SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A block of North Washington Avenue in downtown Scranton will be closed Monday and water service will be paused as Pennsylvania American Water crews begin a $5 million water main replacement project. Starting around 10 a.m., North Washington Avenue will be closed between Lackawanna Avenue and Biden Street, according to [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) reported Friday that there was a seventh measles-associated death and there are now 1,542 confirmed measles cases in the Commonwealth, 37 more since Monday’s update. There have been three measles-associated deaths in Lancaster County, two in Jefferson County, one in Mifflin County, and now one in Montour [...]
STROUD TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The coroner's office has identified a woman killed in a Monroe County house fire. Nov. 13, the Monroe County Coroner’s Office was called to Mervine Road in Stroud Township for a person found dead after a house fire. 65-year-old Mary Salamone, from Stroud Township, was pronounced dead on scene. [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — A Luzerne County couple, engaged to be married, were killed when the vehicle they were passengers in was struck by another car in New Jersey. Anthony Pizzo, 32, and Lindsey Clarke, 33, both from Wyoming, were killed in a two-vehicle crash in Old Bridge, New Jersey, last weekend. On Nov. 7, a crash [...]
It’s a bird, it’s a plane — it’s the Midd-West Marching Band wrapping up a successful field show.
MAHONING TWP., MONTOUR COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Montour County Coroner released details about a man found dead at a Geisinger mental health facility, attributing his death to staff failure. Montour County Coroner's Office, Mahoning Township Police, and the Montour County District Attorney have completed the death investigation of Anthony Fisher of Dushore. Authorities stated Anthony [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Two people are facing charges after police say they were found trying to sell grams of a methamphetamine and fentanyl mix. Michael Creft, 39, of East Stroudsburg, and Amanda Daniels, 27, of Allentown, were indicted by a federal grand jury for drug offenses. Between March and July, Creft and Daniels possessed with intent [...]
CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police were searching for a man reported missing in Carbon County. PSP Lehighton is actively searching for a 33-year-old man who has since been found safe.
(WBRE/WYOU) — This winter-like weather will continue through the weekend. You can expect scattered rain and snow showers through Sunday. They'll be light and any additional accumulations will be confined to a dusting or so. It'll be brisk with afternoon temperatures ranging from the upper 30s across the higher elevation to the lower and middle 40s [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Residents in Scranton are preparing for the area's potential first snowfall of the winter season by gathering essential winter supplies. At Gerrity's Ace Hardware on Keyser Avenue in Scranton, employees are working to ensure customers have necessary equipment before snow begins to fall. The Lackawanna County business is stocked with [...]
