LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Lackawanna County Department of Environmental Sustainability will host a household hazardous waste collection event Saturday, Oct. 31, for county residents. The waste will be collected from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Pavilion at Montage Mountain, and is open to all preregistered Lackawanna County residents. Residents can preregister online. [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A bridge in Lackawanna County that's been closed all year is now back open. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and Scranton City officials celebrated the completion of the North Main Avenue bridge project Friday afternoon with a ribbon cutting. The bridge had been closed since January as part of [...]
LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Lackawanna County Commissioner Bill Gaughan called a legal notice he said he received from the law firm representing the Wildcat Ridge data center developer an "intimidation tactic." The letter came five days after the Archbald council denied the data center proposal. Gaughan said the notice directs him to provide documents and [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Election Day 2026 will mark the start of a new era in Luzerne County politics. Jessica McClay (D) and Mike Harostock (R) are both vying for the soon-to-be vacant seat in Pennsylvania's 121st house district. One of the two candidates will fill the seat currently held by Eddie Day Pashinski, [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) reported Friday there are now 1,426 confirmed measles cases in the Commonwealth, 28 more since Wednesday’s update. Of those 1,426 cases, 268 are hospitalized, and less than 1% are fully vaccinated. In northeastern and central Pennsylvania, there are 149 confirmed cases:
(WBRE/WYOU) —Pennsylvanians are being warned about scammers who use threats of arrest, online romance, and many more to convince them to send money through cryptocurrency. Attorney General Dave Sunday is warning Pennsylvanians about scammers who use threats of arrest, phony investment opportunities, and online romance to convince victims to send money via cryptocurrency. Attorney General [...]
PLYMOUTH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is facing charges after police say he allegedly assaulted a woman and held a knife at her throat. On Wednesday, Oct. 28, Plymouth Police Department was were called to Davenport Street, for a report that Melvin Harrison allegedly put a knife to the caller’s throat and punched her [...]
SHICKSHINNY, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police say a 9-year-old student was found with two vapes while inside her third-grade classroom. On Oct. 28, troopers were called to Northwest Primary School in Huntington Township for a report of a student in possession of vaping devices suspected to contain THC. Police say the 9-year-old student was [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Today will make 14 consecutive days without rain and that will continue right through the weekend. Tonight will be partly cloudy and colder. Low temperatures will drop into the upper 30s. Halloween will feature a mix of clouds and sunshine. Saturday's highs will be in the upper 50s. For the most part, it'll [...]
JENKINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— With the house majority at stake, Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district is one of the most watched races in the country. Media from around the world flocked to WVIA's studio in Jenkins Township to watch republican incumbent Rob Bresnahan face off against his democratic challenger, Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti. The two [...]
