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The BBQ & Brew Music Festival kicks off this weekend at Bloomsburg Fairgrounds in Columbia County.

After multiple rounds of stimulus checks during the COVID pandemic, could tariff rebate checks be next? Here's where things stand.

SHAMOKIN, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local fire company is helping the city of Shamokin revitalize the area by bringing a splash of color to its station.

Shooting flames can be seen at the rescue fire station in Shamokin early Friday, but it’s not an active scene; it’s a painting project.

Volunteer firefighter and tattoo artist Joseph Stewart has taken on the massive task of creating a mural to spotlight the company on North Liberty Street, working all hours of the morning.

The confectionary giant quietly announced four products it'll offer without "Food, Drug & Cosmetic (FD&C) colors."

(WJW) - It's not a pandemic stimulus check, but Congress is currently weighing the possibility of sending the American people more money.

As part of the American Worker Rebate Act, introduced by Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri in July, people would receive hundreds of dollars in tariff rebate checks, which work to counteract the financial burden imposed on families by the Trump administration's tariffs.

(WJET/WFXP) – On Thursday, we told you that Pennsylvania police were conducting an investigation following the death of an infant. Now, the father of that child is facing several assault charges, and his bond has been set at $1 million.

District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer, with the McKean County DA's Office, reported that the City of Bradford Police charged Tyler Prescott with three counts of aggravated assault and one count of endangering the welfare of a child for injuries inflicted on his 2-year-old son between July 17 and August 14.

The enchanting collection includes a special "Sorting Hat" doughnut with a surprise filling representing one of the four Hogwarts houses.

PARADISE TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The coroner reports a motorcycle rider died after a crash with a vehicle in Monroe County.

Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio stated 31-year-old Matthew Hirsch from Stroudsburg died on August 15 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest.

Roof collapses on firefighters during convenience store blaze

The coroner reports Mirsch's cause of death was due to multiple traumatic injuries after his motorcycle and a vehicle crashed into each other on August 14.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A large police presence could be seen in Wilkes-Barre Friday morning after a man was found bleeding outside an apartment building in the city's North End.

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Multiple police units, along with crime scene tape, were seen surrounding a house on North Washington Street near Elm Street.

MIFFLINBURG — The Union County Republican and Democratic Committees have until Sept. 15 to file nomination certificates with the Union County Elections Office for the vacant school board director position in Mifflinburg.