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It's the deadliest avalanche in the U.S. in more than four decades.

Canadian Steven Dubois won gold in the short track 500m, followed by brothers Melle van ’t Wout and Jens van 't Wout of the Netherlands.

The final event of the Olympic figure skating program wraps up Thursday, giving Alysa Liu, Isabeau Levito and Amber Glenn one more chance to get a medal.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Keeping our communities safe; That was the goal of an event on Wednesday in Lackawanna County. 8th District Congressman Rob Bresnahan and Attorney General Dave Sunday held a roundtable with local leaders on Wednesday night. The event, centered on public safety, was hosted in Scranton. Leaders spoke about strengthening law [...]

HUGHESTOWN, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Volunteers in one Luzerne County community are serving up comfort food for a cause during Lent. Pizza and soup are bringing people together while also helping support their local fire company. Members of Hughestown Hose Company No. 1 are back in the kitchen for their Annual Lenten Sale. Volunteers spent [...]

STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two animals are in recovery after they were rescued from a deadly house fire last week. Two opossums lived under the Cherry Street house. 28/22 News met with Pocono Wildlife in Stroudsburg on Wednesday to talk about the displaced critters. Both animals suffered smoke inhalation and burns to their ears [...]

The medical examiner's report comes two months after Greene was found dead in his Manhattan apartment following a wellness check.

EDWARDSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials have released the name of the woman who died after a fire in Luzerne County. The coroner says 64-year-old Rita Sanders of Edwardsville died due to smoke inhalation. Her manner of death has been ruled accidental. The fire broke out at Sanders' home around 8:30 p.m. Friday at the [...]

FCC Chair Brendan Carr's announcement came just over a week after President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social backing the merger.

(WBRE/WYOU)— The Quarter Finals are officially underway in both the Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Conference as there were some upsets that shook up the playoffs. Nick and I break down some of the more competitive brackets with the boys 4A and 5A battling for a limited number of playoff spots, and local teams like Hazleton and [...]