STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Tuesday will be the first major snowfall of the season for the Poconos. Stroudsburg Borough's Public Works Department is prepping all its vehicles and getting ready for anything that will happen during the day. The public works department takes care of 42 miles of roadway in the borough, including state [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — We meet many children each week in our Here's to You, Kid! segment who inspire us with personal accomplishments and good deeds, but sometimes the inspiration is a result of what they manage to overcome. 12-year-old Make-A-Wish Kid Liam Martin is one proud Philadelphia Eagles fan. The Taylor boy shows [...]
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Lane restrictions and short-term closures start the work week on Interstate 80, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). Work is scheduled in the west lanes between the Nescopeck and Conyngham exit and the Mifflinville exit. Crews will groove the road surface from 6:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., through December [...]
LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Due to the frigid weather coming, Lackawanna County has issued a Code Blue. Beginning Tuesday, Saint Anthony's Haven and Community Intervention Center in Scranton will be open for those in need to get out of the cold. The Code Blue expires on Saturday morning. Shelters will open every night at 8:00 [...]
DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — With winter weather moving in on Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) says crews are already shifting into storm mode across the region. Roads are being pretreated, crews are fully staffed, and drivers are being alerted to changing conditions. PennDOT's District 4 covers six counties, and on Tuesday night, [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — As the threat of the first accumulation of snow this season looms closer, people in northeastern Pennsylvania are stocking up on supplies. Plenty of people were stocking up for Tuesday's storm on Monday morning, some waiting outside before stores even opened. People in Luzerne County are gearing up for tuesday's [...]
HARRISBURG — A push continues within the Pennsylvania General Assembly for schools to install silent panic alarms to hasten the collective response to critical emergencies like a mass shooting and potentially save more lives.
The National Weather Service in State College has issued a winter weather advisory for Central Pennsylvania that includes all four Valley counties.
SUNBURY — With the first impactful snowfall of the season predicted to fall Tuesday morning, Sunbury streets department crews are ready to go.
SUNBURY — The mother of a single-income family said without the Salvation Army’s Here. For Good. program, there would be nothing under the Christmas tree some years.
