WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It was a tragedy that changed the world; Sept. 11, 2001. What started as a regular Tuesday morning, changed in the blink of an eye. Thousands of lives, not just in New York City, but around the world, impacted and uprooted forever. "Hands down, it was the most traumatic day [...]
MIFFLINBURG — The Mifflinburg Area School District will move forward with its agricultural education project following a zoning change in Mifflinburg Borough.
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Twenty-five years have passed since the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. That's the average period for one generation to have grown up since that day. So how are groups dedicated to the cause passing the torch and teaching the next generation to 'never forget?' Many Americans can remember exactly what [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police have charged a driver with DUI after they say his truck hit a bridge in Scranton. Police were called to the area of Luzerne Street and Railroad Avenue in Scranton after a tractor-trailer struck the bridge and the driver fled the scene. Officers found the vehicle in the 500 [...]
SUNBURY — Valley Fusion Inc. will host a “Red, White and Boom!” event with live music, food vendors and fireworks Sept. 12.
DANVILLE — The Danville School Board approved a new 5-year contract for Superintendent Molly Nied.
The Shikellamy marching band is having a little fun with its field show this season with its theme, “When the Lights Go Out.”
MONTOUR COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained multiple people from a construction site for a Geisinger Medical Center project, according to an immigrant protection group. An organization that protects immigrants, Centre County Rapid Response, stated that on September 2, ICE agents apprehended workers leaving the Ewing Cole construction site near the [...]
PLYMOUTH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Luzerne County man was sentenced after he was caught using his dead mother's internet to access child sexual abuse material. Attorney General Dave Sunday said 68-year-old Donald George Long will serve up to 15 years in prison for possessing and uploading child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The Office of [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — This nice weather will continue for our Friday evening plans, including high school football. Temperatures will be in the 60s. The rest of the night will be clear and cool with lows in the lower and middle 50s. We're tracking more rain for the weekend! Any sun on Saturday morning will give way [...]
