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SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Even though it's noticeably milder, it's not exactly swimming weather. Try to tell that to some people helping athletes of all abilities succeed. Special Olympics athletes and supporters took part on Saturday in the Third Annual Northeast Polar Plunge at Montage Mountain. The event raises money and awareness for Special [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Hundreds of northeastern and central Pennsylvania students put their STEM knowledge to the test on Saturday. Roughly 500 seventh through 12th graders showed up at Wilkes University for the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science Region Two Competition. They presented research in science, math, and engineering. "Just, like, know what you're [...]

PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Excitement is building as one local city kicks off its Saint Patrick's parade season with a celebration for the youngest of the community. Children dressed in green and gold glamour filled the Pittston Memorial Library as the Pittston City Saint Patrick's Parade Committee held its Eighth Annual Little Miss and [...]

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WYOMING, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Young people are getting a lesson this weekend on the dangers of driving under the influence. Sixth through 12th graders showed up at Wyoming Area Regional Police Headquarters for a Students Against Drunk Driving event. One of the big attractions? Something called the Fatal Vision Roadster. Teens wore vision-impairment goggles [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A fire in Wilkes-Barre Saturday night has been confirmed by officials to be fatal. Wilkes-Barre City Fire Department Deputy Chief Alan Klapat told 28/22 News a 63 year-old man passed away in the third alarm fire. Deputy Chief Klapat says that the man was the sole occupant of the home, [...]

Newswatch 16 obtained a video from a Schuylkill County mother, whose daughter is currently in the Middle East, depicting the moment missiles flew.

Lackawanna County Coroners' office confirms a Tobyhanna man has died after a vehicle was traveling the wrong way on I-380 south and struck another head-on.

Newswatch 16's Valeria Quiñones was at the Muhammad Ali Deer Lake training camp, where historical figures in boxing made an appearance.