HARRISBURG — The chair of the Republican Committee of Allegheny County and a one-time candidate for governor announced he will seek election as lieutenant governor, and he received the backing of his party’s frontrunner for the gubernatorial nomination.
During a telephone town hall on Tuesday evening, Sen. Dave McCormick said he spoke with senior people in the Department of Homeland Security and was told the probes will be made public in the coming weeks, “which should give us some insight into what happened on the ground in Minneapolis.”
LEWISBURG — The Lewisburg Arts Council and the Union County Historical Society have canceled Black History Month program on John Brown scheduled Feb. 1.
SUNBURY — Route 147 has reopened following a crash on Thursday afternoon.
A group of local advocates is working to help immigrants in Snyder, Union and Northumberland counties.
DANVILLE — The Danville Business Alliance is encouraging community members to shop locally throughout a monthlong promotion, Love Where You Live.
UNION TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two people were charged for their alleged cruelty and mistreatment of multiple animals on two different properties. William Marshall of Shickshinny, 73, and Rhonda Curcione of Hunlock Creek, 68, are accused of aggravated cruelty to animals for depriving farm animals of food and water, sanitary living conditions, and improperly [...]
POCONO TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A major winter storm that blanketed the region over the weekend dumped more than a foot and a half of snow across the Poconos. That fresh powder caused a big boom for local ski resorts that remained open, with new data showing a large visitation increase this season. Fresh [...]
EDWARDSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — As the cold grips the region, some are escaping it on the mat inside a popular yoga studio. The cold outside this January is unforgiving, but many are inside Melt Hot Yoga in Edwardsville for mats, movement, and mindfulness. The yoga studio is battling the freezing cold by providing a [...]
DUNNSTABLE TWP., CLINTON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One person was killed and another person is recovering following a two-vehicle crash, according to Pennsylvania State Police (PSP). Saabir Gibson of Williamsport, 29, died after being transported to Geisinger Jersey Shore for his sustained injuries in a Jan. 6 crash on the McElhatten Cresmont Bridge on McElhatten Drive [...]
