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At least 45 people tested positive for a bacterial infection called campylobacteriosis.

LEHIGHTON CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — If you live in Carbon County, you may have felt a tremor overnight. The United States Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center, PDE, or USGS, detected a 1.8-magnitude earthquake near Lehighton early Sunday morning at about 12:30 a.m. Earthquakes of that size are generally considered minor and rarely cause damage. [...]

HAZLE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police say hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of tech were stolen from a warehouse. Troopers were sent out to a warehouse on Forest Road in Hazle Township on May 27 in the morning. After an investigation, they determined over $200,000 was stolen, and more items were damaged. [...]

BANKS TOWNSHIP, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 28/22 News now knows who died in a one-car crash late Friday night. State police say 19-year-old Perla Decena Castillo of McAdoo was killed in a crash in Carbon County; she was a passenger in the car. The crash happened in Banks Township at East Main Street and Lincoln [...]

WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One man is facing attempted homicide charges after police say he shot at his significant other. 56-year-old Mark Renninger was arrested at an AutoZone in Honesdale after allegedly fleeing the scene of the shooting in northern Wayne County. Police say Renninger's significant other was not hit by the gunshots Saturday morning. [...]

EAST SIDE BOROUGH, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Friday night death investigation has now been ruled a murder-suicide by the Carbon County coroner. Troopers were called to the East Side Borough near Route 940, responding to two shooting deaths. Two adults were found dead at a home on Rocky Hill Road and Turkey Pass Trail. [...]

STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Music, food, and community filled the streets of Stroudsburg as hundreds gathered for a yearly celebration. Crowds packed Courthouse Square in Stroudsburg for the seventh annual Pocono Pride Festival. The event featured dozens of live performances, food vendors, as well as several local businesses. Organizers also introduced a new film [...]

A 4-year-old autistic, non-verbal boy was found dead a day after disappearing in Kansas.

The man from White Haven is alleged to have started doing doughnuts in the parking lot and drifting his car, causing gravel to be thrown.

The district wants to prevent a developer's data center project near Staback Park. The developer says they won approval on procedural grounds