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The goal is to get more girls involved in the sport and eventually start a girls' league and a travel team.

A Texas man is celebrated as a "highway hero" for safely stopping a driver suffering a medical episode on a busy highway.

In its 13th year, the Pittston City St. Patrick's Parade fills the city's South Main Street with a sea of green.

Joe Swiontek of Wilkes-Barre, born in 1924, served in World War II and the Korean War.

Newswatch 16's own Nikki Krize, Emily Kress, and Mackenzie Aucker were judges at the Mac and Cheese Festival.

Other credits include "Biloxi Blues," "Thirtysomething," "Love Boat: The Next Wave," and "Blue Skies," among many others according to IMDb.

Firefighters from both Scranton and Wilkes-Barre face off once again after their hockey match just a few weeks ago.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Folks are shaking off their winter cabin fever at what is billed as the biggest two-day party on Montage Mountain. Saturday was day two of Mountainfest, featuring a pond skimming competition.  Participants got a good head start on a slope and then skimmed and splashed across icy water, trying not [...]

Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.'s final memorial was held at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition's headquarters in Chicago to honor the civil rights work he did.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Some first responders are raising funds by swapping out their firefighting gear for some golf clubs. The Scranton Fire Department took on the Wilkes-Barre Fire Department in a friendly virtual golf competition. They gathered for the inaugural Hook and Ladder Challenge for charity. Scranton's newest sports bar, called 7 Under [...]