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(WBRE/WYOU) — Officials will be holding a press conference ahead of the winter storm that will heavily impact Pennsylvania. At 1:00 p.m., the Shapiro administration will share state preparedness efforts for the impending weekend snowstorm Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA), Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PA [...]

DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman who allegedly stole over $168,000 in checks designated for medical companies turned herself in Friday evening. Kerry Elliot Beaubrun of Scranton, 41, is accused of using her position working at a printing company to steal checks intended to be mailed to medical companies. Elliot Beaubrun allegedly stole $168,177.01 [...]

LAPLUME TWP., LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man who confused a child at a bus stop to be his grandson led to an investigation, PSP reports. On January 22, an incident was reported at the Tall Timbers Residential Community in LaPlume Township, involving a 10-year-old. Police say the child reported that a man they didn't [...]

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A teen has been reported missing in Wilkes-Barre as she was last seen nearly a week ago. The Wilkes-Barre City Police Department is searching for 14-year-old La’Niya Clark, who has been missing since Saturday, January 17, 2026. Police describe Clark as having brown, shoulder-length hair, green eyes, around 5'8 and [...]

WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wyoming Valley Mall will be closed on Friday due to a power issue, mall officials report. On Facebook, officials with the Wyoming Valley Mall stated it will be closed on Friday, January 23, to resolve a power issue. The post says crews have isolated the issue and are acquiring [...]

ELIZABETH, N.J. -- Sergio Chavez Jimenez agreed to voluntarily return to Mexico Thursday after an immigration judge...

MILLVILLE -- Drivers on Route 42 watched Thursday morning as a horse raced through Millville as it fled the scene of an...

BLOOMSBURG -- Three men are accused of taking advantage of a college student by engaging in repeated sexual acts with...

SALEM TWP. -- A revised data center plan that includes the closure of a short stretch of Market Street was approved...

VALLEY TWP. -- A construction worker from Blair County was identified Thursday as the injured man treated at Geisinger...