LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is facing child abuse charges after police say he fled to Mississippi when a child was found injured with a brain bleed. Steven Brownlee has been charged with aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of children, and recklessly endangering another person in connection with the assault of a five-month-old child. [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is facing charges after police say he swindled over $88,000 from his mother to support a gambling addiction while she was in a nursing home. 41-year-old Orlando Blackwell, of Wilkes-Barre, is facing charges that allege he transferred funds and issued himself checks from his 81-year-old mother’s accounts from [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — We're tracking a few things for our weather tonight and Friday. First, there is a small chance of a shower or thunderstorm through early Friday morning. The best chance of a shower early Friday morning will be south of I-80. Second, humidity will slowly ease up. In fact, it'll take until morning to [...]
PLYMOUTH BOROUGH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Three of the eight men wanted on warrants issued in connection with a shooting at the Plymouth Kielbasa Festival have been arrested. 18-year-old Dashawn Reich of Nanticoke, 20-year-old Kameryn Devaney of Nanticoke, and 18-year-old Laron Pearsall of Edwardsville have been arrested on charges in relation to a shooting investigation at [...]
SUNBURY — Residents will get the chance to meet with Sunbury Police Chief Brad Slack and other officers during a "Coffee with the Chief" event being held outside Weis Markets on 4th Street.
ELYSBURG — A late-morning rain Wednesday couldn’t stop more than 1,000 people from visiting a senior expo hosted by state Sen. Lynda Schlegel Culver and state Rep. Joanne Stehr at Knoebels Amusement Resort on Wednesday.
As Mark McGinly got ready for his 2 a.m. to 11 a.m. shift at Carr Futures on the 92nd floor of the World Trade Center’s North Tower on Sept. 11, 2001, his roommate and fellow Bucknell University alum Dave Stiegerwald stirred in his bed.
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s top election official reaffirmed that mail-in voting is legal and that despite continuing litigation with the federal government, election laws remain unchanged in the commonwealth ahead of the November midterms.
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A small victory in the fight against data centers in Northeastern Pennsylvania Wednesday night. The Clinton Township Planning Commission recommended the township not move forward with the proposed $6 billion Linde Corporation data center project. The township supervisors' vote followed. They too agreed to reject the proposal. A Linde [...]
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — This week marks the 15th anniversary of the historic 2011 flood in Luzerne County, where Tropical Storm Lee brought several days of torrential rain to the region. During the storm, the Susquehanna River rose to a record high of 42.66 feet in the Wyoming Valley. That crest exceeded the river levels recorded [...]
