KULPMONT — An accountant at a state correctional facility in Luzerne County will spend up to four years in prison after pleading guilty to repeatedly beating a Kulpmont woman.
LEWISBURG — A jury of seven men and five women was selected in Union County this week for the trial of a Winfield man accused of touching a 12-year-old girl and trying to kiss her.
A four-row planter trolls through a field just off the highway in Miami, Oklahoma. Panic hits the drivers passing by as they notice the cab is empty and the machine, though distant, seems to be headed straight for the road.
FREEBURG — Brookfield Renewable representatives are balking at providing a financial guarantee to protect Freeburg’s public water system in the event it is damaged by the company’s proposed solar project.
SUNBURY — A Mount Carmel man will spend at least eight years in state prison after being sentenced on charges stemming from a May 2022 incident near a borough bar.
EAST STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — In an effort to lower transportation costs, the East Stroudsburg Area School District has officially transitioned its bus fleet from diesel to propane. With diesel prices nearing $6 a gallon and propane averaging just over $2, district leaders say the switch is generating significant savings both at the pump [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Businesses are still feeling the lingering effects of two water main breaks within 11 days of each other. Freedlove has been in operation in downtown Scranton for over a decade. The store lost a majority of its inventory after experiencing water damage as a result of the water main breaks [...]
CLARKS SUMMIT, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A number of programs this summer are getting kids out of the house, learning new skills, and exercising their creativity. Last week, a handful of kids were learning the basics of pottery at the Spin and Sculpt Camp at the Abington Art Studio. The weeklong camp teaches them how [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — School may be out for summer, but some students headed back to campus this week to help plan for their futures. It's the first ever career camp at a local school district, giving kids the chance to learn about the options available to them. Dozens of middle schoolers were at [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Scranton bridge that has been closed for more than a year will reopen Friday. A ribbon cutting for the reopening of the Elm Street Bridge will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday by the Scranton mayor's office and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). The bridge initially closed for [...]
