Newswatch 16's Mackenzie Aucker explains how the Mount Carmel Area Community Center is partnering with a Snyder County thrift store to make it happen.
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Kids with special needs got into the Easter Spirit with an annual Easter Egg Hunt specifically designed for them.
Non-profit Brighter Journeys hosted a Fun Day for thousands of kids who can sometimes be left behind in group activities.
The annual event gives them a chance to move at their own pace and feel comfortable, without being overwhelmed.
The planning for the annual hunt starts in January when volunteers begin stuffing thousands of eggs with fun prizes.
Pocono Mountains Restaurant Week underway
BERWICK, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — There are not many preschoolers who become a viral TikTok sensation, but we have one right in our own backyard.
Her pure act of kindness is getting noticed near and far and has had a major impact on an author from Duryea.
Four-year-old Ella Dinelli likes books and likes to help people, so it only makes sense that a bookstore is where the Berwick girl provided the most help of all.
Ella and her mom, Taylor, spotted author Jonathan Stanley holding a book signing at Barnes and Noble near Wilkes-Barre.
CARBONDALE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local school was thoroughly cleaned after bed bug concerns.
The Carbondale Area Superintendent says over the weekend, an exterminator was brought in to clean an entire section of the building, after two bed bugs were found in a classroom.
The principal says students who were in the affected classroom were moved, and their families were notified.
Luzerne County residents voice concerns over power line project
The school did contact the Department of Health.
The updated travel advisories include a popular Caribbean destination.
HARRISBURG — A bipartisan proposal from the respective chairmen of the Pennsylvania House Transportation Committee would eliminate a budgetary practice of transferring money from a dedicated fund for state road and bridge work to supplement funding for state police operations.
HARRISBURG — A renewed attempt to enact a gift ban in the Pennsylvania General Assembly is described by the bill’s author as the “No Mercedes Rule” but if enacted, an unlikelihood given the effort’s history, it would set in law restrictions on state legislators far more stringent than accepting extravagant gifts.
LEWISBURG — Students from Company B of Bucknell University's Management 101 course have partnered with the Union Township Fire Company of Union County.The volunteer fire station has been serving the community since its founding in 1958, providing firefighting and rescue services while also offering educational programs to promote fire safety awareness.Students have undertaken several projects organized by the company's service division to support the company, located at 40 Municipal Lane, Winfield, including building a new fence, creating a mural facing Route 15, and refurbishing outdoor ev
DANVILLE — At a Montour County Salary Board meeting Tuesday, Sheriff William McKenna will present a proposal to transition his staff from a 30-hour to a 40-hour work week.
SUNBURY — For the next three days, Sunbury residents are encouraged to clean out their basements and attics and take advantage of the annual free spring clean up hosted by the city and the Sunbury Municipal Authority.
