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HARRISBURG — Representatives of Pennsylvania counties, along with the commonwealth’s public school boards, joined Monday in urging state lawmakers to finalize the three-month-late budget.

TURBOTVILLE — Turbotville has received $97,090 as the second reimbursement of a multi-modal grant used for sidewalks, curbing and road surfacing on one side of Paradise Street. 

OLD FORGE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An Old Forge home has turned into a Halloween attraction, packed with giant decorations and glowing lights.

A towering green ghoul looms over the front yard while skeletons crawl out of graves.

Pumpkins glow, a skeleton dog snarls on an orange leash, and spooky figures fill every corner of the lawn.

Hughestown house ready for coming Halloween season

The purple and orange lights make the display pop, drawing eyes from down the street.

BUTLER TOWNSHIP, SCHUYKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Many communities are pushing back against data center development, but one township in our area is taking a proactive approach to the centers, passing two new ordinances on Monday in an attempt to protect their community.

28/22 News Reporter Avery Nape was at the meeting where the ordinance was passed.

It's no secret that developers have their eyes set on Pennsylvania for data center development, and that includes Butler Township in Schuylkill County.

In Lackawanna County, the fight against data centers continues. This time, the battlefield was in a crowded church basement in Archbald on Monday night.

The defendants are each charged with one count of conspiracy and one count of publicly disclosing the personal information of a federal agent.

Mychal Threets, widely known as "Mychal the Librarian" on social media, will lead the relaunched children's literacy program that originally aired from 1983 to 2006.

(WBRE/WYOU)— An Eagles-Bucs classic and an Irish showdown bring some intensity to Week 4 of the NFL season.

Join Alaina and Ricky as they discuss Week 6 of the high school football season, where just one of the Top 10 fell, and four teams remain undefeated through the first six weeks.

The Eagles and Steelers both had some highly anticipated matchups against some surprising foes.

The Eagles looked to win against the Buccaneers, whom they had lost to six times in their last seven games, and the Steelers were seeking their first overseas win in their history.

October is just a few days away, and that is when we observe Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a month meant to promote screening and reduce the risk of disease.