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Crews stopped by a mine in Carbon County to learn how to respond to different types of emergencies.

Newswatch 16's Mackenzie Aucker introduces us to Trigger and a 2-and-a-half-year-old Tibetan Spaniel.

JERMYN, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A bittersweet day in Lackawanna County. A florist who has been arranging and creating for all occasions is calling it quits after nearly 50 years in business. 28/22 News reporter Joe Mason stopped by Debbie's Flower Boutique for her story. "48 years ago, did you think we'd ever be here?" asked Mason. [...]

Tanks and turkeys may seem like an unusual combination, but it's all for a good cause at a dealership in Luzerne County.

So far, 19 states have passed laws to make daylight saving time permanent. But Congress has to pass its own bill for those to take effect. 

Her diagnosis caps off a global press tour for "Wicked: For Good" marked by illness, travel disruptions and a security breach.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) -- A woman was able to escape two men who were allegedly planning on trafficking her for sex after she stabbed one of them while they were traveling on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, according to newly filed court documents. Pennsylvania State Police said Jose Antonio Hernandez Guittierez, 30, and his cousin Edgar [...]

KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— The wait is finally over for a Kingston man in need of a life-saving kidney transplant. We have been following the story of Peter Shaffern and his quest to find a matching donor after a decade. 28/22 News reporter Connor Coar has more about the match made in heaven. Shaffern and his match, [...]

The recently signed federal spending bill reopened the government, but one of the provisions in that bill is raising concerns among those in the hemp industry.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Luzerne County Coroner has confirmed that one woman is dead and another person was taken to a hospital after a crash on Thursday afternoon. The coroner stated that a 57-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash along North Pennsylvania Avenue just before 4:00 p.m. The vehicle [...]