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Mother charged after teen son found severely malnourished

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Scranton woman is facing charges after police say she neglected her son. Zakia Patterson, 50, of Scranton, was charged Monday after a ChildLine tip triggered a police investigation into the boy's condition. On January 13th, 2026, detectives received the tip from a nurse at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville [...]

Maple Sugaring season hit local farm

RICE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — At Urbanski farms, March mornings begin with tapping trees and collecting sap for the maple harvest. Once the sap is gathered, it's processed into sweet maple syrup. Bill Urbanski operates the farm with his family. "Once the sap gets collected, we then run it through a reverse osmosis machine. [...]

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