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One of the biggest St. Patrick's parades in the country stepped off Saturday morning in Scranton with a special appearance from a Super Bowl star at the festivities.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Leading up to the parade, the pews were full Saturday morning for the Annual Saint Patrick's Parade Day Mass at Saint Peter's Cathedral in Scranton.

Bishop Bambera led the mass, along with various priests from the Diocese of Scranton.

Local organizations also participated, including the Ancient Order of Hiberians, Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick, and the Saint Patrick's Parade Association of Lackawanna County.

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SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Before the parade stepped off Saturday afternoon, another longtime tradition was held in Downtown Scranton.

The Brian P. Kelly Memorial Two-Mile Foot Race took to the streets of Scranton, entirely along the parade route.

It's known as the oldest road race in the Scranton area.

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The race is held every year in honor of Brian P. Kelly, the 2004 Saint Patrick's Parade Association President, who lost his battle with cancer that same year.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One of Lackawanna County's most treasured Irish traditions celebrated its 63rd year on Saturday.

Festivities are still flowing in the Electric City Saturday night after the Saint Patrick's Parade took to the streets of Downtown Scranton.

The Saint Patrick's Parade may have wrapped up yet another year in the Electric City, but all the Irish heritage is still being celebrated throughout the night.

It's all part of many traditions the historic parade embodies.

James Cosper pleaded guilty but mentally ill to criminal homicide for the fatal stabbing of his mother in December 2023.

The trainings were canceled amid a “process of evaluating agency programs and spending to ensure alignment with Administration priorities," according to a notice.

Pennsylvania State Police and Wilkes-Barre City Police responded to the area near Schiel's Family Market along Hanover Street in Wilkes-Barre around 2 p.m. Saturday.

From Athens to Madrid, Paris, Munich, Zurich and Belgrade and in many more cities across Europe, women marched to mark International Women’s Day.

A Dickson City hotel with more than fifty rooms occupied was evacuated early Saturday morning due to carbon monoxide detectors going off.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Dozens of police and emergency crews taped off a crime scene, and a man was sent to the hospital after a shooting in Wilkes-Barre Saturday afternoon.

The Wilkes-Barre City Police Department says they were called to the area of Schiel's Family Market on Hanover Street at 2:10 p.m. for a reported aggravated assault stemming from an argument between one man and one woman.

When police arrived, they found the man on Hanover Street suffering from an apparent gunshot wound, and he was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.