WEST HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A brazen theft cut off communications at a state police barracks in Luzerne County. Authorities say a thief cut phone lines on Dessen Drive in West Hazleton and made off with $5,000 worth of copper last week. Troopers lost emergency phone service for several days. They've charged Daniel Igo [...]
WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's everyone's least favorite season between winter and spring in Pennsylvania: Pothole season. In Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation crews were taking advantage of Monday's nice weather to repair and patch potholes in Wilkes-Barre Township, near the Highland Park Boulevard exit and the Mountain Top exit. Road crews [...]
WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A large warehouse project could soon move forward in Wilkes-Barre Township, but some people still have questions about traffic and road safety. The project was approved in court, and township commissioners say they want to make sure it's built safely and follows local rules. They spent Monday night asking [...]
SELINSGROVE — More than 200 people walked through Rudy Gelnett Memorial Library in Selinsgrove Friday and Saturday swinging golf clubs to raise more than $15,000.
SELINSGROVE — A Sunbury woman is accused of stealing about $7,000 from a Snyder County shop while employed there several years ago.
Gas prices across the Susquehanna Valley were 52 cents higher this week, averaging $3.41 per gallon, according to a AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report released Monday.
Russell Shorto has spent decades researching and writing about transformational and turbulent periods in history, such as the American Revolution, the Age of Enlightenment and even the days of small-town mob life in his hometown of Johnstown.
HARRISBURG — An annual survey of Pennsylvania school administrators shows that last year’s state budget impasse exacerbated local financial woes as property taxes grew, savings shrunk and staff were furloughed.
A Pennsylvania State Police trooper was shot and killed by a man he had pulled over in a traffic stop Sunday night, authorities said.
The governor plans to allow faster permitting for data centers built with consideration for water, energy, and local jobs.
