HARRISBURG — The federal government awarded a $14 million grant to the commonwealth to support a pilot project in Indiana County toward demonstrating the viability of generating heat and electricity through enhanced geothermal systems — the first project of its kind in the eastern United States.
NEW COLUMBIA — Students cut a ceremonial ribbon Thursday to open the White Deer Elementary School’s renovated playground, featuring new swings, a pickleball court and a stone walking path around the soccer field.
SUNBURY — Some Shikellamy school directors want to begin researching the cost of having a third officer inside the district’s schools.
LEWISBURG — The Union County Conservation District sold 3,800 trees during its 2026 tree seedling sale.
{div class=”page” title=”Page 1”}{div class=”section”}{div class=”layoutArea”}{div class=”column”}LEWISBURG — Lewisburg will celebrate Arbor Day on April 24 by holding a ceremonial tree planting.
BUTLER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they are investigating a Wednesday night motorcycle crash in Butler Township that left one man dead. Jeremy J. Debias Jr. of Drums, 28, was pronounce dead around 10:20 p.m. Wednesday on St. Johns Road, according to a release from Butler Township Police. Family members found Debias' motorcycle [...]
HANOVER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The man accused of Tuesday's shooting in Hanover Township turned himself in Thursday, according to the Hanover Township Police Chief. Jason Dates, 33, turned himself in to police after being wanted for two days, during which he was allegedly driven to Philadelphia by 22-year-old Tierra Shanell Gilliam. Gilliam is [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police in Wilkes-Barre were asking for the community's help to locate a missing man, who has since been located. Police say the man, who is 80 years old and suffers from dementia, was seen Thursday around noon in the area of 61 Maxwell Street in the city. Police say the [...]
Pa. (WETM) – Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania has officially appointed a new president to serve as the leader of the university's three campuses. On Thursday, April 16, Commonwealth University announced that Dr. Jeffrey L. Osgood Jr., current interim president, was unanimously selected by the Board of Governors of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — People will line up outside the Gallery of Sound in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties to be a part of a special day. National Record Store Day is April 18th, and local stores are getting in on the action. "People just wanna be a part of it. I mean, it's exciting. [...]
