SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Lackawanna County District Attorney stated the lawsuit was approved to close the nuisance bar, Solstice Bar & Grill. The Commonwealth's injunction to shut down Solstice Bar was granted after the owner failed to appear. District Attorney Brian Gallagher said it was a default judgment in favor of the Commonwealth. The [...]
EXETER, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two men have been arrested for stealing 150 gallons of cooking oil from a pizza restaurant, police say. On Oct. 15, officers from the Wyoming Area Regional Police Department were called around 3:00 a.m. for two men stealing cooking oil from Pizza Loven in Exeter. Officers said that on scene, [...]
CARBONDALE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is facing charges after police say he stole multiple items, including two guns, from a deceased woman's home. Between Aug. 14 and Sept. 10, police say 20-year-old Davonte Bash of Carbondale stole multiple guns from the deceased woman's property as well as coins and jewelry. On Sept. 11, [...]
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY(WBRE/WYOU) — Runners will be all dressed up and ready to compete, but the reason why is bigger than themselves. "It goes back to stability, right. In this day and age, it's very difficult to raise a young family in a stable and secure household. That's really what Habitat for Humanity provided [...]
BERWICK, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say negligent shots were fired while a family gathered at the residence of a victim recently killed in a Berwick shooting. On Oct. 14, officers from the Berwick Borough Police Department were called for shots fired in the 100 block of Walnut Street, the same location as the recent [...]
PORTER TWP., SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A crash due to wet roads in Schuylkill County sent three teenagers to the hospital with serious injuries. On Oct. 11, a crash occurred on State Route 209 in Porter Township when the car was traveling at high speed and failed to navigate a left curve. Police say the [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — A strong storm system will impact our weather through the weekend. Scattered showers will develop overnight and continue into early Friday morning. Afterwards, we'll get a brief break ahead of the cold front. This cold front will move across Pennsylvania Friday afternoon and evening with showers and a couple of thunderstorms. The main [...]
MCADOO, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Residents of Luzerne and Schuylkill County were invited to a PPL open house Wednesday to learn about and provide feedback on a transmission project that would include approximately 25 miles of high voltage power lines. "We're looking forward to getting the comments, the feedback," PPL spokesperson Tim Stokes said at [...]
HARRISBURG — A lot can change over the course of a year, and when it comes to voter registration in Pennsylvania, change has been good to state Democrats.
NEW BERLIN — A New Berlin man handcuffed another man and sexually assaulted him in 2023, according to state police in Milton.
