HARRISBURG — Six bills proposed to protect children against sex trafficking and exploitation advanced out of the House Judiciary Committee on Monday with strong bipartisan support.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — There is an update on the sudden sinkhole that has shut down a busy road in Wilkes-Barre: Crews were back on scene on Monday at the intersection of Spring and Mundy Streets following a road collapse Sunday. City officials say the sinkhole is not connected to gas or water company [...]
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police responded to an apartment complex Monday afternoon after a report of shots fired in Luzerne County. According to our Hanover Township Police Department, officers responded to the Hanover Village Apartment complex around 3:00 p.m. Police say they have placed over 14 evidence marks for bullet casings and ricochet [...]
DURYEA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — On Monday, the mid-day traffic along Main Street in Duryea was replaced with a wall of smoke. Firefighters from Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties filled the streets and the sky, working to contain a massive fire that broke out inside a historic, but abandoned, building just before 2:00 p.m. "It's unfortunate, [...]
PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities announced a Luzerne County man has been sentenced to over 100 years for traveling to attempt the rape of two children. Pike County District Attorney Ray Tonkin announced the sentence of 46-year-old John Gately, who traveled to Pike County to engage in sexual acts with two children ages 5 and [...]
LAFLIN, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police are investigating after 10 people were victims of car break-ins in a Luzerne County borough. On April 13, a string of vehicle thefts occurred on Old Mill Road in Laflin. Police say 10 cars were broken into, where various items were stolen, including money, passports, debit/credit cards, gift [...]
SHAMOKIN, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) —Several people have been chased from their homes, and several injuries have been reported after a fast‑moving fire in Shamokin. An early morning fire in Northumberland County has left several people injured and displaced. The call came in around 8:30 Monday morning for reports of a house fire along the 1000 [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — State investigators have filed charges against 1,500 people for fraud after thefts worth $10 million in SNAP program funds were discovered. The Shapiro administration stated it has filed public benefits theft charges worth $10,008,807 against 1,495 individuals since 2023. In 2025, the Office of State Inspector General (OSIG) charged 310 people with $3,060,432 [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — We're tracking warm temperatures and a bit of rain. Scattered showers will move across the area for Monday night. Temperatures will bottom out in the middle 50s. You can expect a breezy and warm Tuesday afternoon. Temperatures will climb into the middle and upper 70s. I wouldn't be surprised if a warmer valley [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's a day of food, fun, and faith at one church ahead of Cinco De Mayo. There were plenty of options for good food on Sunday at Saint Teresa of Calcutta's in southside Scranton during their Cinco De Mayo celebration. People came by for Hispanic music and food on Saturday [...]
