Lackawanna County. The collaboration allows the festival to use Marywood University facilities for both rehearsals and performances. The agreement solves a long-standing spatial challenge for the festival by giving [...]

Nevada's governor declared a state of emergency and mobilized the National Guard.

Officials in Ohio released new information on a separate investigation that led authorities to discover 16 children in "deplorable conditions" inside a home.

The suspected killer was the boyfriend of one of the victims, authorities said. They lived together on the property in a rural area outside Portland.

A man dressed as the "Star Wars" villain jokingly spoke to San Diego city officials in support of license plate reader cameras.

WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A warrant was issued for a man police said was taking pictures up the skirt of a 12-year-old girl in a gas station. Charles Rogers, 47, was charged with invasion of privacy after police said he followed a girl around Wednesday morning in a Wilkes-Barre Township Sheetz and taking [...]

A Target spokesperson said, "As a company, we know we got this wrong, and we are deeply sorry."

Paramount is developing a sequel to the beloved 2003 rom-com, with Kate Hudson producing and hopes to reunite her with co-star Matthew McConaughey.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Backpacks, books and, on Marywood University's first day back, a message from some students who wanted to be heard. A summer of change met the first day of class. 28/22 News first introduced these academic program changes in July. Now, students are heading back to classes either excited or concerned. [...]