EDWARDSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Volunteers gathered in the Lowe's parking lot in Edwardsville on Saturday to build beds for children in need as part of a nationwide event called “Bunks Across America.” Participants drilled together wooden boards to construct frames aimed at ensuring local children have a place to sleep. The event was organized by [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The ninth annual Multi-Cultural Parade and Festival stepped off in downtown Wilkes-Barre Saturday, bringing colorful cultural performances to center city. Participants dressed in bright costumes representing their heritage and performed as they marched around Public Square. The annual event highlights diversity in Northeastern Pennsylvania, giving residents and local organizations an [...]
JESSUP BOROUGH, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Summer may be over. Still, the start of the fall season offers a great opportunity for the community to get together and enjoy the last few weeks of sunshine, which is exactly what Jessup Borough did on Saturday afternoon. Continuing from last year's tradition, the annual Jessup Fall Block Party [...]
LEHIGH COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan has released additional details about two separate car crashes that took place in Lehigh County Friday night. According to a release put out by the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office, the crashes each involved a motorcycle and motor-scooter. Both victims had been hit by another vehicle, [...]
SOUTH ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The identities of the mother and daughter killed in Friday's deadly rollover crash on Interstate-81 have been released by Lackawanna County Coroner, Timothy Rowland. The coroner has identified 54-year-old Jennifer Olson, and her 77-year-old mother, Diane, both from Factoryville, as the victims of Friday's crash, which occurred at about 3:15 p.m [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — High pressure to our north will give way to a warm front today, bringing us increasing clouds and a chance of a scattered shower later in the day. Scattered showers and storms are possible overnight into Sunday. We dry out Monday and Tuesday, but unsettled weather returns late Wednesday through Friday. For today [...]
AVOCA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— From the days following 9/11 until now, it's services like the Blue Mass at St. Mary's Church in Avoca that make clear, the events of September 11th and those who passed will never be forgotten. "September the 11th, Patriot Day, reminds us of those things that are most important in our [...]
SOUTH ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A mother and her child has died after suffering a rollover crash in South Abington Township sometime on Friday, according to Lackawanna County coroner, Timothy Rowland. According to a statement from the coroner, the woman and her daughter, who were from Benton Township, were involved in a one-vehicle [...]
NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Luzerne County Community College held its annual Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony, honoring the lives lost during the 2001 terrorist attacks and bringing the community together in remembrance. The ceremony was held Friday morning at the Nanticoke campus's "Walk of Honor" and featured bagpipe performances, tributes to first responders, and remarks [...]
The Montour Area Recreation Commission (MARC) is seeking the public’s help to identify one or more individuals responsible for a break-in and theft of copper pipes from the Montour Preserve’s Heron Cove restroom building.
