ALLENWOOD — The Pennsylvania Game Commission is taking new measures to deter illegal activity at the lost village of Alvira and its remaining World War II-era TNT bunkers.
PHILADELPHIA — Two measles-associated deaths in Pennsylvania last week were omitted from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s latest measles outbreak update, continuing an increasingly political clash over the nature of the deaths announced by the state last week.
Gas prices across the Susquehanna Valley are up two cents this week to an average of $3.99 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report released Monday.
(WBRE/WYOU) — State police announced that DUI checkpoints will be placed across various roadways in Pennsylvania during the holiday weekend. According to Pennsylvania State Police, sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols aim to deter drinking and driving. Police say they are operating with a “zero-tolerance enforcement policy.” Police say checkpoints will be placed on roadways between Friday, [...]
EXETER, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A fire has broken out at the Wyoming Area Catholic School; students and the facility have been evacuated. At approximately 10:00 a.m., crews were called to a fire at the Wyoming Area Catholic School in the 1600 block of Wyoming Avenue in Exeter. Wyoming Area Regional Police Department stated that [...]
SUGARLOAF TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A tractor-trailer pileup had traffic at a standstill on Interstate 80 Tuesday morning. PennDOT says the closure was on the westbound side of I-80 between Conygham/ Nescopeck Exit in Luzerne County and the Mainville/Mifflinville Exit in Columbia County. Pennsylvania State Trooper Petroski stated the crash happened around 4:00 a.m. [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Lackawanna County Coroner confirmed a 27-year-old man hit by a vehicle in Scranton early Tuesday morning died from his injuries in the hospital. The man died in the emergency room around 4:00 a.m. Tuesday. One person was taken into custody, but police have not said if any charges will [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — State officials announced a historic $1.2 billion investment from Chobani to establish its first dairy product manufacturing operation in Pennsylvania. This major project, the largest-ever private investment in Pennsylvania’s agricultural industry, will create 900 full-time jobs over the next five years in the Lehigh Valley and opportunities for more than 4,000 dairy farmers in Pennsylvania, stated Pennsylvania Governor [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — The National Weather Service (NWS) announced on Tuesday that multiple counties in Pennsylvania were under Flash Flood warnings. ove to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from any flying debris. The NWS announced the following counties are under a Flash Flood Warning until 10:15 p.m. at the latest for Tuesday. Authorities say [...]
BEAR CREEK TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Hundreds showed up Monday in Luzerne County to fight against the potential expansion of industrial land into residential neighborhoods. People living there say the proposed expansion is largely tied to the interests of data center developers in the area. As crowds waited to get into Bear Creek Community [...]
