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How to make 28/22 News a preferred Google news source

(WBRE/WYOU) — Google has launched a new feature in its search engine that lets you select your favorite sites. Here is how you can add 28/22 News to your list.

Google Search Product Manager Duncan Osborn published a guide in August on selecting your preferred sources in Google’s Top Stories. When users select their preferred sources, they’ll start seeing articles from those sources more prominently.

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Wyoming Valley West social post under police investigation

(WBRE/WYOU) — An unauthorized social post made on a Wyoming Valley West employee account regarding "sensitive political commentary" is under police investigation.

Wyoming Valley West School District stated on Sunday that a social media account belonging to one of its employees was compromised. School officials say on the employee's account, an unauthorized post containing "sensitive political commentary" was shared.

School district says worker’s social media compromised

Homeowner dies after trying to save cats from fire

SHICKSHINNY, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The fire chief explains a man died in a fire after he went back to save two cats from his burning home.

Crews were called to 80 South Main Street in Shickshinny around 4:00 a.m. for reports of a shed fire, according to the Mocanaqua Volunteer Fire Company.

The fire was under control after two hours with help from multiple fire departments.

Roadblocks cause delays on I-81, I-380, and more

Luzerne County Coroner Dion Fernandes stated 70-year-old Kenneth Ritchotte and his wife were inside when the fire started.

Man accused of assaulting teen he met to smoke weed

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been arrested after being accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old he met up with to smoke marijuana with, police say.

According to the Hazleton City Police, the Hazleton Area School District contacted officers regarding a 15-year-old being raped.

The victim claimed she met up with 25-year-old Bryan Ramirez, aka B-Roll, to smoke weed in his vehicle, police stated. Officers said Ramirez picked up the victim at a gas station near her home in Schuylkill County, then began to drive to Hazleton.

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