SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A letter recently sent to all states from the USDA stated there will not be enough money to support the SNAP benefits program if the government shutdown continues. This is causing local food banks to brace for a possible rise in need. 28/22 News Reporter Colby Hughes spoke with the [...]
DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A Dunmore man has been charged more than $400 for being a nuisance for feeding stray cats. 28/22 News reporter Joe Mason explains why the man believes he should never have been charged. Thomas Clark says he's been following the borough's ordinance on trapping, neutering, and releasing stray cats and is [...]
SUNBURY — The Shikellamy school board will hold a special voting meeting Wednesday night to terminate a longtime teacher accused of falling asleep while supervising students on a field trip.
SUNBURY — The Sunbury Branch of the Greater Susquehanna Valley YMCA’s Child Care Center has achieved a STAR 4 rating through Pennsylvania’s Keystone STARS Quality Rating and Improvement System, the highest level of recognition for early learning programs in the state.
GREGG TWP. — Data collection for a comprehensive property reassessment has begun in Gregg Township, according to Union County officials.
Gas prices across the Susquehanna Valley are nine cents lower this week, averaging $2.99 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report released Monday.
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The City of Hazleton is launching a new camera surveillance system, and residents would play a major role in that system. City officials say it's all about making neighborhoods safe. I-Team Reporter Andy Mehalshick is working the story and has the report from his hometown. "We're trying to increase visibility [...]
KULPMONT, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A 50-year-old Northumberland County man is facing multiple charges that led to a Monday afternoon standoff, according to police. Police say they have charged Frank Marasco with terroristic threats and stalking for an incident that allegedly happened earlier in the day, and another count of terroristic threats and obstruction of law [...]
SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Criminal mischief charges against a Swoyersville councilman accused of vandalizing a cabin in Susquehanna County were dropped Monday. Back in April, Pennsylvania State Police filed the charges claiming Adam Christian, 49, of Swoyersville, damaged a hunting cabin in Apolacon Township, Susquehanna County after allegedly being banned from the property. As of [...]
OLYPHANT, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is facing charges after his 3-year-old daughter was shot in the leg while handling a gun she found in a backpack at her home in Olyphant Tuesday morning, according to county detectives. Police say Kristopher Sheerer, 26, of Olyphant, was watching his two children when one of them [...]
