February 21, 2025 at 17:42 ESTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— You could be reaching a little deeper into your pockets for your favorite cup of joe.
That's because of a major coffee price spike is happening across the globe, according to recent data from the Intercontinental Exchange.
The cost of coffee is up around two dollars a pound from last year. The owners at Abide Coffeehouse in Wilkes-Barre say they expect to see the effects in the coming weeks.
Bubbling brew can be heard throughout Abide Coffeehouse in downtown Wilkes-Barre.
February 21, 2025 at 16:16 ESTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Three Wilkes-Barre Department of Public Works (DPW) employees are being recognized for a good deed.
Mayor George Brown honored Jason Cingoloni, Francisco Amagan Sosa, and Joe Filipini.
Nurses head to corporate HQ for protest’s last day
The three were picking up garbage January 31 when they saw a 7-year-old girl standing alone in the rain with a broken umbrella.
She was waiting for more than an hour for a school bus, not knowing school was delayed.
February 21, 2025 at 16:15 ESTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Striking nurses at three Geisinger facilities in Luzerne County are just hours away from ending their strike.
Before that happens, they left the picket line this afternoon fired-up as they boarded two buses at the Wyoming Valley Mall near Wilkes-Barre.
Lackawanna County to hold reassessment info meetings
The nurses headed to Geisinger Risant's Corporate Headquarters in Danville.
February 21, 2025 at 13:24 ESTPA homepage
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Voletta Wallace, mother famed rapper Christopher Wallace, also known as Notorious B.I.G. passed away while in hospice care in the Poconos Friday morning.
Monroe County Coroner Thomas Yanac says the mother of late rapper Notorious B.I.G. has died in Stroudsburg.
Drug raid at residence leads to woman’s arrest
Yanac confirmed the death of 78-year-old Voletta Wallace. Wallace was the mother of Christopher George Latore Wallace, also known as The Notorious B.I.G.
February 21, 2025 at 13:11 ESTPA homepage
(WBRE/WYOU) — State police report that a teen was injured after a hit and run and the driver now faces charges.
On February 20, around 6:45 a.m., troopers were informed of a hit and run involving a 17-year-old boy. The victim sustained a serious head injury and was flown to Lehigh Valley Cedar Crest Hospital, where he is now in stable condition.
Raid leads to drug seized, woman’s arrest
February 21, 2025 at 12:44 ESTDaily Item
SELINSGROVE — The Lore Degenstein Gallery at Susquehanna University will host an opening reception for its latest exhibition, “Ouroboros,” at 7 p.m. March 15.
February 21, 2025 at 12:44 ESTDaily Item
Pennsylvania was among five states across the county that accounted for nearly 50 percent of fraud cases related to skimming in 2023, according to data analytics firm FICO.
February 21, 2025 at 12:44 ESTDaily Item
MONTANDON — Directors at Wednesday night’s Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit meeting unveiled a newly designed website, www.csiu.org, that went live Feb. 10.
February 21, 2025 at 12:44 ESTDaily Item
LEWISBURG — Two businesses in the Lewisburg area are working toward opening.
February 21, 2025 at 12:44 ESTDaily Item
HARRISBURG — Hundreds of Pennsylvania teachers serving as classroom mentors for student teachers received $2,500 stipends through the Pennsylvania Student Teacher Support Program.
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