SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A century old tradition for a catholic church is making its final preparations as the Novena for Saint Ann begins Friday. The Novena, a devotional for nine days in the Catholic Church, begins with mass on Friday morning at Saint Ann's Basilica in Scranton. For 102 years, Passionists at Saint [...]
KINGSTON TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Hillside Farms is home to hundreds of animals, and for many visitors, those animals are the main attraction — bringing families, children, and animal lovers to the farm throughout the summer. But on a day when smoky conditions settled over the area, the farm looked much different. Many of [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Canadian Wildfire Smoke has planted itself over Northeastern Pennsylvania, forcing many of us to breathe it in and face potential health issues. A thick haze surrounds Downtown Wilkes-Barre, making the mountains in the distance unrecognizable. The state's department of environmental protection put in a Code Red Air Quality Action [...]
(DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo.) — A man wanted in connection to a 2024 murder in Pennsylvania was arrested during a traffic stop on I-25 in Colorado on Tuesday, July 14. According to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), 46-year-old Anthony Kistle, who had been living in Peyton, was arrested around 11 a.m. on Tuesday during a [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) declared a statewide Code Purple Air Quality Alert for Friday because of Canadian wildfire smoke, an upgrade from Thursday's Code Red Alert. During a Code Purple Air Quality Alert, the DEP says all Pennsylvania residents should avoid spending extensive or strenuous time outdoors, particularly for those at [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Knoebels amusement resort is mourning the loss of one of its most influential leaders. The park announced Thursday the passing of Richard "Dick" Knoebel, a longtime leader of the family-owned park. "The park was more than his life's work… It was his home. Dick Knoebel grew up at the resort, raised his family [...]
NORTHUMBERLAND — The first of two Little League state championship tournaments coming to the Valley in the next two weeks kicked off Wednesday with busy volunteers, sweltering temperatures and teams looking to be Pennsylvania’s best.
SUNBURY — It took a Northumberland County jury two hours to convict Jose David-Jusino-Morales of third-degree murder on Wednesday after he admitted to fatally shooting Eliud Marrero-Morales on Market Street in 2023.
LEWISBURG — Helen Shively pays special attention to the book sales at the Public Library for Union County.
LEWISBURG — A Bucknell University student who allegedly drank too much and fought two officers in Smith Hall on Valentine’s Day was accepted into Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) court, according to the Union County District Attorney’s office.
