WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Wilkes-Barre City Government announced on Sunday a road closure starting on Monday. South Sherman Street will be closed between Moyallen Street and Lehigh Street on Monday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. due to milling and paving work, if weather allows. Wilkes-Barre City says no parking signs are posted [...]
LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Lackawanna County Emergency Management Agency declared a Code Blue due to extreme cold overnight. Lackawanna County issued the Code Blue, effective from 8 p.m. on Sunday through 7 a.m. on Monday. Homeless individuals can shelter at the following locations, according to Lackawanna County officials: According to the National Weather Service, [...]
OLYPHANT, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Several people are in the hospital following a balcony collapse in Lackawanna County. According to the Olyphant Fire Chief Edward Woytach, the second-floor rear porch at a home on Delaware Avenue in Olyphant collapsed on Sunday. Four patients were taken to the hospital after the collapse, including two juveniles, according [...]
BERWICK -- The murderer of a 9-year-old girl buried in the Pine Grove Cemetery Annex here has finally been identified,...
BLOOMSBURG -- When Johnetta Kashner first applied to get her Leonard Street home into a grant-funded home improvement...
RUPERT -- Supervisors here approved a proposed spending plan for next year that does not include a tax hike.
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HARRISBURG -- Two area lawmakers say scrutiny is needed when municipalities are spending state grants like the home-...
WASHINGTONVILLE -- A man here faces charges for stealing, then scrapping more than a ton of manganese plates, court...
BLOOMSBURG --A Bloomsburg couple allegedly found in the basement of a home from where they had been ordered to stay...
BERWICK, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Berwick has reason to celebrate the arts and entertainment, as Berwick Theater hosted an event on Saturday called "Spotlight on Berwick." The theater and Berwick Arts Association, along with e-commerce giant Amazon, teamed up for the celebration. It featured, among other things, balloon animals for kids, free popcorn, and free [...]
