SUNBURY — A pre-trial motions hearing for two out-of-state individuals accused of releasing 683 mink from a Northumberland County fur farm in 2024 lasted more than two hours and ended with a judge ordering another hearing after a dispute between an attorney and the fur farm’s owners.
(WBRE/WYOU) — An upper-level low is slowly moving through the Northeast this weekend, ushering cool, cloudy and showery conditions. An isolated shower is possible overnight. Cloud cover will help keep temperatures a little above average. Lows drop into the low 40s. Much of Sunday will remain dry with a little more sun on the way. [...]
PLAINS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Retired Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas Judge Thomas Munley was named the 2026 Tribute to Courage honoree at the Spirit of Hope Celebration. The gala event was held at Mohegan Pennsylvania in Plains Township, Luzerne County. Munley is a decorated U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and [...]
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Election officials in Luzerne County have begun reviewing ballots from Tuesday's general election as the election process moves forward in Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania. The post-election review in Wilkes-Barre involves examining flagged mail-in ballots and provisional ballots. Election workers are also tallying write-in votes. Before the election results can be certified, [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Community members gathered at Divine Mercy Parish in Scranton for a scam awareness and education event designed to help residents recognize fraudulent schemes and protect themselves from con artists. Lackawanna County Sheriff Mark McAndrew spoke at the event to detail common tactics used by scammers. McAndrew highlighted fraudulent communications delivered [...]
DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Luzerne County Children, Youth and Families hosted an adoption celebration Friday afternoon in Dallas, Pa., recognizing local families who adopted children in the county this year. The gathering highlighted 40 of the 56 area families who completed adoptions in Luzerne County over the past year. Organizers selected a pumpkin patch [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local church coat drive is looking to keep neighbors warm this winter. Tables and clothing racks are filled with winter clothing at Elm Park United Methodist Church in Scranton. It is all part of the annual free coat and winter clothing drive that has been a tradition for 17 [...]
Pennsylvania school districts will have until the 2027-28 school year to eliminate student cellphone use throughout the school day under a new statewide mandate, but many Valley schools have already taken steps toward a bell-to-bell ban.
FREEBURG — Amid a bid to obtain financial assurances that a 113-acre solar farm will not damage Freeburg’s water treatment plant, officials invited state and federal representatives for a tour of the site Thursday.
Wesley Madara, a graduate of Shamokin Area High School, is acting in Sight & Sound Theatre’s production of “Joshua,” now showing in movie theaters across the area and at the Lancaster-area theater.
