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Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo return to defend their titles as competitors have 10 minutes to eat as many hot dogs and buns as possible.

The Scrantastic Spectacular overcame stormy beginnings to celebrate America's 250th anniversary with fireworks, music, and patriotism.

The strike comes as Ukraine continues targeting Russian energy infrastructure, which officials say helps fund Moscow's war effort.

The country's theocracy expects to see millions flood the streets of the capital beginning Saturday.

The Mega Millions jackpot is now more than half a billion dollars. The lottery game hasn't seen a big winner since March.

Several teams have bid farewell to the World Cup stage after some nail-biting games.

Festivities marking the 250th anniversary of American independence are ramping up. Extreme heat is a concern across much of the country.

(WBRE/WYOU)— In just a short amount of time, Friday's storm left behind downed trees, dark intersections and thousands without power. Traffic and streetlights throughout Wilkes-Barre were knocked out, trees were down from Wilkes-Barre to Avoca, and even hours after the storm, PPL said tens of thousands of customers were left without power. The storm came [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Crowds filled Courthouse Square Friday night for the 'Scrantastic Spectacular.' Families came out for food vendors, games, kids' activities, live music, and one of Scranton's biggest fireworks displays of the summer. The night included a performance from Shane Profitt, followed by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic. Then came the fireworks over [...]

(WBRE/WYOU) — The death of Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Trooper Michael Pahira is renewing the importance of the Move Over Law. The Pennsylvania law passed in 2020 requires drivers to safely merge into a lane away from stopped emergency vehicles, road crews, or disabled vehicles. First responders say following this law is more important now [...]