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In Hawley, Pennsylvania, shovels hit dirt on a project with no precedent anywhere in the country. For Pete’s Sake Cancer Respite Foundation broke ground on Pete’s Dream, a 34,000-square-foot campus on 32 acres adjacent to Woodloch Resort that will become the nation’s first facility built from the ground up specifically to give cancer patients and their families a place to breathe.

TAFTON, Pa. — It’s a scenic day out on Lake Wallenpaupack, with boating season right around the corner. Pocono Action Sports is giving people a new way to experience the lake during the 100th anniversary season. Tiki boats are hitting the water starting this weekend.

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Pike County is seeing its bond rating being downgraded for the second time in two years, weakening its ability to borrow and repay debt. News 13's Preston Ehrler has more on the BRC 13 News Hour at 5 & 6pm.

Nearly $40 million in state funding was recently announced to support major events happening across Pennsylvania in 2026, including a local investment for Pike and Wayne counties. As part of the first round of grants through the state’s new Marketing to Attract Marquis Events program, $20,000 is being awarded to support the 100th anniversary of Lake Wallenpaupack. The funding will help with programming and event needs tied to the centennial.

A Pennsylvania lawmaker from the Pocono Mountains introduced legislation that would require wetland restoration to occur within the same local watershed where environmental damage takes place.Citing impacts of an Interstate 80 project in her district as well as data centers, state Rep. Tarah Probst said she is looking to address concerns that distant mitigation efforts fail to protect communities losing critical water resources.

PALMYRA TOWNSHIP, PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — In Pike County, Pennsylvania State Police say a driver is dead after a motorcycle crash.Authorities say a small truck was leaving a parking lot on State Route 6 in Palmyra Township when the motorcycle, traveling at high speeds, hit the truck.The person driving the motorcycle went airborne upon impact and was killed.

PALMYRA TWP., PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A former Major League Baseball player waived a preliminary hearing on charges of possessing narcotics during a traffic stop in Pike County.MLB star Lenny Dykstra, 63, a resident of Scranton, was charged with possession of a controlled substance and of drug paraphernalia after state police stopped a vehicle where he was the passenger.

What is FirstEnergy doing in Pike County? Putting massive high-voltage towers on private land, public parks, and even residential neighborhoodsThreatening to seize property rights through Eminent DomainClear-cutting the forests we all loveChanging the rural, countryside nature of our area What is the Shawnee-Walker 69kV Line?