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Section of PA Turnpike set to close in Luzerne County
EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania Turnpike officials announced that part of the PA Turnpike will be closed this weekend. According to the release, a section of the Northeast Extension (Interstate 476) will be closed during the early morning hours of Sunday, August 25 to allow for beams to be placed as part of a bridge […]
Wilkes-Barre Twp celebrates 250 years since founded
WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A celebration 250 years in the making is underway this weekend in Wilkes-Barre Township. Township officials honored the place many call home with a free outdoor event to mark the semi-quincentennial. Saturday afternoon kicked off with a parade to get things started. The 250th celebration of Wilkes-Barre Township brought […]
Festival to celebrate Hispanic heritage to kick off in Nanticoke
NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — We’re just a couple of weeks away from National Hispanic Heritage Month but one restaurant in Luzerne County is already starting the celebration. The stove tops are hot and the birria tacos are getting loaded at Picosita Tacos in Nanticoke. Plated with Mexican flags, homemade salsa, and fresh cilantro; the […]
Jury awards former Bloomsburg University dean $3.9M verdict in whistleblower termination case
Former Bloomsburg University dean Jeffrey Krug has won a $3.9 million federal jury verdict over claims he faced retaliation and was fired for helping an administrative assistant file a sexual harassment report against the school’s president. Krug, former dean of the Zeigler College of Business and a tenured faculty...
Nonprofit hosts free community dinner
SCRANTON, Pa. — People came to a free community dinner in Lackawanna County on Thursday. The local nonprofit Fork Over Love partnered with area restaurants to give people a meal. The event was hosted at Weston Field in Scranton. In three and a half years, Fork Over Love has served over 78,000 dinners, primarily in Luzerne County.
Dog finds forever home after 7 years at shelter in Schuylkill County
PINE GROVE, Pa. — A shelter dog's long wait for a forever home is finally over. Pinky, a pit bull mix, was adopted this week after spending seven years at the Ruth Steinert Memorial SPCA in Pine Grove, Schuylkill County. Rescue workers said it was hard to find a...
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