February 4, 2026 at 14:58 ESTPA homepage
SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are providing an update in the 2024 homicide investigation of a trial witness. The shooting took place on August 14, 2024, when a man was shot and killed outside the Sunbury courthouse. The victim was a witness in an attempted homicide case. Two of the gunmen had been previously [...]
February 4, 2026 at 14:18 ESTPA homepage
HUGHESTOWN, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police issued an arrest warrant for a woman who they say stole $205,200 in payroll checks between December 2023 and April 2024. The warrant for Diana Hontz of Wilkes-Barre, 44, was issued in connection to over 800 felony charges. Hontz, a former payroll specialist for Kappa Graphics in Hughestown, allegedly [...]
February 4, 2026 at 11:05 ESTPA homepage
BRADFORD COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A jury has found a man guilty on the charges of child rape, among other offenses. Timothy Gainous, 43, of Sayre, was found guilty of all charges following a jury trial on February 3 at the Bradford County Court of Common Pleas. The jury found Gainous guilty of all 51 counts, [...]
February 4, 2026 at 10:45 ESTDaily Item
SELINSGROVE — The founder of Sourcebooks, an independent book publisher in the U.S., will be the featured lecturer Feb. 10 at Susquehanna University.
February 4, 2026 at 10:45 ESTDaily Item
DANVILLE — PennDOT has clarified the purpose of a traffic signal in the grass median at the intersection of Liberty Valley Road and Route 54, which is under construction.
February 4, 2026 at 10:04 ESTPA homepage
MAHONING TWP., MONTOUR COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police say charges will be filed after a man made threats regarding bombs placed inside the Danville State Hospital. On February 3, Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) responded to a call from an unknown man stating that he planted three bombs at the Danville State Hospital. Through further investigation, [...]
February 4, 2026 at 08:34 ESTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they have arrested a suspect for a September shots-fired incident that impacted multiple cars. Wilkes-Barre Township Police stated they arrested Dowayne Lashawn Sealey "Blue", for reported shots fired in the 700 Block East Northampton Street back in September 2025. Officers responded to reports of shots being fired [...]
February 4, 2026 at 07:48 ESTPA homepage
(WBRE/WYOU) — There will be lane restrictions on Interstate 84 in Lackawanna County on Wednesday, starting at 8:00 a.m. Lane restrictions will be placed on Interstate 84 eastbound between Exit 2 (Elmhurst) and Exit 8 (Mount Cobb/Hamlin) from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. for sign maintenance. Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting [...]
February 4, 2026 at 07:42 ESTDaily Item
LEWISBURG — The Union County Historical Society, Bucknell University and Union County’s America250PA Committee are seeking public partnerships to help digitize 220 interviews that reveal folkways and traditions of Central Pennsylvania throughout the 20th century.
February 4, 2026 at 07:42 ESTDaily Item
State police continued to investigate a report of a bomb threat called in to 50 Kirkbride Drive, in Mahoning Township late Tuesday evening, according to troopers.
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