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2 adults and 3 kids made it out of their West Pittston home okay after a fire broke out in the second-floor bedroom on Tuesday night.

WEST PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A firefighter was injured, and several cats are unaccounted for after a fire late Tuesday night in West Pittston. Authorities say crews were called to the 500 block of Luzerne Avenue in West Pittston for a reported structure fire at about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. 28/22 News Reporter Avery Nape [...]

BLOOMSBURG -- Town council will continue using Zoom to livestream its meetings -- but the town will cut the video feed...

DANVILLE -- A restaurant owner here arrested Dec. 27 by Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been moved to an ICE...

ELYSBURG -- The Ralpho Township Public Library wants to help people who feel shame in taking items from a food pantry...

BUCKHORN -- The Hemlock Township Board of Supervisors is asking residents of Fernville to stop parking on vacant lots...

BLOOMSBURG -- A Nescopeck man is charged with stealing items from his ex-girlfriend, court papers state.
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Federal authorities said the manwas detained by Secret Service agents assigned to Vance’s home in suburban Cincinnati after being observed entering the property.

HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local prison had to lock down several times over the weekend. According to Commissioner John Christy, four separate fights caused the Monroe County Correctional Facility to lock down from Saturday night to Sunday morning. Three officers were injured after fights with inmates. Two officers were sent to the [...]

ARCHBALD, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — More community worries about a proposed data center project in Archbald, Lackawanna County. This time, it was the PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) that hosted a public forum. The project, known as Project Gravity, would consist of seven two-story buildings, each with a footprint of roughly 135,000 square feet. [...]