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Glider makes emergency landing in high school field

TUNKHANNOCK, WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — According to Tunkhannock Township Police, a glider landed on school district property in an emergency landing Monday afternoon.

Courtesy of Tunkhannock Twp. Police

Police say the glider left Elmira, NY, and was heading towards Wellsboro, PA, with the plan to go back to Elmira.

Senior farmers market voucher distributions cancelled

The pilot told first responders that he missed a necessary updraft to complete the trip and chose an alternate landing site.

Courtesy of Tunkhannock Twp. Police

4 more victims ID'd in Colorado fire attack, bringing number of injured to 12

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BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Four additional victims have been identified in the Boulder attack in which a man is accused of throwing Molotov cocktails into a group that had gathered to bring attention to Israeli hostages in Gaza, authorities said Monday, bringing the number of injured to 12.

The man planned the attack for more than a year and specifically targeted what he described as a “Zionist group,” authorities said in court papers charging him with a federal hate crime.

Pennsylvania pediatricians advocate against Medicaid cuts

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM)-- Pediatricians from across Pennsylvania were at the State Capitol on Monday not with a prescription but with a warning.

The Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics is addressing how proposed Medicaid cuts would impact children.

The United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 1 in May, and some pediatricians in Pennsylvania believe that healthcare for children would be negatively impacted if it becomes law.

Senior farmers market voucher distributions cancelled

(WBRE/WYOU) — According to the Area Agency on Aging, the first two Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) voucher distribution events have been cancelled and will be rescheduled for a later date.

The announcement comes because the agency has not yet received the vouchers. It was previously revealed that federal funding for the vouchers has been cut.

The first two Luzerne/Wyoming County distribution events have been cancelled, including the June 3 event at Misericordia University's MacDowell Hall and the June 5 Kingston Active Adult Center.

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