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At Pioneer Evergreen Farms, families enjoyed a festive day with live music, carriage rides, and Santa's visit, and even donkeys.

WHITE HAVEN, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A holiday tradition is alive and well in White Haven. The borough held its Annual Hometown Holidays Festival. A crowd of hundreds filled Main Street to enjoy the family-friendly outdoor event. The goal is to create foot traffic for downtown businesses. One of the big highlights was reindeer brought [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A path is carved out for folks to find restaurants serving up delicious food this holiday season in downtown Wilkes-Barre. Diamond City Partnership launched the Candy Cane Trail. It serves as an indicator for restaurants near Public Square. Each one marked its entrance with a giant red and white balloon [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Many holiday shoppers are stepping out of the rush of Black Friday and into a weekend made for small businesses. Crowds were filling downtown Wilkes-Barre as families looked for holiday fun, warm spaces, and local gifts. Cold air hits shoppers the second they step outside, but the warmth comes back [...]

A well-known Santa Claus was diagnosed with terminal cancer just shy of his 50th year as Kris Kringle. Hospice caregivers helped him reach that milestone

LEWISBURG — The Green Dragon Foundation honored its volunteers and donors during a reception at Fero Vineyards & Winery.

SELINSGROVE — Susquehanna University Professor Laurence Roth’s new memoir, “Unpacking My Father’s Bookstore,” is listed among NPR’s 2025 Books We Love in the biography and memoir category.

SUNBURY — Northumberland County Historical Society will mark the end of its yearlong 100th anniversary celebration with its annual Christmas Open House from 1 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the organization’s headquarters, 1150 N. Front St., Sunbury.

SUNBURY — This year's Susquehanna Valley United Way Diaper Dash hauled in 18,892 diapers and pull-ups, 131 packs of wipes and dozens of essential baby care items for families across the region, according to organization leaders.

LEWISBURG — A $90,000 grant will help get Valley individuals and families out of poverty.