The Hazleton Area School District opened the Hazleton Area Spirit Store inside the mall to help students in Special Education programs get real-world experience.
(WBRE/WYOU)— It’s Read Across America Week, and the team here at 28/22 News has already been getting in on the fun.
The I-team's Andy Mehalshick stopped by Solomon Plains Elementary School to read to first grade students.
He read a book about staying in bed late.
Andy says the students in Mrs. Tona's class were very attentive and asked great questions.
This was Andy's 21 year reading at the school.
And down the hall from Andy in another Solomon/Plains classroom was PA live co-host Rachel Malak!
She read to Mrs. Cunius's class.
The defense is asking the judge to exclude the "inconclusive" DNA evidence from being presented to a jury during Kohberger's murder trial this summer.
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A local fire department unveiled three new chief fire vehicles.
They were showcased at the southside fire station on Broad Street in Hazleton.
The vehicles are 2024 F-250 pickup trucks, replacing their 2017 models.
The trucks are equipped with all emergency lighting plus roll out trays, SCBA holders, and extinguisher holders.
The vehicles will be used by the department chiefs on duty for all responses, emergency responses, and for everyday fire department business.
LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— It's no secret Lackawanna County is struggling financially after implementing a 33% tax increase, freezing hiring, and limiting wage increases to balance the 2025 budget.
Officials are now focusing on a long-term plan to prevent future financial trouble.
At the start of 2024, Lackawanna County had just $6.1 million in its general fund, not even half of what was needed to keep things running for a month to stay afloat, officials borrowed $11 million, but now they're working to fix the root of the problem.
In response to the incident, the zoo confirmed that “short-term modifications” were already underway.
At least one Canadian province is raising prices for electricity to the U.S. in response to the trade hostilities, sparking fears of escalating costs.
Recommendations to trim the cost include a change in staffing and potentially closing a wing of the prison. The juvenile detention crisis also aids in the problem.
As daylight saving time approaches, Trump has rolled back his comments on making the time shift permanent.
Newswatch 16's Mackenzie Aucker stopped by the first-ever Central Pennsylvania Anatomy Tournament.
