JENKINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Hundreds of people are rallying behind a longtime first responder who is battling a serious health crisis. A huge crowd packed into a local firehouse to support the paramedic who has spent decades showing up for everyone else. The moment you walk in, you can feel it: support, warmth, [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — City of Scranton police say they have located a man they say went missing on Saturday. A 25-year-old man was reported missing at 302 Lauer Avenue according to police. The missing person was found Saturday evening.
ATHENS BOROUGH, BRADFORD COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a Bradford County man was arrested Friday evening for delivery of a controlled substance, methamphetamine. Chad Michael McLinko was arrested following an investigation by a joint investigation by the Bradford County Drug Task Force and the Pennsylvania State Police Vice and Narcotics Unit, according to a release [...]
SUNBURY — A state police robotic dog walked through the hallways of Shikellamy High School on Friday, gaining the attention of two state leaders and members of the law enforcement club.
LEWISBURG — Students from Company C of Bucknell University’s Management 101 course have chosen to partner with the DIG Furniture Bank of Milton, a local nonprofit organization that “restores dignity and promotes stability by redirecting gently used furniture and household items to local families in need at no cost.”To support the DIG community, students created Cultivating DIGnity. The group will move tools and equipment to the new repair room, inventory supplies and identify needed tools and equipment, and create a new space for donation drop-offs.
WATSONTOWN — The Harry C. Mathias Sr. Charitable Foundation on Friday approved fall grants totaling $6,500 to various local organizations.
COGAN STATION, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A heavy machinery accident left one man dead in Lycoming County. According to the Lycoming County Coroner's Office, they were called to Pleasant Valley Road in Cogan Station after the owner of Taylor Trucking Company, 70-year-old Arnold Taylor, became entangled in the conveyor belt of a machine that crushes [...]
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials say a water main break in Plains Township that impacted about 100 customers has been repaired. According to Susan Turcmanovich, spokesperson for Pennsylvania American Water, the 10-inch main in the 100 block of Miller Street in Miner's Mill was broken for several hours on Saturday. Pennsylvania American Water [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are searching for a man facing charges related to firearm and substance possession. According to a release from the City of Scranton Police Department, Joshua Feliciano was charged with multiple counts for possessing firearms as a felon and a possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance. Following a [...]
BLOOMSBURG -- Homeowners in the flood zone here will see more savings on their insurance bills because the town...
