PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A drug investigation in Pittston ended with an arrest Thursday. Albert Kachinsky of Pittston is facing four felony drug charges tonight. Pittston police say they searched a home on Howley Circle and found multiple drugs and packaging material. Investigators say Kachinsky had been selling meth in Pittston and nearby communities. [...]
OLD FORGE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It'll be decades in prison for a former Old Forge man after he was sentenced in a child sexual abuse material case. Prosecutors say Sterling Barnes was hit with 18-and-a-half to 45 years in prison today on 45 felony counts. The Lackawanna County District Attorney's Office says the case [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — The closure of catholic churches is becoming a reality for more communities. But after the final mass, there is another question. What happens to the sacred items inside? The final mass at Nativity Church is Scranton is a day Father Johnathan Kuhar remembers with bitter sweetness. "It was a sad but beautiful experience. [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An arrest warrant is now out after investigators say they seized drugs and an AR style shotgun from a south Scranton home. Investigators shared this photo of the haul today. The Lackawanna County District Attorney's Office says the search happened Wednesday night on Cedar Avenue. Police were looking for Benjamin [...]
POTTSVILLE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Homeschool students are meeting at a library to hang out with other homeschoolers to help make crafts and stem activities, all part of a program by the Pottsville Free Public Library. Every fourth Thursday, homeschooled children in the Pottsville area can meet with others and learn together. It's an opportunity [...]
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was arrested Thursday in Hazleton for allegedly abusing his son repeatedly in various manners over many years. Willian Polanco Garcia, 54, of Hazleton, faces numerous charges, including multiple counts of aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of children, and involuntary servitude. Police say they began investigating following a CY47 [...]
BLAKELY, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Blakely Borough is cracking down on violators of e-bike restrictions, banning e-bikes from borough properties. The borough recently shared The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's fact sheet on e-bikes and other similar modes of transportation on social media last weekend. The Pennsylvania vehicle code says no one under the age of [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — New details have been released for this summer's FIFA Fan Zone in Scranton at a press conference Thursday afternoon. Dates This summer, the fan zone will be happening on two separate weekends during the month of July. The first weekend will be July 4-5. On Saturday, July 4, the Scranton [...]
SHENANDOAH, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The oldest Ukrainian Catholic church in America needs some help to continue operating. In an effort to see the church continue its legacy, the pastor is looking for people interested in helping out. Maintenance issues continued to pile up at St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church in Shenandoah. As the number [...]
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A 2025 Schuylkill County homicide case is now closed following a decades-long sentence. Andrew Peleschak pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and aggravated assault in connection to a deadly shooting in Frackville, where he shot and killed a woman on South Center Street last October. First-degree murder charges were dropped. A judge [...]
