BARRETT TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two men have pleaded guilty to their roles in a firebombing attempt in the Poconos. Isiah Garcia and Chapel Ilijev both pleaded guilty this week to charges stemming from a December 2023 arson attempt. Authorities say the men tossed homemade bombs at a home in Canadensis. Six people were [...]
EXETER, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been arrested and charged in Luzerne County, where he faces multiple charges, including rape of a child. On Wednesday, June 10, officers from the Wyoming Area Regional Police Department arrested Kristopher Powell on a felony warrant. Powell is being charged with the following: He was denied bail [...]
RICHMOND TWP., TIOGA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A suspect in several robberies who was wanted by state police is dead after a confrontation with police. Troopers were searching for the man pictured below, later identified as 34-year-old Charles Brandon Costanzo of Old Forge. Police say the suspect was confirmed to have committed several robberies in New [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings have been issued for multiple counties in northeastern Pennsylvania. It will be a hot and humid day across northeast and central Pennsylvania. Despite a stray early shower, most of us will be dry for the morning. With a disturbance passing through this afternoon, scattered showers and storms [...]
DANVILLE — The Danville Area School Board passed a proposed 2026-27 final budget of $51.1 million with tax increases during Wednesday night's board meeting.
SUNBURY — The victim of alleged sexual assaults in 2019 told a forensic interviewer that her mother's boyfriend put a blanket over her head while he touched her inappropriately.
MIFFLINBURG — The Mifflinburg Area School Board accepted a five-figure settlement with a student at Tuesday night’s public meeting.
MIFFLINBURG — The architecture firm tasked with Mifflinburg Area School District's Wildcat Athletic Complex and stadium project will seek updated bids for the entry building within the next few weeks.Nathan Moyer and Randy Galiotto, of Alloy5, presented two new options to school board members at Tuesday night's public meeting, prompted by bids in April being nearly $4 million over estimates.
YOUNGSTOWN, N.Y. — Bob Emerson has stood guard over Old Fort Niagara for nearly three decades as its executive director. He remembers when busloads of tourists from New York City would flock to the historical site along the Canadian border during the busy summer season.
Penn State “topped off” the $700 million Beaver Stadium renovation project Wednesday with the placement of the final steel beam in the 195-foot-tall expansion of the stadium’s west side.
