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Lane restrictions on I-80 in Luzerne County

LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A lane restriction on Interstate 80 will be placed from Wednesday to Thursday in Luzerne County. A lane restriction and short-term lane closures will be placed on Interstate 80 eastbound between Exit 262 (Mountaintop/Hazleton) and Exit 273 (White Haven/Freeland) on Wednesday, January 21, and Thursday, January 22. The lane restriction will [...]

Police chase ends with car theft suspect caught

MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say a man is facing several charges in Monroe County after stealing a vehicle and fleeing from police. Police say 33-year-old John Hughes stole a silver Nissan Frontier from a man's driveway in Paradise Township on January 16. The victim told authorities he started his car and went back inside, [...]

Stroudsburg searches to fill vacant Mayor position

STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A borough in Monroe County is still without a mayor on Tuesday. Stroudsburg council met at the municipal building as the search continues to fill the vacant position. This comes after former mayor Michael Moreno stepped down earlier this month to take the position as the Downtown Main Street Manager. [...]

Supervisors deny data center zoning application

RANSOM TOWNSHIP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— It's back to the drawing board for a data center developer in Lackawanna County. Scranton Materials LLC had its zoning application denied Tuesday after failing to make its case to Ransom Township's Board of Supervisors. The developer was seeking to re-zone land in the township to make way for a [...]

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