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SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A hunt of a different kind brought out more than 50 vendors and many more customers in Scranton's Green Ridge section.

Hundreds of people turned out to Lace Village for a spring shopping market.

It featured everything from clothing and crafts to jewelry and food.

Bringing some bloom to downtown Scranton

The market also included a petting zoo featuring sheep and goats.

This family-friendly event is one of several throughout the year held at Lace Village.

Christensen joined the "Ahsoka" panel and made a surprise announcement toward the end of it.

DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Elsewhere, children filled up their baskets for another Easter egg hunt.

It's billed as the Bunny Hunt at Saint Anthony's playground in Dunmore.

Organizers say it took a matter of minutes for kids to grab all of the three-thousand eggs filled with candy and prizes.

Warm weather brings annual Easter egg hunt in Luzerne County

"When they said go, everybody ran to like the center of the field. That's all I remember," recalled Henry cummings, 10-years-old, Elmhurst.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Some mild temperatures combined with an Easter tradition brought out a big crowd to downtown Wilkes-Barre.

City firefighters gave the Easter bunny a lift for the downtown Wilkes-Barre Business Association's annual Easter egg hunt.

Hundreds of kids and their parents filled the square as children went in search of thousands of candy-filled, colorful plastic eggs.

The bunny makes a stop in Lackawanna County

Some of the eggs also had tickets for prizes.

The community were able to see several local vendors and food trucks in NEPA that were featured on Saturday.

Newswatch 16's Valeria Quinones spoke with rallygoers as they took to the streets in Wilkes-Barre.

NORTH MANHEIM TOWNSHIP, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A Schuylkill County man is dead after a police pursuit Saturday afternoon.

Troopers say 43-year-old Matthew Williams, of Frackville, fled a traffic stop in his 2017 Kia Rio and traveled south on State Route 61 just before 3:00 p.m.

Firefighters battling 260-acre forest fire

The release states that Williams traveled along State Route 61 for approximately a quarter mile before he neared the intersection of the Cressona mall where he rear-ended a black SUV causing a multi-vehicle crash.

The protests come just two weeks after similar nationwide protests against the Trump administration drew thousands to the streets across the country.

The ceremony, which goes back at least 1,200 years, is a sight to behold.

The United States finished the three-day competition with 126 points, 16 ahead of Japan. Italy was third with 86 points to claim its first ever medal in the event.