SWOYERSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Fire crews responded to a standalone garage fire in Luzerne County around 4:00 p.m. Chief Mahon of the Swoyersville Fire Department says that they were called to the 400 block of Main Street in Swoyersville for a reported structure fire. Chief Mahon says the garage that caught on fire was [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — State police announced DUI checkpoints will be placed across various roadways in Pennsylvania during the holiday weekend. According to Pennsylvania State Police, sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols aim to deter drinking and driving. Police say they are operating with a "zero-tolerance enforcement policy." Police say checkpoints will be placed on roadways during the [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Primary Election Day in Pennsylvania has arrived; polling places are now open at 7:00 a.m. this Tuesday. This election is a closed primary, so only registered Republicans and Democrats can cast votes for their respective parties. The United States House, Lieutenant Governor, State Senate, and State House will be on the ballot. Polls [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — The early bout of heat and humidity is almost done. We're tracking cooler and wet changes for the holiday weekend. It'll stay warm and muggy on Tuesday. A shower or thunderstorm is possible, although most of the time will be dry. Temperatures will bottom out in the middle and upper 60s. Wednesday will [...]
DANVILLE — Montour County officials report a body was discovered in Valley Township on Sunday.
Accompanied by Alex Morgan, commander of Danville VFW Post 298, Danville Middle School teacher Ashley Reidinger and 20 eighth grade student volunteers placed flags on veterans’ gravesites Monday morning at 18 cemeteries, beginning at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, in Danville.
NORTHUMBERLAND — A Sunbury man is jailed on $150,000 bail and faces felony aggravated assault charges after police say he fired a gun at another person Sunday during a dispute near Queen Street.
There is reason for this year’s college graduates to be cautiously optimistic about the job market.
SUNBURY — A 36-year-old Brooklyn man accused of helping an organization scam a Kulpmont man out of $5,000, who was scheduled for a pre-trial hearing Monday, was granted a continuance in Northumberland County Court because he needs a Chinese interpreter.
MIFFLINBURG — The Buffalo Valley Produce Auction in Mifflinburg will be partnering with the Clinic for Special Children in hopes of raising more than half a million dollars to support work in providing affordable medical care for individuals with rare genetic disorders.
