WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will run out on Saturday, leaving many without funding for food. In response, Volunteers of America in Wilkes-Barre is extending its food pantry hours to help meet the increased demand. Located at 25 North River Street in Wilkes-Barre, the pantry will now be open Tuesday, [...]
The nutty competition pit 16 hefty squirrels against each other in a March Madness-style bushy tailed bracket to find the fattest squirrel in Texas.
THROOP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— The three Lackawanna County commissioners listened to residents about the budget and reassessment on Thursday afternoon at Throop's municipal building. 28/22 News reporter Connor Coar was at the public hearing and has additional details about the discussions. Lackawanna County's budget hearing took place in Throop on Thursday afternoon, where residents heard [...]
DANVILLE — Richard Baylor has been visiting the Montour County food bank for six months to help feed his family of seven.
WILLIAMSPORT — Three former Mount Carmel Police Department officers are headed to federal prison for conspiring to use excessive force on arrestees from 2018 through 2021.
LEWISBURG — A nude Florida resident stole a vehicle on the Bucknell University campus and drove it to a fraternity house on Oct. 22, according to Bucknell University’s Public Safety.
LEWISBURG — Two downtown Lewisburg businesses are stepping up to help those affected by the government shutdown and the looming pause in food assistance programs.
LEWISBURG — A downtown Lewisburg restaurant owner is launching a $6 Lunch Special on Thursday in response to growing concerns about food insecurity and the impact of the ongoing government shutdown on food assistance programs like SNAP and WIC.
MIFFLINBURG — A Mifflinburg Area School District teacher accused of illegally recording a meeting with two administrators and a union representative waived her right to a preliminary hearing this week in front of Mifflinburg District Judge Jeffrey Mensch.All charges filed against Andrea Leigh Hockenbury, 41, of Newman Road, Winfield, are headed to Union County Court.
LEWISBURG — Students at Linntown Intermediate School in Lewisburg raised nearly $2,000 to help combat food insecurity among veterans and military personnel.
