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Actor Stephen Root confirms role in GTA 6
Root said fans recognized his distinctive drawl in previews for the much-anticipated video game.
Luzerne County Fair celebrates agricultural tradition
LEHMAN TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The sounds of livestock, crowded barns and families walking through the fairgrounds are a familiar part of the Luzerne County Fair. For more than 60 years, the fair has brought the community together while highlighting the agricultural traditions that helped shape Northeastern Pennsylvania. For Ella Dipaola, attending the fair [...]
9/11 grounded her plane in Canada; 25 years later, a Virginia flight attendant's story is being told on stage
Twenty-five years after experiencing the chaos of 9/11 firsthand, Corliss Fulton Pruden relives the events.
Luzerne County Fair's final day shines with events, live music, and a new fair queen
Even though the fair is wrapping up, organizers say a "Christmas at the Fair" event will be coming in December.
Kennedy Center could close due to 'certain fiscal collapse' in coming weeks, reports say
Documents obtained by the Washington Post and New York Times say the center would be unable to make payroll or pay maintenance contracts in the next few weeks.
Twin sisters seek answers in the murder of their father
Twin sisters Debbi and Lori Leonard are still searching for answers in their father's unsolved 1970s murder.
Crash closes a part of I-80 West in Luzerne County
Officials say that a tractor-trailer was involved and the road has since been reopened.
Iranian cargo ship is struck, and talks between Tehran and its neighbors are postponed
State-run media in Iran say an Iranian commercial vessel was struck off Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, with one person killed and four injured.
Ohio man facing charges after 59-mile chase, PSP say
(WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say a man from Ohio is facing charges after a chase that started in Clinton County lasted for almost 60 miles. In a release, PSP say that troopers attempted to make a traffic stop on a stolen SUV just before 11:10 a.m. Sunday along Interstate 80 Eastbound in Greene [...]
Blakely ushers in fall with first ever block party
BLAKELY BOROUGH, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/YOU) — The fall spirit was in full swing in Blakely, where residents came together for a day of family-fun in the town's first ever block party. The inaugural Blakely Block Party kicked off Saturday afternoon in Haband Baseball Field, bringing residents together to spent an afternoon filled with live music, [...]
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Interstate 80 reopens in Luzerne and Columbia Counties
A crash on I-80 in Black Creek Township had shut down the westbound lanes in Luzerne County Thursday morning.
Bloomsburg Fair announces 2026 music line up
BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The 171st Bloomsburg Fair is less than 10 days away, and the music line...
Heating costs could spike this winter as Iran war drives up global energy costs, new forecast says
A nonprofit policy organization's forecast said heating oil could face a sharp spike this winter.
When is the first day of fall? Autumnal Equinox is almost here
Fall is almost officially here, with the autumnal equinox marking the change of seasons.
Pennsylvania weather: Muggy with a chance of storms
(WBRE/WYOU) — Warm and muggy weather will rule through Thursday afternoon. A couple of showers are possible...
Fourth measles-related death reported in Pennsylvania
The Mifflin County Coroner's office and the Pennsylvania Department of Health said a fourth person has died from...
Weather IQ: Do hurricanes and tropical storms provide any benefit to Earth?
Hurricanes and other tropical cyclones can transfer heat across the globe, restore ecosystems, and help drought-...
Nonprofit keeps neighbors warm with firewood donations
BERWICK, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — As heating costs continue to put pressure on household budgets, keeping a...
Ed Sheeran calls situation in Gaza 'catastrophic and unjustifiable' as he opens solo concert
“My heart has been broken by the scale of devastation and loss of civilians’ lives, of children’s lives,” Sheeran...
Persistent heat dome grips the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast while most of the US sees above-average high temps
The Climate Prediction Center has almost the entire lower 48 trending warmer than normal through September 29th.