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Hundreds protest in NEPA at No Kings rallies

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — People are mobilizing across the country on Saturday, including in northeastern and central Pennsylvania. They are gathering to protest the Trump administration for the third No Kings Protest. As 28/22 News Reporter Colby Hughes explains, the event brought hundreds of people together. Hundreds holding signs showed up at Lackawanna County [...]

Woman identified, PSP investigating after deadly hit-and-run

WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman has been identified by authorities after a deadly hit-and-run in Lycoming County. The Lycoming County Coroner said in a statement that while authorities were processing a shooting on Central Avenue in Williamsport, a woman was struck in an apparent hit-and-run crash in the 4700 block of the Southbound [...]

Heavy machinery incident confirmed fatal, PSP say

RUSH TWP., SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) confirm that a person is dead after a heavy machinery incident in Schuylkill County on Saturday. Just before 2:00 p.m. Saturday, multiple fire departments, police departments, and the coroner's office were called to a warehouse on Mahanoy Avenue for a reported industrial accident, according to [...]

Interstate 476 to close for work in Lackawanna County

LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A section of Interstate 476 in Lackawanna County will close early Sunday morning for the demolition of toll facilities. Between 12:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. Sunday, I-476 north and south will be closed between Wyoming Valley (Exit 115) and Clarks Summit Interchange (Exit 131). Travelers will be prohibited from entering the [...]

Man struck by train, in serious condition after rescue

PLAINS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials say a man is in serious condition after he was hit by a train and rescued from a precarious situation early Saturday morning. Plains Fire Captain Curt Nocera said the man was struck just before 1:00 a.m. Saturday at the railroad crossing between South River Street and South [...]

Williamsport police investigate overnight homicide

WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Williamsport Bureau of Police announced Saturday morning that they are investigating an overnight shooting that left one man dead. Police say they found a 41-year-old man dead and struck by gunfire around 12:30 a.m. Saturday at a home on Central Avenue in Williamsport. Lycoming County Coroner Charles E. Kiessling [...]

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