LEWISBURG — The Union County Commissioners are hoping to upgrade the county’s power system to maintain a failsafe in the event of a power failure in the Union County Courthouse.
SHAMOKIN DAM — Dozens of young cows were killed in an early morning crash along Route 15 in Snyder County, officials said Tuesday afternoon.
(WBRE/WYOU) — A lucky lottery player was sold a winning Powerball ticket worth $2 million that was purchased online.
Pennsylvania Lottery awarded a $2 million prize on a winning Powerball with Power Play ticket purchased online for the Monday, September 22 drawing.
The ticket matched five of the five white balls drawn, 3-29-42-46-59, but not the red Powerball 15 to win $2,000,000.
Two on ‘Ten Most Wanted’ in Pennsylvania arrested, $5K reward for new tips
FAIRVIEW TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Investigators say a Luzerne County tax collector has pleaded guilty to embezzling $400,000 of public funds for personal use.
According to Acting United States Attorney John Gurganus, 46-year-old Karen McGinnis of Mountain Top pleaded guilty to embezzling public funds.
From March 2023 to January 2025, McGinnis was the tax collector for Fairview Township and was responsible for collecting property taxes from residents. This included taxes payable to Fairview Township, Luzerne County, and the Crestwood School District.
(WBRE/WYOU) — Two suspects on the Pennsylvania State Police Ten Most Wanted list have been arrested. Troopers are offering a $5,000 reward for information on any of the suspects.
Two suspects have been arrested from the PSP’s Ten Most Wanted list:
Daryl Eugene Beckett Jr., who was wanted for homicide in 2023 in Delaware County
Bradley Andrew Buchanan, who was wanted for the rape of a child in Lancaster County
PSP is now offering a $5,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest of any of the suspects remaining on the list.
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Machine Gun Kelly is bringing The Lost Americana Tour with Wiz Khalifa to The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in June.
Machine Gun Kelly and Wiz Khalifa will take the stage on Friday, June 12, at 7:00 p.m. at the Pavilion at Montage Mountain, Scranton.
YMCA collects Halloween costume donations in Dunmore
General public sales begin Thursday, September 25, at 12:00 p.m. The concert will also feature special guest De’Wayne.
Purchase tickets at livenation.com and ticketmaster.com.
SUNBURY — Gas prices across the Susquehanna Valley were a penny higher this week at an average of $3.15 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report released Monday.
SELINSGROVE — A decade after an electrical fire heavily damaged Christ United Methodist Church on North Eighth Street in Selinsgrove, the bell that sat atop the building has been restored and installed at the church’s new location.
SUNBURY — The Shikellamy School Board will approve a new superintendent during a special meeting on Thursday.
LEWISBURG — The municipal contribution toward the budget for the Buffalo Valley Recreation Authority is increasing by 3 percent in 2026 for East Buffalo Township and Lewisburg Borough.
