February 17, 2025 at 12:33 ESTPA homepage
ROARING BROOK TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Lackawanna County coroner has identified the victim of a fatal crash in Roaring Brook Township.
Noah Rinker, 18, of Covington Township, has been identified as the victim of the fatal crash on Route 435 shortly after 5:00 a.m. Saturday morning.
One man dead after rollover in Lackawanna County
Authorities state that Rinker's vehicle rolled over before striking several trees and a utility pole.
February 17, 2025 at 12:00 ESTPA homepage
BALD EAGLE TWP., CLINTON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A wanted man is facing additional charges after state police say he threatened to light troopers on fire after a chase.
According to Pennsylvania State Police, on February 11, around 2:00 p.m., 42-year-old Brandon Bitner of Mill Hall, who was wanted on previous charges ignored troopers trying to pull him over.
Police say Bitner nearly hit a patrol cruiser and led troopers on a mile-long chase.
Three arrested during DUI checkpoint
February 17, 2025 at 10:39 ESTPA homepage
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The bitter cold isn’t stopping local nurses from hitting the picket lines in our area. Hundreds are currently on strike as they fight for a new contract.
In Plains Township at Geisinger Wyoming Valley, hundreds of nurses have been on strike since 7 a.m. this morning. They say negotiations for their contract have been ongoing since November, their previous negotiating session went on for 22 hours straight.
They say the last thing they wanted to do was strike but they felt this was the only way their voices could be heard.
February 17, 2025 at 01:14 ESTDaily Item
February 17, 2025 at 01:14 ESTDaily Item
Sonya Stokes, an emergency room physician in the San Francisco Bay Area, braces herself for a daily deluge of patients sick with coughs, soreness, fevers, vomiting and other flu-like symptoms.
February 17, 2025 at 00:00 ESTPress Enterprise
Trucks line fairgrounds as 60 mph wind gusts predicted locally today
BLOOMSBURG -- More than 60 utility trucks are using the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds as a staging area in case of widespread...
February 17, 2025 at 00:00 ESTPress Enterprise
Lower taxes, less red tape, vocational education and legal immigration mulled at legislative lunch
BLOOMSBURG -- For every 100 jobs in Pennsylvania, there are only 66 available workers to fill them, the head of the...
February 17, 2025 at 00:00 ESTPress Enterprise
Cops: Comments also made to girls in facility
MAHONING TWP. -- A teenager living in a juvenile center has been charged after exposing herself and making...
February 17, 2025 at 00:00 ESTPress Enterprise
BERWICK -- A man was arrested here after pointing a gun at his wife then shoving her son while intoxicated, police say...
February 16, 2025 at 18:14 ESTPA homepage
EXETER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local community is dodging cabin fever with some food, crafts, and music.
Folks came out on Sunday for the Annual Harding Winterfest.
They filed into the Exeter Township Municipal Building for a day of fun that included a hotdog stand, racks of handmade goods, and raffles.
This marks the third year the Harding Recreation Committee held Winterfest.
PSP launch investigation after Monroe Township theft
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