KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Everybody is safely back in their homes on a Kingston street after emergency evacuations Thursday. UGI crews could be seen working on East Bennett Street where neighbors were forced to leave in the morning. It was prompted by what Kingston Forty Fort Fire Department called a gas emergency. They gave [...]
SHENANDOAH BOROUGH, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Several communities across Schuylkill County have been without running water since Monday night. Crews spent days searching for the source, finally locating the leak late Thursday night. Steady progress is being made, but crews say the problem is far from over. Water pressure is back in Shenandoah, but surrounding [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A driver is injured after colliding with a school bus. The crash happened Thursday afternoon in the area of Northampton Street and Wilkes-Barre Boulevard. Crews on the scene say the mustang was following the school bus when it crashed into its rear, right side. Officials say no children were hurt [...]
DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Penn State's THON, the world's largest student-run philanthropy event, begins its 46-hour dance marathon Friday to raise funds for cancer research. The fundraiser involves hundreds of students who remain standing for nearly two days to support pediatric cancer patients and their families through the Four Diamonds organization. Students at the [...]
ALLENWOOD — A White Deer Run Treatment Network near Allenwood plans to lay off 31 people, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.
A local attorney accused by the Union-Snyder president judge and other state and federal judges of making false claims and harassing attorneys with “years of litigation” faces a petition for an emergency temporary suspension before the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
MIFFLINBURG — Mifflinburg Police Chief Jeffrey Hackenburg submitted his resignation to borough council members this week.
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Treasury returned a record $334.1 million in unclaimed property in 2025, easily besting the prior record for an initiative Treasurer Stacy Garrity describes as “one of my top priorities.”
SELINSGROVE — Penn Township Supervisors approved a zoning ordinance amendment allowing data centers as a conditional use Wednesday.
DANVILLE — A leading representative from the U.S. Small Business Administration encouraged rural entrepreneurs to use services available through multiple agencies.
