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Community members gathered to light the Warrior Tree in Edwardsville as a way to honor area service members.

EYNON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A fire ripped through a double block home and chased more than a dozen people. Firefighters raced to the scene Sunday afternoon in Lackawanna County. Several fire crews responded to the fire that broke out just before 2:00 p.m. Sunday in Eynon. Many neighbors watched while firefighters worked to contain [...]

Valley Bowling Lanes in Carbondale Township held its 3rd annual Turkey Toss on Sunday.

The event at Andy Gavin's Pub and Eatery paid tribute to beloved pup Louie.

MOOSIC, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Some local ladies in Lackawanna County are no doubt feeling like their best selves after an event all about them. Hundreds of ladies and their biggest supporters laced up for the Annual Girls on the Run 5K in Moosic on Sunday. More than 500 runners filled the stadium at PNC [...]

WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local high school community is in a giving mood to help students in need this holiday week. Members of Wilkes-Barre Area High School's Key Club teamed up with a couple of businesses for a Thanksgiving food drive. They met on Sunday outside the Wyoming Valley Mall to package [...]

Newswatch 16's Valeria Quiñones spoke with Friends of the Poor about their decades-old holiday tradition.

DUPONT, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A growing need is bringing two church communities together in Luzerne County. Volunteers are preparing hundreds of Thanksgiving meals for families who depend on the help. Leaders at First Baptist Church of Pittston and Holy Mother of Sorrows in Dupont say working across denominations does not matter when it comes [...]

PITTSTON TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Get ready for what's expected to be the biggest Thanksgiving travel rush ever. 28/22 News caught up with some travelers outside the Pilot Travel Center on Sunday near Pittston. They are part of the more than 81,000,000 people AAA projects will travel at least 50 miles from home from [...]

Korin, who was well-known in local comedy, productions, and radio, has passed away. He was 70.