SHAVERTOWN, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is facing charges after police say he set his basement on fire with gasoline and a cigarette Thursday morning. 30-year-old William Gately has been charged with arson offenses that allege he set his home in the 100 block of North Pioneer Avenue on fire. Shavertown Fire Department was [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — While we have some fairly seasonable weather today and this weekend, a heat wave and even some periods of unsettled weather are expected for next week. For tonight, we will remain mostly cloudy with a few showers. Overnight lows will be in the upper 50s and low 60s. Saturday will feature a few [...]
FAIRMOUNT TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — What started as a day off at Ricketts Glen quickly turned into a life-saving response for an advanced EMT and a paramedic with Pennsylvania Ambulance in Scranton. The two say they were hiking the falls trail when they came across a visitor suffering a medical emergency. "I heard the [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wilkes University is ushering in a new era under a new president. James Cousins was introduced as the university's eighth president in a ceremony Thursday morning. Cousins is a historian and has spent two decades in higher education, much of that time at Kentucky Wesleyan College. More than 100 candidates [...]
CLARKS SUMMIT, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Summer programs at local libraries are in full swing, and one library is bringing kids out to get their hands dirty. 'Messy with Science' at Abington Community Library gives kids the chance to learn about science with hands-on experiments once a month in the summertime. Kids got the chance [...]
DICKSON CITY, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania House Bill 1425, or act 57, was signed into law in December 2025 and is set to change the landscape of vape shops in the state. According to the state's website, the law creates the Pennsylvania Vape and E-Cigarette Registry, a state directory of approved products maintained by [...]
SCRANTON, LACKWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — There is a second wave of business expected to come to the Scranton with the FIFA fan zone next weekend. Downtown Scranton saw the positive economic impact of a large-scale event like Big Boy coming to town. With the first of two FIFA fan zone's set for next weekend, businesses [...]
SELINSGROVE — PennDOT is responding to resident concerns about safety issues at the intersection of Route 15 southbound and Grangers Road.
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HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania state senators advanced legislation Thursday proposing a 35-year minimum sentence for second-degree murder in response to this year’s state Supreme Court ruling that the prior mandatory life sentence was unconstitutional.
