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Spectators in Columbia County marveled at stunt riders defying gravity at the annual bike show on Sunday.

Montana's Attorney General warned the suspect "is an unstable individual who walked in and murdered four people in cold blood for no reason whatsoever."

Police said a man was arrested after pressing a gun into another man's cheek and then firing multiple shots into the air near a Turkey Hill in Scranton on Saturday.

As he was crossing the finish line, Noah Lyles turned to Kenny Bednarek in the lane next to him and started jawing at him. They didn't stop there.

Anderson starred on the big screen alongside Burt Reynolds in the 1983 comedy “Stroker Ace” and the two later married and became tabloid fixtures.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A weekend celebration of jazz music is winding down on Sunday in northeastern Pennsylvania. The final day of the Scranton Jazz Festival kicked off with jazz brunches.

The duo Robert Prester and Adriana Samargia performed at Carmen's 2.0 at the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel.

It was one of six downtown venues offering jazz performances for the brunch crowd. Some consider the jazz brunch one of the best parts of the festival.

Sound of Jazz fills Electric City for Scranton Jazz Festival

KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY — It was a nice day on Sunday for a run across the region, and that is exactly what dozens did in Kingston. They took part in the 17th Annual Pauly Friedman 5K Family Walk and Run.

It kicked off at the Friedman Jewish Community Center. The fundraiser also included raffle baskets.

Proceeds go toward PA 211 NE/Help Line supporting vital community services.

New basketball court opens in Dupont

It was a cause near and dear to former JCC board member, Pauline Friedman, for whom the fundraiser is named.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — In Lackawanna County, formal hearings on appeals begin on Monday for the new property valuation.

The hearings will happen at the Marketplace at Steamtown. The county rented space on the first floor between the Electric City Aquarium and Lehigh Valley Health Network.

Plains Township police searching for grocery store burglar

The county board of assessment appeals and four other boards will be on hand weekdays through October.

(WBRE/WYOU) — The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has issued an air quality warning for Monday in parts of northeastern central Pennsylvania.

DEP blames wildfires in central Canada for the Code Orange Air Quality Action Day.

Enjoying brunch with a side of jazz in Scranton

Half of the 20 counties under the advisory are in our region, which are listed below:

Bradford County

Clinton County

Lackawanna County

Luzerne County

Lycoming County

Sullivan County

Susquehanna County

Tioga County

BRIAR CREEK TOWNSHIP, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The search of the Susquehanna River continued on Sunday for a man who reportedly fell into the water and never resurfaced in Columbia County.

28/22 News checked out the area Sunday afternoon in Briar Creek Township, just below the Berwick-Nescopeck Bridge.

Search on hold for missing fisherman in Columbia County

Crews were back there for a second day following reports of a fisherman falling in the river Saturday afternoon.

Rescue boats hit the water, but again found no one.