CASS TWP., SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two Schuylkill County lawmakers want to rename Interstate 81 Exit 119 for Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Trooper Michael Pahira, who was killed after being hit by a tractor-trailer in Cass Township. Sen. David Argall and Rep. Tim Twardzik are proposing the "PSP trooper Michael E. Pahira Jr. Memorial Interchange" [...]
ARCHBALD, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A community in Lackawanna County is coming together to celebrate their town. The event is also raising funds for a fight they've been battling for more than a year. Community events like this are nothing out of the ordinary, but here in Archbald, this event is raising funds for their [...]
WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A landmark in central Pennsylvania has been revived into a community fixture. The couple behind it are hoping to welcome more people inside the only boutique cigar lounge in Lycoming County. The Tobacco Center has been in business since 1977. 49 years and four owners later, the cigar lounge is [...]
SELINSGROVE — Penn Township Municipal Authority is drilling a second well on five acres conveyed to the township by the state.
July 17 is National Lottery Day, a holiday that started in 2018 but celebrates a practice that’s been around for centuries — it was even a major source of funding for the original 13 colonies, according to the History Channel.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Wilkes-Barre man was found guilty of murder by a jury for stabbing a man in 2024. Fernando Bracero, 37, was found guilty Tuesday of first-degree murder in the stabbing case that resulted in the death of 33-year-old Scott Knox. Knox was found dead in May 2024 with multiple stab [...]
SELINSGROVE — The manager of a Selinsgrove business is charged with stealing more than $11,000.
SHAMOKIN DAM — Shamokin Dam is considering a partnership with U.S. Immigration Customs and Immigration Enforcement for training purposes.
MIFFLINBURG — A Megan’s Law offender in Union County who sexually abused a 4-year-old in New York sent explicit messages to someone he believed was a juvenile using a social media account that was not registered with the authorities, according to state police in Milton.
MIFFLINBURG — A Mifflinburg woman convicted of summary harassment in April now faces six felony wiretapping charges after recording the hearing without permission, according to Mifflinburg police.
