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New Sheetz open in Luzerne County
WYOMING, Pa. — A new Sheetz convenience store is officially open on Thursday in Luzerne County. The Sheetz along Wyoming Avenue in Wyoming had its grand opening Thursday morning. The store will be open 24/7. It's been in the works since last summer. Crews had to knock down a...
Crazy Paws is on the lam
SCRANTON, Pa. — The beloved resident cat of St. Cats and Dogs of Nay Aug Zoo is missing, and rescue workers are getting worried. They believe someone may have taken Crazy Paws, thinking he was lost or a stray. He is neutered, left ear tipped, and microchipped, but he has severe arthritis in his back legs and needs his medication. He was last seen on Tuesday, June 11.
Kicking the summer off at Jellystone Park
PA live! (WBRE) — Family camping keeps getting more and more popular, but these days it’s all about non-stop activities and living the good life in the great outdoors. There’s no better place to go camping or glamping this summer than at Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park, which has seven locations near Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.
‘Agnes’ documentary to be screened at River Common in conjunction with Riverfest on June 21
WILKES-BARRE — “Agnes” — a critically-acclaimed documentary film that chronicles the Agnes Flood of 1972 and its impact on the Wyoming Valley — will be screened on Friday, June 21, at the Millennium Circle at River Common in Wilkes-Barre. The film will be shown in...
47th Annual Tent Book Sale continues at the Osterhout Free Library
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. The final day of the Osterhout Free Library’s 47th Annual Tent Book Sale is Saturday. Offering a variety of reading options, the book sale has been open to the public for free since June 8. The Osterhout Free Library’s Tent...
Pinky and Sarah | 16 to the Rescue
LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — In this week's 16 To The Rescue, we meet a pair of old lady dogs looking to get adopted together - to find a loving home where they can spend their final years. "We'd love to see them go together because we feel they bring...
Scranton native Quinn Hemphill gets 'big break' role in new 'Bad Boys' movie
“Bad Boys: Ride or Die” premiered in theaters this month, starring Will Smith, Martin Lawrence and a familiar face from Scranton. Actress Quinn Hemphill, a Scranton High School graduate, says playing a part in the fourth film of the “Bad Boys” franchise is her “big break.”
Book lovers share shopping secrets at annual tent sale
Tamara Panowicz enters the tent of the Osterhout Free Library’s annual book sale with a strategy. “I generally go towards the fiction section first, just because those are the books I typically read the most,” she said. “We like to kind of take a wide approach, we look at the boxes, we look at everything before we go in and make our selections.”
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