August 22, 2025 at 11:36 EDTPA homepage
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Tomato enthusiasts are coming together as Pittston's Tomato Festival continues for day two, but the event isn’t just about food and fun.
Black bags are getting filled, ready to burst, all for a mission in motion outside of Hourigan, Kluger, and Quinn Law in Kingston, on Friday.
Volunteers from the group’s non-profit, 'HKQ Kids', are packing up helmets for its annual Bike Helmet Giveaway on Saturday.
August 22, 2025 at 10:58 EDTPA homepage
ROARING BROOK TWP., LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is charged with homicide while driving under the influence after police say he was involved in a deadly crash that killed a motorcyclist.
On July 6, a crash occurred at the intersection of Route 307 and Donny Drive, involving a vehicle and a motorcycle in Roaring Brook Township.
30-year-old Christian T. Herbert from Scranton was the operator of the motorcycle and was later pronounced dead due to the injuries he suffered during the crash.
August 22, 2025 at 10:34 EDTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — John Oates will be performing at the City of Wilkes-Barre's free summer concert on Public Square on Saturday, August 23.
The concert will begin with opener Bret Alexander at 7:00 p.m., with John Oates and his Good Road Band starting around 8:00 p.m.
There will be local food vendors present, including Bulldog BBQ, Cosenza's on the Go, Geraldo's Pizza, Handel's Ice Cream, Snook Wings and Things, Tony Thomas Lemonade, Yogi's Potato Pancakes, and more.
Three charged with passing counterfeit cash at multiple Sheetz
August 22, 2025 at 08:37 EDTPA homepage
(WBRE/WYOU) — Three men are facing charges after police say they targeted multiple Sheetz in Luzerne County, attempting to pass hundreds of dollars worth of counterfeit cash.
According to the Wilkes-Barre Police Department, the following three men are charged after an investigation revealed they used five counterfeit $100 bills to add $500 in digital currency to a PayPal or a CashApp account:
Andre Michael Fonseca, 37, of Brooklyn
Ryan Damon McQueen, 38, of Brooklyn
Tyree J. Smith, 38, of New Jersey,
August 22, 2025 at 01:00 EDTPress Enterprise
Cut in concrete barrier will allow creek water to level
BLOOMSBURG -- The removal of the nearly 200-year-old Boone's Dam is to begin here today.
Workers will cut a slit in the...
August 22, 2025 at 01:00 EDTPress Enterprise
BLOOMSBURG -- A Bloomsburg man who pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide in a deadly crash that killed his mother in...
August 22, 2025 at 01:00 EDTPress Enterprise
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BERWICK -- People have driven from Route 11 to Ber-Vaughn Park via a paved lane for nearly 80...
August 22, 2025 at 01:00 EDTPress Enterprise
DANVILLE -- The Scranton woman whose body was found in the Susquehanna River in June had used methamphetamine before...
August 22, 2025 at 01:00 EDTPress Enterprise
NORTH CENTRE TWP. -- A 32-year-old man pulled over for erratic driving told a state trooper he was just "messing around...
August 22, 2025 at 00:24 EDTDaily Item
SHAMOKIN DAM — Requirements for a prospective police chief was the topic of Thursday’s Shamokin Dam Council workshop meeting.
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