BLYTHE TWP., SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police say one teen has died while four others were severely injured after a tractor-trailer crash in Schuylkill County. An 18-year-old woman has died after a crash with a tractor-trailer Wednesday evening on Burma Road in Blythe Township. Four other teens were left with serious injuries; their ages [...]
FELL TWP., LACAKWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A car crashed into a home causing damage to the porch Thursday afternoon. According to Steve White, Safety Officer at Grattan Singer Hose Company, a car went into a porch after hitting a tree and a street sign on Dundaff Street in Fell Township. One person was transported to [...]
BUCK TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A 19-year-old is facing DUI charges after police say she was involved in a head-on crash that left a Wilkes-Barre police officer injured. Police stated Samantha Jo Tomascik, 19, of Kingston, had an alcohol level of .092% in her system after she crashed into a motorcycle operated by Justin Langdon, 30, [...]
WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Five students have accused an art teacher at Williamsport Area High School of inappropriate contact, police stated. 47-year-old Joshua Michael Larson is being accused of institutional sexual assault after multiple students came forward with allegations against him. According to the affidavit, Larson "engaged in indecent contact with the students by [...]
PARADISE TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man who died after his car went into a pond near the Mount Airy Casino Resort has been identified. 82-year-old John Radzikowski Jr. from Dickson City was pronounced dead on the scene after his vehicle went into a retention pond at 312 Woodland Drive in Mount Pocono Wednesday [...]
HANOVER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Multiple police vehicles had shut down a road in a Hanover Township neighborhood as a search warrant was served Thursday morning. At the scene, police arrested Matthew Kissinger, 37, of Hanover Township, and he was charged with 100 counts of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) possession. Police received a [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Wyoming Valley West School District has announced the closure of one of its elementary schools. Superintendent Dr. Charles R. Suppon stated that Third Avenue Elementary School in Kingston will be unoccupied for the 2026-2027 school year. All students who attend or planned to attend Third Avenue Elementary will instead [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — he upper-level low over the Northeast continues to slowly move out of the area. We can expect clouds and a few lingering showers this evening before gradually tapering off. Later tonight, it will turn partly cloudy and comfortable with lows near 60. Friday will be partly sunny as high pressure builds in. While [...]
SUNBURY — Daniel Schwalm has spent the last 50 years researching Hessian soldiers after finding family records linking his ancestors to the Revolutionary War and the Battle of Trenton.
(WBRE/WYOU)— In just four weeks, more than $3,600 in cash donations plus more than 1,000 pounds of food were collected with the help of Gerrity's the Fresh Grocer and CEO Weinberg Food Bank. The campaign's goal is to help ensure that no child in Northeastern Pennsylvania goes hungry this summer. "It's been actually awesome to [...]
