FREEBURG — Brookfield Renewable representatives are balking at providing a financial guarantee to protect Freeburg’s public water system in the event it is damaged by the company’s proposed solar project.
SUNBURY — A Mount Carmel man will spend at least eight years in state prison after being sentenced on charges stemming from a May 2022 incident near a borough bar.
SUNBURY — The Shikellamy School District is in search of an athletic director after advertising the position earlier this week.
EAST STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — In an effort to lower transportation costs, the East Stroudsburg Area School District has officially transitioned its bus fleet from diesel to propane. With diesel prices nearing $6 a gallon and propane averaging just over $2, district leaders say the switch is generating significant savings both at the pump [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Businesses are still feeling the lingering effects of two water main breaks within 11 days of each other. Freedlove has been in operation in downtown Scranton for over a decade. The store lost a majority of its inventory after experiencing water damage as a result of the water main breaks [...]
CLARKS SUMMIT, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A number of programs this summer are getting kids out of the house, learning new skills, and exercising their creativity. Last week, a handful of kids were learning the basics of pottery at the Spin and Sculpt Camp at the Abington Art Studio. The weeklong camp teaches them how [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — School may be out for summer, but some students headed back to campus this week to help plan for their futures. It's the first ever career camp at a local school district, giving kids the chance to learn about the options available to them. Dozens of middle schoolers were at [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Scranton bridge that has been closed for more than a year will reopen Friday. A ribbon cutting for the reopening of the Elm Street Bridge will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday by the Scranton mayor's office and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT). The bridge initially closed for [...]
WYOMING BOROUGH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man riding a motorcycle has died after colliding with a pickup truck in Wyoming Thursday afternoon. The call for the crash between the motorcycle and a pickup truck came in around 2:00 p.m. The rider was transported to an area hospital, where he reportedly died from his injuries, according to [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Spotlight PA hosted a live storytelling event and panel on Pennsylvania’s mental health systems at Albright Memorial Library in Scranton. Special guests who experienced the state’s system will share their perspectives. The event featured a panel of experts to discuss how the state got to where its at and what [...]
