MONTOURSVILLE, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local community is coming together 30 years after a national tragedy. The 1996 doomed flight of TWA Flight 800 hit the Montoursville community hard. 28/22 News Reporter Lynese Swida showed how many people paused on Saturday to remember the lives lost from Lycoming County. 30 years ago, 16 students [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Soccer fans and music lovers are enjoying one last weekend of soccer fun on Courthouse Square in downtown Scranton. They are gathering for the second and final FIFA fan zone of the World Cup tournament. Some kicked a soccer ball around for fun; others watched the World Cup bronze match [...]
MONTOURSVILLE, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Runners and walkers are paying tribute to local victims of a national tragedy from three decades ago. They took off on Saturday from Indian Park in Montoursville for the Race in Remembrance 5K. The event is held every five years to honor the victims of TWA Flight 800. 16 Montoursville [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local event this weekend is tied into a national effort to put the brakes on data centers. A handful of people gathered in the rain in downtown wilkes-barre to participate in an AI Data Center National Day of Protest. Those on hand listened to several politicians and advocates who [...]
BEAR CREEK TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A cabin is in ruins after a fire in Luzerne County. Crews were called early Saturday morning at around 4:30 a.m. to Bear Creek Township. The heavily wooded area is near Suscon and Meadow Run roads. About a dozen trucks were there, including water tankers, for firefighters to [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities say an investigation is underway after a 39-year-old died after a shooting in Scranton. Lackawanna County Coroner Timothy Rowland on Saturday said an investigation has been launched into the suspicious death of a 39-year-old Scranton man who died at the Geisinger Community Medical Center Scranton Emergency Department around 8:30 [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Multiple roads in downtown Scranton are closed to accommodate the FIFA Fan Zone for the final weekend of the World Cup. Adams Avenue and Washington Avenue will be closed from Lackawanna Avenue to Mulberry Street, and Spruce Street and Linden Street will be closed from Wyoming Avenue to Jefferson Avenue. [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Crews are continuing work on a water main break in downtown Scranton that started Thursday night. According to a representative from PA American Water, a 6-inch water main broke near the intersection of North Washington Avenue and Mulberry Street. This is connected to a 24-inch transmission line, which means PA [...]
LEWISBURG — Robert Hughes will be the featured artist at Gallery 255 in Lewisburg during August.Hughes’ collection showcases oil paintings inspired by the beauty of nature, historical architecture and scenes from his travels throughout England, Scotland and Italy. Gallery 255 is located in the lobby of the Public Libary for Union County, 255 Reitz Blvd., Lewisburg. Working primarily in oils, Hughes often begins his paintings with en plein air sketches created on location before using them as references for larger, more detailed works.
(WBRE/WYOU) — Severe weather is possible Saturday afternoon, with storms or a weak tornado potentially entering the area. Multiple extreme and severe alerts have been issued across the region. The National Weather Service (NWS) announced a Tornado Warning was in place in Wayne County until 6:45 p.m. Saturday, which has since expired. The NWS warns [...]
