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Cardinals from across the globe will soon make their way to Rome to elect the next pope.

An Earth and Arbor Day celebration in Wilkes-Barre brought volunteers together.

BERWICK, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — High school students in Berwick enjoyed a fun-filled day thanks to their efforts to raise money for families of kids with cancer.

Berwick High School and the Youth Action Board from the "For the Cause Teen Center" in Berwick are teaming up to support the ThinkBig Pediatric Cancer Fund.

VANDLING, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A Lackawanna County man has been charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty after allegedly hitting and kicking a dog last Friday.

Police say 65-year-old James Johnson, of Vandling is being charged with two felony counts of Aggravated Cruelty ton Animals and one felony county of Burglary- Possible Forced Entry.

The criminal complaint states that officers with the Carbondale Police Department were going to execute a mental health warrant on Johnson at his home on Main Street on April 18.

Some special K-9s keep a watchful eye on beachgoers at a state park in Carbon County during the busy summer season. One member is in need of costly surgery.

The judge said the video’s relevance to the case outweighs any potential prejudice to the 55-year-old defendant.

Crowds are expected to pack St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on Saturday for the pope's funeral, while millions more watch live around the world.

A former church in Carbon County is getting new life as a community resource center to help families in need.

The United Way of Wyoming Valley partnered with Junior Leadership Northeast to collect thousands of gently used books to be distributed to area education centers.

Amir Bomjan and Tara Glan have been charged in connection with the rape of an 8-year-old child.