HANOVER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A serious crash on Sans Souci Parkway on Friday morning left one woman dead, according to the coroner's office. The crash happened around 11:30 on Friday morning on Sans Souci Parkway. A 32-year-old woman from Hanover Township was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Luzerne County Coroner Dion [...]
LEWISBURG — Urban legends and local myths are less about historical truth and more about the meanings people find in them, according to Bucknell University Associate Professor of Anthropology Clare Sammells.
REBUCK — In the quiet hills of southern Northumberland County, the Schwaben Creek Valley holds a curious legend about a wolfman, a young shepherd girl and a grave lost long ago.
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they arrested a man after he fired a shot into a Monroe County bar. 33-year-old Joseph Daniel Castro from Stroudsburg is facing charges after he allegedly shot at a business in Stroudsburg. On October 25, around 2:30 a.m., Stroud Area Regional Police Department officers were on routine patrol [...]
WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Crews from multiple departments are battling a fire at an recycling center in Wilkes-Barre Township Friday morning. A fire broke out around 7:30 a.m. at Allan Industries in the 130 block of Allan Road. Heavy flames can be seen surrounding the area and the skies. Fire crews are using [...]
LEWISBURG — Bucknell University appointed Kristine A. Brown as vice president for strategic communications and marketing following a nationwide search.
ALLENTOWN, LEHIGH COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Law enforcement stated a man has been sentenced after he shot and killed another man at a 1-year-olds birthday party. 26-year-old Roberto Gonzalez was charged in July 2024 for the killing of 33-year-old Miguel S. Dalmasi. He pleaded guilty in September to voluntary manslaughter-unreasonable belief, and possession of a firearm [...]
MIFFLINBURG — A Mifflinburg man took money from the savings of his family member with disabilities in Lewisburg Township earlier this month, according to state police in Milton.
Editor’s note: This is the tenth in a series of stories featuring high school marching bands from across the region. They will publish on Fridays in The Daily Item.
SALEM TWP. -- A second data center company is planning to move into this township, bringing up to 18 more buildings...
