(WBRE/WYOU) — It's a cold case murder investigation spanning 14 years, and the family of the victim is increasing the reward for information to help bring the killer to justice. 56-year-old Jonathan Balester was brutally stabbed to death inside his home on the Back Mountain of Luzerne County in May of 2011. The case [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a wind advisory that will last through Friday, Halloween. According to the advisory, which begins at 11 a.m. Friday and lasts until 5 a.m. Saturday, western winds will reach speeds of 15 to 25 mph, with gusts expected to hit 45 to 50 mph. The NWS [...]
MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The District Attorney announced three people are facing charges after allegedly committing voter registration fraud. According to DA Mike Mancuso, three criminal complaints, with a fourth expected, were filed after a year-long investigation into fraudulent voter registration and mail-in ballot applications submitted to the Monroe County Office of Voter Registration. The [...]
WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Charges have been filed against a bagel shop manager after investigators say she stole from the business's cash register multiple times. On September 22, the owner of Vinny’s Original Brooklyn Bagels reported a theft involving Jennifer Villani, a district manager. Police say Villani was caught on the store's surveillance video removing [...]
BERWICK -- A team of United Way employees was ejected from Berwick Area School District Wednesday after they gave...
BEACH HAVEN -- A reactor at the nuclear plant near here shut down unexpectedly but automatically at the same time an...
RUPERT -- The Columbia-Montour SWAT team would probably not exist, much less have a building of its own, without help...
HARRISBURG -- A judicial disciplinary hearing was postponed after just 10 minutes Tuesday when neither the lawyer...
BLOOMSBURG -- The town fire chief says a tax increase for his department is necessary to outfit firefighters amid...
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wednesday is John Mitchell Day. A number of people gathered late Wednesday afternoon to remember and honor the late labor leader in Lackawanna County. The annual memorial service was held at Cathedral Cemetery and included prayers and speeches about his life and legacy. Mitchell led coal miners through a six-week [...]
