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COOLBAUGH TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A municipal building is closed in Monroe County after threats to public and employee safety.

The Coolbaugh Township Municipal Center and Department of Public Works are now closed until further notice.

Luzerne County nursing home set to close

The threats came after Coolbaugh Township Supervisor Cara Rogan got into an argument with a resident in a pharmacy drive-through window.

A township meeting was held Tuesday night, but it's unclear if the threats came at the meeting.

Newswatch 16's Mackenzie Aucker stopped by a high school in Bradford County, where students are taking Rachel's Challenge.

From coyotes to cold nights, this German shorthaired pointer endured all odds before making it home to his family.

Crews were called to the Wander Inn Bar & Grill along South Cortland Street in East Stroudsburg just before 11 a.m. Wednesday.

SUNBURY — Officials in the Shikellamy School District do not expect to raise taxes in 2025-26.

Former Commissioner Matt McGloin's resignation was finalized at the Board of Commissioners meeting on Wednesday.

It is the latest federal agency trying to coax back workers soon after they were dismissed as part of Trump’s and Musk’s cost-cutting purge.

LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Bonham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center is set to close its doors due to no longer being able to sustain operations, according to a spokesperson for the facility.

Jennifer Vandermark, a spokesperson for Bonham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Huntington Township, tells 28/22 News due to the financial realities of the long-term care system in Pennsylvania, the facility has no choice but to close.

In past years, several lawmakers have raised their voices to shout at presidents during addresses to Congress. But those protests didn't lead to ejections.

The Abbey Gate bombing killed 13 U.S. service members and about 170 Afghans during the U.S. evacuation from Kabul.