WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Nikoli Slivinski was just 11 years old when his life was cut short in a fire in Wilkes-Barre on Monday. Luzerne County Coroner Dion Fernandes confirmed the boy's cause of death was smoke inhalation. The fire has also displaced nine people. Now, The Slivinski Family is left to pick up [...]
BEAR CREEK TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Residents in Bear Creek Township are voicing strong opposition to a proposed data center project and a broader plan to expand industrial zoning near some of Luzerne County's most treasured natural areas. The group "Bear Creek Protectors" has become a leading voice against the project, which is proposed [...]
BARRETT TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An arrest warrant was issued for a man after he allegedly showed a 13-year-old girl his penis over a Snapchat video call. Joshua Bassett, 35, of Howard, Pennsylvania, faces several charges after he exposed himself in July to a Monroe County girl, according to a criminal affidavit. Police said [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Rail enthusiasts have something to get on board with in September. Railfest 2026 is coming to the Steamtown National Historic Site from Sep. 4 to 6 between 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day. Steamtown's 1929 Baldwin Locomotive Works No. 26 will be featured prominently. Other highlights include: This year's [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — A new website was created for community members to share concerns with the governor's office about data center proposals in their area. Gov. Josh Shapiro posted Friday linking a new website for individuals to provide feedback about proposed AI data center development in their region. Questions from the form address local support and [...]
LOCK HAVEN, CLINTON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is wanted in Clinton County for allegedly raping a teenager in December 2025. Terry Gregory III, 31, of Lock Haven, is wanted and faces multiple charges, including rape and sexual assault. The victim told officials she was sick the night before, and Gergory gave her a cup [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY(WBRE/WYOU) — Unwrap. Slap on a sticker, and the helmets go into the bags. Members of Hourigan, Kluger, and Quinn are packing up more than a thousand bike helmets for kids across the region. "And it means so much to us. We love seeing children come back year after year with their families. [...]
BEAR CREEK TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A New Jersey man has been identified as the victim killed in a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike due to wet roadways. 62-year-old Joseph P. Kelly from Sewell, New Jersey, died after losing control of his vehicle while driving too fast on wet roadways, police stated. According to [...]
BRADFORD COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been sentenced on charges of sexually abusing a 7-year-old child. 47-year-old Jesse Gallagher, of Ulster, was sentenced to 27 years and 9 months to 63 years in prison for sexually abusing a 7-year-old child in 2024. Gallagher was convicted of attempted involuntary deviant sexual intercourse with a child, [...]
MIFFLINBURG — The notoriously shy Bigfoot will not be hard to spot this weekend, especially at Rusty Rail Brewing Company.
