HARRISBURG — A busy session week of the Pennsylvania House and Senate saw multiple education bills advance within the respective chambers with varied aims — from posting course materials and information online to notifying parents of bullying incidents, expanding the complement of school nurses to training non-medical employees to respond to student seizures.
The outcome could fundamentally change the lives of more than 1,000 people currently serving life sentences without the possibility of parole.
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— High school basketball wrapping up last week, and now, as we look at the season, one local player made a significant impact for her team, and she'll return next winter for her senior campaign. Our Athlete of the Week is Hazelton Area's Kaitlin Bindas. At Hazleton Area High School is point [...]
HOLLENBACK TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Hollenback Township is embroiled in a data center controversy. This one isn't about whether they want one in their neighborhood, but with the legal counsel representing their concerns. The Hollenback Township board of supervisors tabled a vote Thursday to replace their current special counsel, attorney Edward Neyhart, with attorney [...]
AVOCA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — TSA officers have been caught in the middle of the funding fight. Without money coming in, it makes buying basic necessities and putting food on the table extremely hard. Thursday, the Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame donated more than $200 worth of food at Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport in [...]
EAST PENN TWP., CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Interstate 476 southbound was closed in Carbon County due to a crash involving two tractor trailers, officials say. The crash happened just before 7:00 p.m. Thursday near mile marker 72, just before the Lehigh Tunnel. According to county officials, two patients were extracted. Both patients' conditions are unknown. [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Thursday the Electric City will be one of three host sites for World Cup watch parties this summer, also known as FIFA Fan Zones. At home, Lackawanna County's Visitors Bureau was already planning marketing efforts to bring people to Scranton. "Being equidistant from Philadelphia where Philadelphia [...]
YATESVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The 2026-27 school year will mark a new era in Pittston Area Athletics. The school district will now have a women's wrestling team. High school girls have been wrestling with the guys for several years now. The team is expected to have a mix of seasoned and new wrestlers; roughly [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A 17-year-old is being charged in connection to the Dec. 12, 2025, shooting and death of a teenage boy, according to Lackawanna County District Attorney Brian Gallagher. Gallagher said 17-year-old Kamdyn Okrah will be tried as an adult for his involvement in the death of 16-year-old Dylan Smith. Okrah is [...]
BARTONSVILLE, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The coroner reports that a second driver involved in a two-car crash early this month has died. The Lehigh County Coroner's Office stated 57-year-old Melvin Moreno of Gouldsboro died Wednesday, March 25, at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Muhlenberg. The coroner says the cause of death is complications of multiple blunt force injuries [...]
