SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police have arrested a man in connection with an hours-long standoff on Thursday afternoon outside a home in Scranton. Around noon, Scranton Police say Harold Gonzalez, 54, barricaded himself inside his home on Luzerne Street in West Scranton after police attempted to take him into custody. Gonzalez had a prior [...]
HAZLETON LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Demolition of the historic St. Paul's United Methodist Church building in Hazleton, Luzerne County, is now complete, leaving the site as an empty lot. The landmark structure stood in Hazleton for more than a century. It was originally home to the city's oldest congregation. The church closed in 2004. Following [...]
CITY OF SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — First-year students at the University of Scranton moved onto campus a week early to participate in community service projects across Scranton. The volunteering efforts are part of the university's FIRST program. The program offers incoming freshmen an opportunity to become familiar with the city that will be their [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Move-in day brought a flurry of activity to Wilkes University in Luzerne County as the campus welcomed new and returning students for the upcoming academic year. Cars lined the streets surrounding campus Thursday afternoon as student volunteers helped unload supplies and assist students with moving into residence halls. Students expressed readiness [...]
JORDAN TWP., NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been fatally injured after his car slipped off the road and crashed into a tree, Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) reported. According a PSP release, the crash occurred in Jordan Township early Thursday morning at 5:56 a.m. Bryce Shaffer, 21, was driving down Hooflander Road when his car [...]
BEACH CREEK BOROUGH, CLINTON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A former firefighter was arrested in Clinton County after investigators say he started a 2025 apartment fire in Beach Creek. Matthew Hahn, 32, of Lock Haven, was arrested Thursday and faces several charges, including arson and reckless burning. According to an affidavit, investigators began to suspect Hahn after [...]
WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY(WBRE/WYOU) — 89-year-old Wahneeta Welter read off names from her childhood. But those aren't just old friends, they're some of the first players in Little League baseball history. Those early days trace back to Williamsport, where Carl Stotz founded the league in the late 1930s. Wahneeta never played the game herself, but her [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Months of streetscape project work in downtown Scranton are having an impact on the businesses there, one that's keeping customers from shopping. Many business owners in downtown Scranton have had a front row seat to these streetscape projects, but the view is not so great when it is preventing customers [...]
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A century-old organ that has been a cornerstone of worship and music at Christ Lutheran Church will be officially rededicated Friday. The historic instrument features more than 215 physical and digital ranks of pipes and is the fourth-largest organ in Pennsylvania. Church leaders say it has played an important role [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Scranton Police and Fire massed Thursday evening near a house on Luzerne Street. Police had dogs and tactical gear on scene at the house on the intersection of Luzerne and South Main Street. The cause of the police presence is currently unknown and crews on scene could not provide any [...]
