June 29, 2025 at 23:09 EDTPA homepage
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A water rescue at a spot that is off-limits to swimmers. Fire crews were called Sunday evening to Seven Tubs Recreation Area in Plains Township.
Luzerne County Communication Center confirms one person was removed from the site and taken to a nearby hospital.
Homicide charges filed in Katlyn Harp death investigation
Plains Township Police are investigating. We left a message for the police but have not yet received a response.
June 29, 2025 at 21:52 EDTDaily Item
Montour Twp., Pa. — State police have charged the husband of a missing woman with murder following a search on a property in Columbia County Sunday afternoon.
June 29, 2025 at 21:00 EDTPA homepage
COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police arrested a man on Sunday in the death of his wife, Katlyn Harp.
The arrest follows days of an intense police investigation in Columbia County.
Troopers explain that 37-year-old Vincent Lloyd Harp from Bloomsburg was taken into custody without incident and is facing criminal homicide and related charges in connection with the death of his wife, 33-year-old Katlyn Harp.
PSP continues missing woman search at Columbia County home
June 29, 2025 at 20:11 EDTPress Enterprise
BERWICK — Police have arrested Vincent Lloyd Harp, 39, of Bloomsburg for killing his wife, according to a State Police press release.Katlyn Harp, 33, had been missing since...
June 29, 2025 at 19:10 EDTPA homepage
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Roughly 300 runners tackled a course at a location best known for skiing. They headed to the slopes of Montage Mountain on Sunday to take part in the Black Diamond Mainline 5K.
Montage Mountain and Scranton Running Company teamed up for the event.
Organizers say this 5K is known to test runners' grit, determination, and endurance.
Touching trucks of many kinds in Luzerne County
June 29, 2025 at 19:06 EDTPA homepage
GREENFIELD TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Some local ham radio operators had themselves a Field Day in Lackawanna County. The Windmill Amateur Radio Club took part in the American Radio Relay League's Field Day Weekend.
Members gathered at Merli-Sarnoski Park Soccer Field in Greenfield Township both Saturday and Sunday.
They spent hours on the mic communicating with other amateur ham radio operators in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada.
Festival kicks off summer celebrations in Drums
June 29, 2025 at 19:03 EDTPA homepage
WEST PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It was a moment of history and honor in West Pittston as dozens gathered to remember the first local lives lost in the Revolutionary War.
The First to Fall Ceremony was held Sunday afternoon at Jenkins-Harding Cemetery.
It's only a few miles from where Patriot Benjamin Harding and other farmers were killed in 1778 while tending crops, sparking the Wyoming Massacre just days later.
This year marks the fourth time the West Pittston Historical Society has held the event.
June 29, 2025 at 19:00 EDTPA homepage
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local pet groomer is stepping up to help find more cats a forever home. All Paws Salon in Hazleton hosted an Adopt-A-Cat event on Sunday at their South Church Street location.
Visitors could learn about adopting a cat, or even volunteering to provide a foster home for one before a pet finds a loving home.
2 injured after Clinton County fireworks incident
Organizers planned the event to coincide with National Adopt A Cat Month.
June 29, 2025 at 18:53 EDTPA homepage
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — If you are fed up with mosquitoes, and who isn't, some relief is on the way for several local communities. A truck-mounted spraying operation is planned in Luzerne County.
The Luzerne Conservation District uses a spray designed to provide quick knockdown and effective control of adult mosquitoes.
Authorities spotted investigating in Columbia County
The spraying operation will target nearly a dozen Luzerne County communities listed below:
Plains Township
Plymouth Township
Plymouth
June 29, 2025 at 18:50 EDTPA homepage
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police need your help to track down a missing Susquehanna County woman. They are looking for 45-year-old Nicole Herman.
She was last seen late Wednesday night at her Liberty Township home.
Celebrating 2 community members at Kingston ribbon cutting
Troopers say she is mentally unstable and shows signs of paranoia and delusions.
They also say since she does not have a means of transportation, she may be on foot or with an unknown person.
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