WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Texas Roadhouse held a badge-versus-badge rib-eating competition to support local first responders. Seven competitors sat down at one long table, representing police, fire, and EMS agencies from around the area. The event also had raffle baskets, a dunk tank, and a chance for people to meet the departments that [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Fourth of July meal can add up fast. So in Scranton, one local company helped 250 families get ready for the holiday with a story behind it. Car after car pulled into the Jewish Community Center parking lot on Jefferson Avenue. Volunteers loaded trunks with watermelon, corn, potatoes, onions, [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The United States men's national team is moving on in the World Cup. Team USA beat Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday night, two to nothing, to advance to the round of 16. At Bartari in Scranton, the game was up on the big screens as fans watched the knockout match together. Staff [...]
RICE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A beloved local restaurant has welcomed customers back through its doors after a devastating fire forced it to start over. Adelina's Restaurant and Pizzeria has officially reopened in Rice Township after a fire destroyed the original building more than a year ago. Customers filled the brand-new restaurant by reservation, [...]
SELINSGROVE — More than 150 people packed the community room at the Selinsgrove borough building Wednesday to voice opposition to a proposed formal partnership between borough police and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
LEWISBURG — A 6-mile portion of the Buffalo Valley Rail Trail reopens Thursday following a two-month $1.1 million resurfacing project.
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania House worked through a session day on Wednesday at the State Capitol, while the state Senate is recessed through the coming Independence Day holiday.
LEWISBURG — The Rev. Timothy Hogan-Palazzo said it is the church’s mission to serve the community, which is why St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Lewisburg is hosting a cooling center during this week’s heat wave.
FRACKVILLE — Interstate 81 South near Frackville is closed as state police investigate the death of a trooper who was struck by a vehicle.
ALLENWOOD — The Gregg Township Board of Supervisors will hold a rescheduled public hearing involving a proposed data center on July 20.
