LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Lackawanna County and the City of Scranton extended a previously declared Code Blue Frigid Weather Alert for Sunday and Monday night. The Code Blue will be in effect 8:00 p.m. Sunday, January 4, until 7:00 a.m. Monday, January 5, and 8:00 p.m. Monday, January 5, and 7:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 5. [...]
SCOTT TWP., LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman serving time for theft related to vacation bookings is now facing more charges. Eileen Miner, 70, pled guilty to several felony theft charges in September 2025 in relation to her West Pittson travel agency, Thompson Tours. Miner was sentenced to 20-60 months of incarceration, 35 years of [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Prison officials confirm a suspect in a shooting that occurred in Freeland died during a fight at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility. According to Warden James Wilbur of Luzerne County Correctional Facility, 20-year-old Jhoan Solano Castillo, who is one of the suspects in a Freeland shooting on December 2, has [...]
JACKSON TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Three people have been arrested after police say they were caught committing a daytime burglary. On December 31, Jackson Township Police said they were patrolling State Route 29 when they saw "suspicious activity" at a home. An investigation led to the arrest of the following three people, who officers said were [...]
BLOOMSBURG -- Police investigating a late-night fight on Bloomsburg's Main Street collected interviews from witnesses...
SALEM TWP. -- Supervisors here unanimously passed the budget for next year with no tax increases and expectations of $...
NESCOPECK -- A three-alarm fire burned down one house here and severely scorched a neighboring home only a few hours...
BLOOMSBURG -- A judge approved the forfeitures of $7,200 cash along with a car seized by local police during seven drug...
DANVILLE — The Danville Borough Street Department will begin picking up Christmas trees starting Jan. 2.
WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — New Year's Day marked the first day of resolutions, and staying fit is common goal. Dominic Cino owns and operates three gyms in Pennsylvania, including 5-7-0 Ambition in Wilkes-Barre Township. Cino said, "It's pretty common to see about a 30% increase in membership, personal training sales during the new [...]
