WEATHERLY, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Weatherly Police say they are investigating an attempted robbery that happened at a local laundromat on Carbon Street in Weatherly. Police say that on Saturday at about 6:45 p.m., an unknown male entered the business and tried to pry open a dollar bill exchange machine. In an attempt to get [...]
CHESTNUTHILL TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) on Sunday say they are on the lookout for a suspect after a reported armed robbery in Monroe County. On Saturday morning, just before 10:30 a.m., troopers were called to a Citizens Bank on the 100 block of Erin Lane in Chestnuthill Township near the [...]
WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Saint Patrick's Day is not until next week, but competition surrounding the holiday was on full display. The Wyoming Valley Mall held a Saint Patrick's themed pageant on Sunday. The Sunburst Beauty Pageant is one of the oldest beauty pageants in the world, held across 43 states and around [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local high school student is showing how sports can help save lives at a tournament she set up. Freshman Madison Falkowski organized a field hockey tournament that raised thousands of dollars. It also spread awareness about sudden cardiac arrest in youth athletes. Dozens of young athletes filled the court [...]
DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Drivers will need to find another route on Sunday as a bridge is out of service in Lackawanna County. A Dunmore bridge connecting the 1000 block of Mill Street to Erie Street, also referred to as Bunker Hill, is closed to all traffic on Sunday. Those who were planning to [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Philadelphia courts are issuing a statewide consumer fraud alert: They're urging the public to ignore text messages that say you failed to pay a PA Turnpike toll. The headline on the text message says: "Notice of Hearing - TOLL VIOLATION." The courts strongly advise consumers to ignore these texts and not scan the [...]
The double voting was uncovered with the help of a multistate voter roll maintenance program called ERIC.
SUNBURY — The recommendations of the Shikellamy School District business manager are to hold the line on taxes in the 2027 school year.
Sometimes even the greatest differences can be bridged in a three-hour taxi ride with a stranger. I now call an Iranian stranger my friend.
NORTHUMBERLAND — A Shikellamy teacher was named one of 63 national winners for the Civic Star Challenge by The Bill of Rights Institute and iCivics.
