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 [...]
Funding has been flat in 6 out of the past 10 Pa. budgets for rape crisis centers. They say they’re stretched too thin and services are suffering.
MIDDLEBURG — The chief medical officer of a mental health services company said they do not prescribe medications to Midd-West students — or any minor patient — without parental or guardian consent.
LEWISBURG — Driven by a passion for mental health awareness, 18-year-old Collin Geise is leading the third annual Youth Mental Health Summit on March 10 at the Miller Center for Recreation and Wellness in Lewisburg.
The suit names the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and their respective leaders.
Allentown School Board member Ana Tiburcio defeated Republican former school board member Robert E. Smith Jr. in the 22nd Legislative District election. She won more than 67% of the vote and will replace Democrat Joshua Siegel, who resigned from the House to take office as Lehigh County executive.
MIDDLEBURG — Three organizations in the Susquehanna Valley will receive state funding to help reduce the stigma of substance use disorder and change the public perception about asking for help.
