Skip to content Skip to navigation

Local News

12 Mifflinburg Area graduates receive...

MIFFLINBURG — The Mifflinburg Area Community Scholarship Trust has awarded $24,000 in scholarships to 12 graduates of the Mifflinburg Area School District who are currently attending college.Paige Rhyne represented the Mifflinburg Class of 2022. She is continuing her education at Commonwealth University's Bloomsburg campus.From the Mifflinburg Class of 2023 are graduates Lydia Knepp, of Gannon University; Taylor Koch, of University of Delaware; and Mason W.

Driver charged after man dies during hit-and-run crash

HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The driver involved in a hit-and-run crash where police say a man died after being hit by the suspect's plow pickup truck is now facing charges. A months-long investigation began into a hit-and-run crash that occurred in December 2025 that killed 59-year-old Fausto Hernandez-Perez of West Hazleton. On Tuesday, July [...]

Pennsylvania weather: Mix of sun and clouds on Wednesday

(WBRE/WYOU) — Our weather will go through big changes over the next several days. Good changes, but still changes! Tuesday night will be mainly clear and cooler. Temperatures will bottom out in the lower and middle 50s, although some normally cooler spots will fall into the upper 40s. You can expect a lot of sunshine [...]

Local scouts hit the road to National Scout Jamboree

MOOSIC, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An eight-hour drive is just the start of a 10-day adventure for 35 local scouts. They left Moosic on Tuesday for the National Scout Jamboree, an event held once every four years. The 10-day event will bring together thousands of scouts from across the country to West Virginia. They'll face [...]

Hearings continue for proposed gas plant

ARCHBALD, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Tuesday marked hearing number four for a 400-megawatt gas power plant being proposed along Archbald's Eynon Jermyn Road at the site of an old junkyard. So far, the developer has brought in experts to testify before council on noise and air pollution to prove the project would comply with local [...]

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - Local News