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LUZERNE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An out-of-state military unit made another trip back to our area on Saturday to remove hundreds of explosive devices. They were discovered inside a Luzerne County home Friday afternoon.

Special military members with the Fort Mcguire New Jersey Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Unit collected more military ammunition from the home at 384 Bennett Street in luzerne.

They were called in on Friday night in addition to the Scranton Bomb Squad and Luzerne Borough Police.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — In Wilkes-Barre, a boisterous crowd gathered for a Hands-Off! protest. The crowd on Public Square held signs, heard speakers, and expressed dissatisfaction with job layoffs, social service cuts, and policies they claim are putting the country in peril.

28/22 News asked if they think these rallies will have an impact on policy in Washington.

Protests gather in Scranton to say ‘Hands off!’ to Trump administriation

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Protestors gathered nationwide this weekend to say 'hands off!' to the Trump administration.

Tariffs, cuts to federal spending, and tax cuts for billionaires. These are just a few of the issues protestors say they're fighting at "Hands Off!" rallies across the country.

Hundreds of such protestors took to Lackawanna County Courthouse Square, braving the wet weather to protest a number of issues with the Trump administration.

Crews cleared the house along Bennett Street in Luzerne borough Saturday afternoon.

Paul Schrader's former assistant is suing him for alleged sexual assault, breaching a settlement agreement and wrongful termination.

Carmelo Anthony and Dwight Howard will enter the Basketball Hall of Fame twice in 2025 alongside the 2008 U.S. Olympic team that won gold in Beijing.

U.K. carmakers have already taken steps to lessen the immediate impact of the tariffs by building stockpiles in the U.S. before the increase took effect.

The Trump administration on Thursday ordered K-12 schools nationwide to certify that they are ending DEI practices, as a condition for receiving federal money.

Another special moment awaits if and when Ovechkin scores his 895th goal to break one of hockey's records that looked unbreakable.

So-called Hands Off! demonstrations were organized for more than 1,200 locations in all 50 states by more than 150 groups.