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EDWARDSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Teachers from one local elementary school traded in their lesson plans for fast food orders.

State Street Elementary staff members stepped behind the counter at McDonald's in Edwardsville to help raise money for their students. They worked both the drive-through and front counter.

This fundraiser is for student activities, including the school store, rewards, and events throughout the year.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A new voting system is coming to Luzerne County. Leaders say it will save money, reduce errors, and make things easier for voters and poll workers.

Council has approved a new contract with Hart InterCivic. The system will become operational for the next election cycle when the contract begins in the new year.

After months of testing, county officials say the machines are the best fit.

The new system means less equipment, more in-house operations, and fewer chances for human error.

CHESTNUTHILL TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Thousands of veterans take their lives each year, and organizers say the goal of that display is to give people a visual reminder of the startling statistics.

Suicide can be a difficult topic to discuss for many, but for veterans, 28/22 News spoke with, having those difficult discussions could very well mean the difference between life and death.

If you've driven down Route 209 in Chestnuthill Township, you may have noticed an array of American flags in front of American Legion Post 927.

Sunbury City Councilman John Barnhart passed away unexpectedly on Monday while he was working at his food trailer at the Bloomsburg Fair. He was in his late 60s.

It's a dramatic shift from the U.S. leader’s repeated calls on Kyiv to make concessions to end the war.

Shapiro ordered all state and U.S. flags on Commonwealth facilities, public buildings and grounds across the state to stay at half-staff until Thursday.

The gift is one of Scott's largest single donations ever and among the first to be publicly disclosed in 2025.

A road reopened on Tuesday evening after a hazmat incident in Hazle Township on Monday.

(WBRE/WYOU)— The Steelers and Eagles both come away with some scrappy wins in Week Three of the NFL season.

Join Nick, Alaina, and Ricky as they discuss some of the big matchups that took place in Week Five of high school football and how the top ten looks after just one team lost this week.

Then it’s time to look at some takeaways from the hometown squads this weekend, as the Eagles and Steelers both dealt with some adversity in their respective games this week.

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