HOLLENBACK TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Hollenback Township is embroiled in a data center controversy. This one isn't about whether they want one in their neighborhood, but with the legal counsel representing their concerns. The Hollenback Township board of supervisors tabled a vote Thursday to replace their current special counsel, attorney Edward Neyhart, with attorney [...]
AVOCA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — TSA officers have been caught in the middle of the funding fight. Without money coming in, it makes buying basic necessities and putting food on the table extremely hard. Thursday, the Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame donated more than $200 worth of food at Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport in [...]
EAST PENN TWP., CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Interstate 476 southbound was closed in Carbon County due to a crash involving two tractor trailers, officials say. The crash happened just before 7:00 p.m. Thursday near mile marker 72, just before the Lehigh Tunnel. According to county officials, two patients were extracted. Both patients' conditions are unknown. [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Thursday the Electric City will be one of three host sites for World Cup watch parties this summer, also known as FIFA Fan Zones. At home, Lackawanna County's Visitors Bureau was already planning marketing efforts to bring people to Scranton. "Being equidistant from Philadelphia where Philadelphia [...]
YATESVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The 2026-27 school year will mark a new era in Pittston Area Athletics. The school district will now have a women's wrestling team. High school girls have been wrestling with the guys for several years now. The team is expected to have a mix of seasoned and new wrestlers; roughly [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A 17-year-old is being charged in connection to the Dec. 12, 2025, shooting and death of a teenage boy, according to Lackawanna County District Attorney Brian Gallagher. Gallagher said 17-year-old Kamdyn Okrah will be tried as an adult for his involvement in the death of 16-year-old Dylan Smith. Okrah is [...]
BARTONSVILLE, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The coroner reports that a second driver involved in a two-car crash early this month has died. The Lehigh County Coroner's Office stated 57-year-old Melvin Moreno of Gouldsboro died Wednesday, March 25, at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Muhlenberg. The coroner says the cause of death is complications of multiple blunt force injuries [...]
COVINGTON TWP., LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Investigators stated they have upgraded the charges against a man who was allegedly driving drunk and caused a deadly wrong-way crash on I-380. Police are now charging 37-year-old Mark Castillo with third-degree murder, after they say he drove the wrong way and crashed into a car on Interstate 380 [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Officials are warning of a potential phishing scam regarding a fake text about PennDOT fines and toll violations. PennDOT, along with the Pennsylvania State Police and the PA Turnpike, is warning about text phishing scams currently targeting Pennsylvanians that threaten the suspension of driving and vehicle registration privileges for not paying a fine or toll [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A police vehicle collided with a catholic school van Thursday morning. Around 8:30 a.m., March 26, a van from the Wyoming Valley Catholic Youth Center was involved in a crash with a patrol car at the intersection of Barney and Lockhart Streets in Wilkes-Barre. Secretary for Communications with the Diocese [...]
