WEST PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Skeletons are taking a dip in the fountain, ghosts are popping up in front yards, and spooky sights can be found around nearly every corner as Halloweentown returns to West Pittston. The annual tradition has transformed the borough into a Halloween destination, with residents decorating their homes to celebrate [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Some serious accessibility concerns are being raised in downtown Scranton. The sounds that signal pedestrians when it is safe to walk are now silenced. This comes as the Electric City undergoes a traffic study to potentially replace some of its traffic lights with stop signs. The goal of the study [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Boscov's Department store hosted its “Friends Helping Friends” event at the Wilkes-Barre location on Wednesday, providing shoppers with discounts while raising funds for local charities. As part of the initiative, participating non-profits sold $5 shopping passes that granted customers a 25% discount on their purchases. All proceeds from the pass [...]
LEROY TOWNSHIP, BRADFORD COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An 86-year-old man died in the hospital after being in rollover crash on State Route 414, according to Pennsylvania State Police (PSP). Arwood Parrish, 86, of Monroeton, died in the hospital after a crash the morning of Oct. 15 on SR 414 in Leroy Township, PSP said. Parrish's vehicle [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Students at a local college got their chance to meet with employers and make valuable connections. Hundreds of Johnson College of Technology students and alumni met face-to-face with representatives of more than 80 industry partners Wednesday afternoon. Each company featured is actively hiring, with positions in fields students are studying [...]
ARCHBALD, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— After almost a year of hearings, Archbald Borough Council is finally expected to make a decision on the roughly 570-acre proposed data center campus known as "Wildcat Ridge." The campus, proposed by Cornell Realty Management, LLC, would include 14 data center buildings, around 400,000 square feet each, with an estimated 588 [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) reported Wednesday there are now 1,317 confirmed measles cases in the Commonwealth, 31 more since the previous update. Of those 1,317 cases, 251 are hospitalized and less than 1% are fully vaccinated. In northeastern and central Pennsylvania, there are 136 confirmed cases:
(WBRE/WYOU)— Collegiate student-athletes across Pennsylvania earned conference weekly honors for their recent athletic performances. The awards recognized top achievements in field hockey, volleyball, football, ice hockey, soccer, swimming, cross-country, golf, and tennis. Penn State field hockey junior transfer Ella Gaitan was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week after scoring two goals against Michigan [...]
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been found guilty of drug trafficking and a firearms offense in Luzerne County. 30-year-old Ras Dalmar Johnson, of Wilkes-Barre, was found guilty by a jury on drug trafficking and a firearms charge. According to U.S. Attorney Brian D. Miller, on Oct. 16, following a four-day trial, a jury [...]
DANVILLE — DRIVE, an economic development council serving five Susquehanna Valley counties, will receive a $75,000 Rural Development Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
