ELYSBURG —Alfreda Reed, who turns 100 in October, was showered with affection by her extended family of 25 — children, grandkids, and great-grandkids — at a special birthday celebration at Knoebels Saturday morning.
OLYPHANT, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Residents concerned about a proposed data center project in Lackawanna County gathered Sunday afternoon at Fern Hill Park in Olyphant to voice their opposition and share information with the community. The event, organized by the group, Stop Olyphant Data Centers, focused on the proposed TriBoro data centers, which would span [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Flooding is to blame for road closures in multiple counties in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The Pensnylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has placed road closures on the following roadways: Drivers are urged to take extra caution, and PennDOT says to never drive through flooded roads since it takes just two feet of fast-moving water to [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities say hundreds of customers were without power Sunday night as rain came down across Northeastern Pennsylvania. UGI says 916 of their customers were without power and it's unknown at this time when service will be restored. Of the over 900 customers impacted, over 550 of them are in Edwardsville, according to UGI. [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Furry friends are not the only animals on display this weekend in Scranton. Some scaly and slithery ones also share the spotlight. People headed to the Hilton Conference Center in Scranton on Sunday for the Electric City Reptile Expo. All kinds of members of the animal kingdom were there, from [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Paws, parks, and people coming together for a good cause on Sunday in Scranton. Pet owners and their four-legged friends gathered at McDade Park to support animals in need. It was all part of Paws in the Park, the annual fundraiser to benefit Griffin Pond Animal Shelter. The event featured [...]
LUZERNE BOROUGH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's an up close and personal look at local history, one month after a time capsule was unearthed. People headed inside Luzerne Volunteer Fire Department to look at mementos of life from 25 years ago. Photos, newspapers, and letters were displayed on tables. The items were buried in a [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Call it working up a good sweat for a good cause. Runners, joggers and walkers headed out on this humid Sunday in Kingston. They took part in the 18th Annual Pauly Friedman 5K Walk and Run and Family Fun Day. The course began and ended at the Friedman Jewish Community [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Wilkes-Barre Police Department was asking for the public's help locating a missing child. The child has since been found safe.
A Sunbury woman is recovering from injuries allegedly sustained after Philadelphia police said a 44-year-old Danville man assaulted her in mid-July.
