LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A second man has now been arrested and charged with homicide in connection to a 2011 stabbing. The murder of businessman Jonathan Balester, 56, remained unsolved since May 2011, however a breakthrough was made earlier this year with one man being arrested. Following the homicide charge filed in January against 69-year-old [...]
DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local college teamed up with Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Thursday to offer their students a new pathway into a career as a State Trooper. PSP stopped by the campus to give students a chance to see what their future could hold in public service. Criminology majors at Misericordia University [...]
(WHTM) -- The chatter in Washington, D.C., over U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) reportedly considering a party switch has gotten louder. Fetterman has heard the not-so-subtle whispers that he might defect to the GOP. His colleague, Senator Dave McCormick (R-PA), said he'd welcome him. But Fetterman's response on Thursday in a Washington Post editorial was [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — A quick-moving weak system will bring a few showers tonight. Temperatures will fall into the upper 30s and lower 40s by morning. However, some spots could remain clear for a longer time and temperatures will be colder. Therefore, a Frost Advisory is in effect for portions of north-central Pennsylvania because temperatures have the [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Newly unsealed court documents have revealed additional details in the murder of La'Niyah Clark, a teen who went missing in January and found dead in February. According to the arrest warrant for Bobbiejo Etzel and accompanying previously sealed affidavit, Etzel was arrested on corruption of minor and interference with custody of children charges. [...]
MIFFLINBURG — Orders for the Mifflinburg Kiwanis Club's annual blueberry sale are being taken.
SUNBURY — Sunbury’s Revitalization Inc. has been awarded a $3,000 grant from the Community Giving Foundation through the C.K. Battram Field of Interest Fund. The funding will support the Albright Center for the Arts’ monthly swing dance program, helping increase accessibility and deepen community engagement through the arts.
Streaks. Looksmaxxing. Sound familiar? Maybe. If not, it’s not you — it’s (partly) Gen Z. Niche terms like these are becoming increasingly common, as the internet spins an ever-growing web around the lives of teens and young adults today.
DANVILLE — The Danville Area School Board passed a proposed 2026-27 final budget of $51.1 million at a special Wednesday night board meeting.
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Senate voted Wednesday to approve a bill that asserts the commonwealth’s preemptive authority over local municipalities that adopt an ordinance, resolution or policy regulating firearms.
