KINGSTON TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY(WBRE/WYOU) — Early in the morning, Madisen Brown, a 4-H student with Hillside Farms, helps Goose, the calf. After years of working with animals like Goose, she says he is still a handful. "She's a bit of a pill sometimes. She's a lot. She likes cuddles, but she is not a big [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Farmers Market Nutritional Program vouchers will once again be available to seniors in Lackawanna County. The vouchers are being made available through Lackawanna County’s Area Agency on Aging, along with the State Department of Agriculture. Eligible seniors can receive up to five $5 vouchers, which can be redeemed at participating [...]
WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A former Wilkes-Barre Township official has been charged with theft after an internal investigation. According to police documents, former Wilkes-Barre Business Administrator 57-year-old Michael Revitt is facing multiple theft charges relating to the use of fuel cards issued for township vehicles. The criminal complaint alleges that, over the course [...]
DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police are investigating a reported scam in which a woman lost $10,000 to a Microsoft support scam. The scam occurred when the victim, a 79-year-old woman, encountered what appears to be a fraudulent pop-up message on a computer or phone. Police say the message claims to be from Microsoft [...]
WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A dog involved in several incidents where cats were either killed or injured has been killed after escaping home again, police say. On June 9, around 7:00 a.m., one of the pit bulls involved in the recent incidents was shot and killed after entering a resident's property, according to the [...]
DANVILLE — Paving in Mahoning Township begins Tuesday on Villa Street from Academy Avenue to the township stockyard and then to Prosseda Drive by Thursday or Friday.
(WBRE/WYOU) — It will be warmer and more humid on Tuesday night. A shower or thunderstorm is possible. Temperatures will fall into the lower 60s by morning. Wednesday looks warm and more humid. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible through the day. Afternoon temperatures will reach the lower and middle 80s. At times, it will [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — People living in the Parsons section of Wilkes-Barre say homeless encampments in the surrounding wooded areas are nothing new, but that recently, they've gotten out of hand. Large piles of garbage riddle the forest floor, including needles and other drug paraphernalia. Barbed wire blocks the entrances to some of the [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A powerful symbol of the fight for women's rights is taking center stage in Scranton, bringing history back to life. More than two dozen people gathered to explore the story of the Justice Bell, a one-ton replica of the Liberty Bell that became a rallying cry for women's suffrage. The [...]
EAST SIDE BOROUGH, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A chilling investigation is unfolding in Carbon County after two people were found dead inside a motor home. State police say they were called to a home in East Side Borough Friday night. The coroner has now identified the victims as 59-year-old Samuel Macadam and 58-year-old Beth Esa. [...]
