YOE, YORK COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A fourth and final man was sentenced for his involvement in an $11.5 million COVID-19 relief funding scheme. Joshua White, 44, previously of Yoe, was sentenced to eight years in prison, five years of supervised release, and an order to pay more than $2.3 million in restitution. Joshua White joins [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — More details were released Thursday about weapons of mass destruction charges filed in December 2025. Saleh Edwards, 24, was arrested following the execution of a search warrant in his Saint Clair Street, Wilkes-Barre residence. Police say Edwards did substantial research into making an explosive device and purchased materials to make [...]
BEECH CREEK TWP., CLINTON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A township secretary is being accused of stealing over $150,000 in funds from a township authority. 65-year-old Kae Ann Weber has been charged after investigators say she stole around $153,438.52 from the Beech Creek Township Authority. According to detietves, Weber was the Beech Creek Township Secretary at the [...]
WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 205 people in Luzerne and Montgomery counties will lose their jobs in April as part of multiple Saks Fifth Avenue closings. According to the Commonwealth's WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act) notices, 155 employees will be laid off between April 11 and April 30 at 250 Highland Park [...]
Editor's Note: This article has been updated for clarity. EAST STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — FBI and DEA were seen entering a pharmacy in Monroe County Thursday morning around 8:00 a.m. 28/22 News crews saw people with FBI and DEA jackets walking into Pocono Community Pharmacy, located on East Brown Street in East Stroudsburg. Our [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials state a house fire in Kingston has left a child dead, while a second child is in critical condition. A firebroke out at a double-block home on North Welles Avenue in Kingston around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. Kingston Forty Fort Fire Department Chief Frank Guido confirmed a young boy died, [...]
SUNBURY — Sunbury has a new police chief.
DANVILLE — The Danville Area School Board Wednesday voted to apply for a $5 million grant to fund improvements at the district's middle school.
TURBOTVILLE — Pennsylvania state police trooper Sara Barrett on Tuesday night said video-making apps such as TikTok and gaming apps such as Minecraft and Roblox can be breeding grounds for predators to reach out and target children.
WEST PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/— Many communities across Luzerne County are recovering from a water main break with effects that lasted nearly 24 hours. Clean water has since been restored for many homes in affected areas, but the disturbance shocked many with its long-lasting and widespread impacts. The break began on Delaware Avenue in West [...]
