SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — There was a high-profile visit to northeastern Pennsylvania Thursday. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services administrator Mehmet Oz toured Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton today alongside Rep. Rob Bresnahan. The visit comes just weeks after Tenor Health acquired the hospital. Oz and Bresnahan met with hospital leadership to discuss its [...]
GREENFIELD TWP., LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman was killed in a crash in Greenfield Township Thursday afternoon. Emergency responders were dispatched around 3:30 p.m. Thursday to route 247 in Greenfield Township for a one-vehicle crash. Lackawanna County Coroner Tim Rowland confirmed the victim was a 39-year-old woman who was not wearing a seatbelt, lost [...]
WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is being accused of asking a child for inappropriate pictures on Snapchat, resulting in his termination from a fire company and an ambulance dive unit. Pennsylvania State Police report, back in August of 2024, troopers began to investigate 26-year-old Brandon Bouton for an allegation regarding sexual contact with a [...]
(WHTM)-- Governor Josh Shapiro and members of his administration held a press conference on Thursday in Berks County to give an update on the proposed ICE detention centers in Pennsylvania. The Trump Administration finalized the $87.4 million purchase of a warehouse in Berks County and a Schuylkill County warehouse earlier this month, with plans for [...]
SUNBURY — The Degenstein Community Library will host a 10-week bridge program designed for adults interested in learning or sharpening their card-playing skills.
DANVILLE — An overnight closure will impact Route 54 in Danville early Friday morning.
POINT TOWNSHIP — A major roadway resurfacing and drainage improvement project will resume and impact drivers on Route 405 in Point Township starting Sunday.
ELYSBURG — Five Valley volunteer fire companies are among 114 Pennsylvania stations sharing $900,000 in state grants.
DANVILLE — Jeremy Gaskill is the new president of Geisinger Health Plan and executive vice president of insurance operations for Geisinger as of Monday.
Geisinger entities — including its health system and foundation — will pay $450,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regarding discriminatory practices the filing says Geisinger has had in place since 2018.
