KULPMONT, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Red Cross is helping several of this weekend's fire victims in the Shamokin area. The non-profit is assisting seven individuals. Several reports indicate at least 10 people were chased by the huge fire on Scott Street in Kulpmont. The Deputy Fire Chief says three of the five homes that [...]
GREENTOWN, PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Getting around the region is a lot better Sunday evening than it was during and immediately after the snowfall. 28/22 News found traffic running smoothly along Route 507 near the junction with Interstate 380. Slush still could be seen on parts of that highway, especially along the shoulders, but drivers [...]
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Snow totals across northeastern Pennsylvania are often anything but even, and the latest snowfall in parts of the region has many doing a double-take. While many communities saw just a light coating, others woke up digging out from much more. "We weren't expecting the snowstorm. I was like 'What the heck?'" [...]
SUNBURY — Community members placed three dozen wreaths on veterans’ graves at the Sunbury Cemetery Saturday, marking the first Wreaths Across America event in the city.
(WBRE/WYOU) — Around noon on Saturday, PennDOT lifted all remaining speed restrictions on major interstates that were implemented for an overnight snowstorm in NEPA. Previously, PennDOT issued statements to restore speed limits in certain areas, but they have since removed the remaining speed limit and right-lane-only commercial vehicle restrictions. PennDOT said they are treating roadways [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local state trooper is shaking off the cold after helping out a cause for kids. Pennsylvania State Police Troop N Trooper Anthony Petrosky got dropped in a dunk tank outside Mohegan Arena before Saturday night's Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins game. The Fourth Annual Freezin' for a Reason event is held [...]
ALMEDIA -- Federal workers removing radioactive contamination from the Safety Light Superfund site now have another...
MONTOUR TWP -- The Bloomsburg Children's Museum may have found its next headquarters at the former Vreeland's Harley-...
BEAVER TWP. -- The next time there's a fire in Beaver Township, it's unclear exactly who will respond.
The president,...
RUPERT -- Supervisors hope to cut down on paperwork by offering discounts to people who pay their sewer bill in advance...
