DANVILLE — Braving cold early morning winds, hundreds of people lined up around Wawa, waiting for Thursday morning’s grand opening. The first hundred in line received promotional T-shirts. Coffee was free.
DICKSON CITY, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Thursday in Dickson City, Representatives Dan Meuser and Rob Bresnahan stopped by Kriger Pipeline to talk about the importance of small businesses in northeastern Pennsylvania. They spoke about current costs to own a business under the Trump administration. Rep. Bresnahan talked about fair trade, tax cuts, and just how [...]
(WBRE/WYOU)— It is looking to be quite the weekend for state playoff basketball with 17 NEPA teams playing in 14 quarterfinals games. Three NEPA powerhouse programs and one Central PA standalone won their respective games Wednesday night so we'll analyze the games and who they play next. Next, we'll get into Bam Adebayo's 83 point outburst, [...]
DICKSON CITY, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A non-profit's mission to help families facing food insecurity is expanding in Lackawanna County. CHOP Out Hunger's Scranton branch cut the ribbon on its new facility today in Dickson City. Officials for the organization, the greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce community leaders, and volunteers were on hand to celebrate. [...]
SPRING BROOK TWP., LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A case of neglect is under investigation in Lackawanna County. Officials say the case is unfolding at Beacon Group Home in Spring Brook Township. The county Area on Aging notified the state police of the possible neglect case. A 63-year-old woman is currently in intensive care unit at [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Tributes continue to pour in for 15-year-old La’Niyah Clark weeks after her body was found in South Wilkes-Barre. Since then, her family and friends have held demonstrations and candlelight vigils to honor her life. Now, two new initiatives will aim to do the same. LaLa attended Breese Elementary in Illinois [...]
LUZERNE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An attack on a teenager at a park in Luzerne County has police putting out a warning. Investigators say a man on an e-bike approached the teen and tried to force a rag over her face in the area of Charles Street Park in Luzerne this week. Police describe the [...]
Editor's Note: This article has been updated to reflect that the victim had fallen into the Lackawanna River. SOUTH SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man who was in critical condition after being pulled from the Lackawanna River has died. Rescue workers were alerted to the 57-year-old victim around 11:50 a.m. Thursday. Scranton Fire Chief [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Charges were filed in the shooting that wounded a 7-year-old in Luzerne County. Video shows the home in Kingston where police say the child was shot in the rear end last Friday. Officers say Kayne Burton, 24, of Kingston, accidentally fired his gun through the floor, hitting the boy. Authorities [...]
SUNBURY — SUN Pets will hold a rabies clinic March 28.
