PACKER TOWNSHIP, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say they are leading an attempted homicide investigation after a shooting in Carbon County Saturday. On Saturday morning just before 8:30 a.m., state police were called to a home on Tower Road in Packer Township, Carbon County after a report of a man who was [...]
Editor’s Note: This article was updated to remove the identity of the missing person after they were found. MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) had been looking for a man who'd previously been reported as missing and endangered out of Monroe County on Saturday. PSP Fern Ridge reported the man they were searching for [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities say they have arrested a man on Tuesday for the alleged slashing of a man's neck in West Scranton, according to a media statement by the Scranton Police Department. Authorities say Tyquan Fields, 33, from Scranton, was arrested in connection to an attack that occurred Tuesday, Sept. 15, in [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — It's been a fairly quiet start to the weekend, however, it won't end the same way. An area of low pressure moves in late Saturday night. Clouds will increase with showers developing. We'll drop into the mid 50s. Periods of rain will be with us throughout the day on Sunday. Even a few [...]
PIAA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL WEEK FOUR (WBRE/WYOU) — Check out the Week Four Scores and Highlights across Districts 2, 4, and 11 all right here on the Friday Night Football Show! Part Two : Part Three: DISTRICT II RESULTS: Peddie School (NJ), 28 @ Wyoming Seminary (1-1), 20 - Final Carbondale Area (2-2), 20 @ [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Scranton Fire Department is continuing its free smoke detector and installation program and will be going door-to-door in West Scranton on Saturday as part of the Fire Prevention and safety initiative taking place throughout the city. Residents of West Scranton are eligible to receive a free smoke detector that [...]
SCOTT TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— If you're looking to face your fears, this might be the place to do it. Starting Saturday Reaper's Revenge will open its doors to the public for the 18th year. Friday's fright was reserved for friends and family, and while the crowd may have been smaller, the effort that went [...]
WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is in jail after police say he stalked and threatened his ex-girlfriend in Williamsport repeatedly, violating a protection from abuse court order. Brandon Allen Leslie-Sweat, 29, of Hughesville, was arrested Wednesday and faces several charges, including stalking and assault. Police said Leslie-Sweat consistently sent messages to the victim, [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Governor Josh Shapiro called for federal guardrails, independent oversight, transparency and clear safety standards on artificial intelligence during the AI Horizons Summit that took place in Pittsburgh on Thursday, Sept. 18, and Friday, Sept. 19. Pennsylvania leaders have been weighing how far AI development should proceed without established rules. Shapiro emphasized that while [...]
PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Crews working on a downtown building in Pittston recently uncovered an old Pittston Sewing Center sign hidden beneath the facade. The sign was discovered during a revitalization project along Main Street in Luzerne County. The building where the sign was uncovered currently serves as the home for Greater Pittston Meals [...]
