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Woman identified, PSP investigating after deadly hit-and-run

WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman has been identified by authorities after a deadly hit-and-run in Lycoming County. The Lycoming County Coroner said in a statement that while authorities were processing a shooting on Central Avenue in Williamsport, a woman was struck in an apparent hit-and-run crash in the 4700 block of the Southbound [...]

Heavy machinery incident confirmed fatal, PSP say

RUSH TWP., SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) confirm that a person is dead after a heavy machinery incident in Schuylkill County on Saturday. Just before 2:00 p.m. Saturday, multiple fire departments, police departments, and the coroner's office were called to a warehouse on Mahanoy Avenue for a reported industrial accident, according to [...]

Interstate 476 to close for work in Lackawanna County

LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A section of Interstate 476 in Lackawanna County will close early Sunday morning for the demolition of toll facilities. Between 12:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. Sunday, I-476 north and south will be closed between Wyoming Valley (Exit 115) and Clarks Summit Interchange (Exit 131). Travelers will be prohibited from entering the [...]

Man struck by train, in serious condition after rescue

PLAINS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials say a man is in serious condition after he was hit by a train and rescued from a precarious situation early Saturday morning. Plains Fire Captain Curt Nocera said the man was struck just before 1:00 a.m. Saturday at the railroad crossing between South River Street and South [...]

Williamsport police investigate overnight homicide

WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Williamsport Bureau of Police announced Saturday morning that they are investigating an overnight shooting that left one man dead. Police say they found a 41-year-old man dead and struck by gunfire around 12:30 a.m. Saturday at a home on Central Avenue in Williamsport. Lycoming County Coroner Charles E. Kiessling [...]

Overview: data center proposals in Archbald

ARCHBALD, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Archbald residents are celebrating after a data center's conditional use application was denied by borough officials on Friday. It's a small victory for people living there, but a number of data center proposals still remain. One down, four more to go. On Friday, an application for two data center campuses, with [...]

Driver charged after crash sends 1 person to hospital

NORWEGIAN TWP., SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One man faces charges after Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say he fled the scene of a crash that ended with another man in the hospital. Thomas Reddington, 82, of Pottsville, faces charges for failing to provide info or render aid in an accident involving personal injury. PSP say they [...]

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