MIFFLINBURG — A Massachusetts driver was found with 10 pounds of marijuana and multiple fake identification cards after being pulled over for speeding on Interstate 80 in White Deer Township on Wednesday, according to state police.
LEWISBURG — The key to 75 years of marriage is simple, according to Martin Raker.
While there are limits, collaboration still happens through a handful of key avenues, a Spotlight PA review of Shapiro administration policies and statements shows.
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)—In the aftermath of that devastating house fire in Kingston, help is coming from an unexpected place: a skate shop in Scranton. The owner of Bazaar Skate Shop actually lives next door to the home that burned, and now he's opening his doors to help the family left behind. "What that family [...]
MARSHALLS CREEK, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Love is in the air, and on a pizza! It's Valentine's Day weekend, and Frank's Pizza in Marshalls Creek, Monroe County, is offering its famous heart-shaped pizzas. Available by request, you can choose any toppings and even customize the design. They take a little extra time to make because of [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Making sure everyone has a Valentine is the goal of one nonprofit organization. AARP's Cupid's crew made a stop at Allied Services Skilled Nursing Center in Scranton. Cupid's helpers passed out Valentine's Day cards and roses to everyone. Cupid's Crew is volunteer-based and receives homemade cards and donations from all over [...]
HANOVER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was arrested for his alleged role in a drug trafficking organization where he received multiple drug packages to his home. Dennis Jackson, 19, faces drug charges after police say he received approximately 20 pounds of meth to his Hanover Township home in November, 2025. According to the [...]
PLAINS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman was arrested Thursday for allegedly transporting fake drugs from New York to sell in Pennsylvania. Police say Samantha Batista of Yonkers, New York, 33, was stopped on Route 115 in Plains Township and found with two rectangular packages "recognized as being consistent with traditionally packaged kilogram quantities [...]
TAMAQUA, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman is facing arson charges after lighting a shower curtain on fire in an apartment building Wednesday. Keyshawna Hausman, 28, is accused of intentionally lighting a fire in an apartment building Wednesday afternoon on Mauch Chunk Street in Tamaqua. According to a police investigator, he saw Hausman on a [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Snow and freezing temperatures are expected to arrive for the weekend. The rest of Valentine's Day will be dry with more clouds than sun. Sunday's storm will take a track south of our region, keeping us mainly dry. Perhaps parts of our Southern Tier get clipped with a passing rain or snow shower [...]
