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HARVEYS LAKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Lawmakers in Harveys Lake are hoping to avoid a huge tax increase this year after taxpayers cried foul.

It has been 11 years since the Luzerne County borough saw a property tax increase, and the original proposal was to raise taxes 100 percent.

Friends of the Poor asking for support due to EBT scam

But following public comment Thursday night, council voted to move to plan "B", a 30 percent increase for 2025.

STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A wildlife shelter in NEPA has been assisting in stopping the spread, but the Pennsylvania Game Commission has stepped in to regulate their efforts or they'll fine them.

The Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center received a letter from the Pennsylvania Game Commission claiming the facility has been committing a violation.

Workers at the center say they are just trying to do their jobs.

FDA red dye ban impacts local bakeries

(WBRE/WYOU)— An EBT scam has affected thousands of people in our area and one nonprofit asking for support in anyway possible.

An EBT skimming scam has drained money out of accounts of thousands of people affecting food pantries in more ways than one.

Friends of the Poor are asking for food donations at their warehouse on 240 East Elm Street in Scranton to help keep them stocked.

SNAP benefits drained by card skimmers

The food must not be damaged or expired.

MIDDLEBURG — Gaudenzia drug and alcohol counselor Lorie Kurrell knew more resources were needed for people in recovery, so she made it happen.

SHAMOKIN DAM — Shamokin Dam Council unanimously agreed to install nine street lights on a new connector road between the Gunter and Orchard Hills residential developments.

Adrienne Mael, the head of the Susquehanna Valley United Way, will step away from the nonprofit at the end of the month, officials announced Thursday.

LEWISBURG — A Lewisburg man accused of attacking his wife with a hammer plans to take his case to trial.

MONTANDON — Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit administrators laid out the red carpet for area legislators Thursday morning at a special breakfast event, highlighting the critical connection between government and educational programs developed by CSIU member school districts.

SELINSGROVE — A 23-year-old employee of a Selinsgrove business was caught on video covering an interior surveillance camera before the store was burglarized.

SELINSGROVE — Frigid temperatures have allowed volunteers to open Little Norway II skating rink in Selinsgrove.