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The two-day event featured a parade, dozens of vendors, and even a pierogi cook-off.

JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The carnival is in town for families in Lackawanna County's Jefferson Township. Rides, games, and delicious fair food are bringing people to the Carnival on the Mountain. Jefferson Township Volunteer Fire Company is hosting the carnival. Festivities have been going on since Tuesday, and people turned out on Saturday [...]

OpenAI received a subpoena from several states as part of a probe into the safety of users of its chatbot as it prepares to offer stock to the public.

BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Bloomsburg man is accused of being under the influence and leading police on a chase. Police arrested 22-year-old Braydon Frey. They responded late Wednesday night to a suspicious car in town near the park on Market Street. Officers say Frey was in the car, refused to come out, then [...]

LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — From Nicholson, the iconic train made its way to Dalton. 28/22 News was able to get a view of Big Boy 4014 as it chugged along the Scranton Expressway. Many onlookers pulled over on the expressway to catch a glimpse as the locomotive chugged along the rails. It will eventually make [...]

NICHOLSON, WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's a sight many train lovers have been waiting for in northeastern Pennsylvania. Union Pacific's Big Boy 4014 rolled through Wyoming County Saturday morning along the historic Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct. The stop in Nicholson comes as part of the America250 celebration. This marks the first time in the iconic train's [...]

The free event held at the Circle Drive-In offered fun for the whole family with a car show, live music, and dozens of vendors.

LONG POND, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — You might go to Pocono Raceway for the action, but you might leave with something far more valuable. Man Cave Health is set up at Pocono Raceway Fan Fair, offering free prostate cancer screenings to any man who walks in. The five-minute blood draw is free of charge. Those [...]

LONG POND, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's a party in the Poconos, even after the green flag on the O'Reilly Auto Parts Cup Series race dropped a few hours ago. Fans from first-timers to old-timers are rocking the raceway. 28/22 News Reporter Connor Coar is mingling with those passionate fans in a hot but very [...]

The world's largest operating steam locomotive journeyed to the East Coast for the first time as part of a historic tour to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary.