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Two Valley development projects are to receive a combined $4.5 million in funding from the commonwealth’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program.

Only 22% of 18-year-old Pennsylvanians are registered to vote, but advocates say there are ways to boost that number.

SUGAR NOTCH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A group of missionaries is giving back to those in need across NEPA. More than 100 UM Army Youth and Adult volunteers are serving the area this week by providing free home repairs for residents in need. The group visited Sugar Notch on Monday. The missionaries will build wheelchair [...]

Former "Real Housewives of Orange County" star Jeana Keough, 70, is battling tongue cancer, her children announced.

A driver called 911 after spotting a frightened child who had been with the group and was running on a nearby road, the sheriff said.

​According to the FBI, the man set off fireworks outside a federal building that includes a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — $1,000,000 in state grant money is going to King's College Athletics. The state grant money will reconstruct and replace the college's athletic track facility and include NCAA-compliant field upgrades. Andy Orlowski is the college's athletic director. He says this serves as a great opportunity for student-athletes to grow. “We've got [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Eight veteran services organizations received a total of over $100,000 in grant funding from the City of Scranton. The announcement came on the grounds of the city's Veterans Memorial Park, a place to honor those who served their nation. "We should never forget to honor those veterans," Patrick Ahern, Chairman [...]

Volunteers in Stroudsburg are beautifying Main Street, embracing community pride and service with cleanup efforts.

In a response posted to social media, Taylor Farms said the "FDA apologized to us." Now, the FDA has released its own statement about the false positive sample.