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Robo Rally featured student-built robots, live demonstrations, and interactive activities.

Newswatch 16's Mackenzie Aucker spoke with people in Hazleton who are voicing their concerns over the new partnership.

PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Students are getting hands-on experience with technology in a unique way: A robotics event is bringing schools together to compete, learn, and explore future careers in STEM. Robots are taking over a high school gym in the Wilkes-Barre Area School District. The Wolfpack Robotics Club hosted an event featuring [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Electric City got its name because it was the first in the nation to have electric-powered streetcars, and now it's that time of the year when you can ride one yourself. The Scranton Trolley Excursions started up this week for the season, and it's their first weekend of operation. [...]

BLAKELY, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A pair of teens is working to accomplish a running dream together, but they need help to do so: With the right equipment, they can cross the finish line. The teens spoke about their journey as they trained Saturday afternoon.  The pair has been friends since a very young age, [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Travelers should expect some traffic delays in Scranton on Sunday for the race. Certain roads will be closed and restricted in Green Ridge, Pine Brook, Center City, Cedar Avenue, North Washington Avenue, and near Scranton High. Heavy pedestrian traffic is expected on some roads, and vehicles will be prohibited.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Thousands of people from all over the country and the world are gearing up for one of the biggest races in the Electric City. Sunday is the Scranton half-marathon, but before the big race, there was a small start to the weekend events on Saturday. Hundreds of runners pounded the [...]

It was a dramatic grand finale to a mission that revealed not only swaths of the lunar far side never seen before by human eyes but a total solar eclipse.

The Artemis II astronauts received a hero's welcome upon their return to Houston, Texas.

Chief of Transit Joseph Gulotta said the attacks appear to be random acts.