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Newswatch 16's Emily Kress stopped by a camp in the Poconos where hundreds of young athletes are working on their skills, but also tackling the summer heat.

PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Governor Josh Shapiro announced on Monday a $30,000,000 investment into Luzerne County.

The company, Pittston Co-Packers Corp, will open its first beverage production facility in the US in Pittston.

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The commonwealth invested $1,000,000 to support the new operation.

The company will move into the former Joriki Beverages, which closed in January.

This new investment is expected to create hundreds of jobs in Luzerne County.

(WBRE/WYOU) — Monday was the anniversary of a day many northeast and central Pennsylvanians will never forget. It's been 53 years since the Agnes Flood of 1972.

Our region changed forever on Friday, June 23, when the raging Susquehanna River flooded from Wilkes-Barre to Williamsport.

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The hurricane had weakened to a tropical storm by the time it hit Pennsylvania, but days of rain sent the Susquehanna River over its banks.

(WBRE/WYOU) — Another witness from Monroe County has been summoned to testify in the Bryan Kohberger homicide trial.

This is the sixth person from our area who will potentially have to testify in Idaho as a witness.

Their connections to kohberger are unknown at this time.

Naked child found alone leads to parents’ arrest

On June 30, all six will have a chance to plead their case before the trial begins in August.

Kohberger is charged with the first-degree murder of four University of Idaho students in 2022.

Kids in Luzerne County flock to splash pads to escape the first summer heat wave.

DRUMS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The phrase "teamwork makes the dream work" has become popular ever since a clergyman coined it a couple of decades ago. The expression certainly applies to some local students.

They achieved their dream of having a class project take flight quite literally.

Juniors and seniors at Hazleton Area Academy of Sciences received their marching orders for a high-flying project in John Berta's robotics class.

Their project? To launch a 42-foot high-altitude weather balloon more than 100,000 feet into the atmosphere.

The Food Network also announced that it will air a special programming tribute for Burrell on Wednesday.

Keith Dodgson, 67, ordered to prison for the next 26-to-52 years

CHESTNUTHILL TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police said in a report Monday that an employee of a lab company is accused of stealing around $500,000 of funds for her personal use after a receipt was found in the bathroom. 

According to PSP, troopers were called to investigate at Prosser Laboratories after the owner said a Staples receipt was found in the company's employee restroom.

Naked child found alone leads to parents’ arrest

The soon-to-be axed route was added in 2021 to grow the airline's presence in South Florida.