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Many animals seized, found dead in cruelty case

UNION TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two people were charged for their alleged cruelty and mistreatment of multiple animals on two different properties. William Marshall of Shickshinny, 73, and Rhonda Curcione of Hunlock Creek, 68, are accused of aggravated cruelty to animals for depriving farm animals of food and water, sanitary living conditions, and improperly [...]

Skiers brave winter storm at Camelback Mountain

POCONO TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A major winter storm that blanketed the region over the weekend dumped more than a foot and a half of snow across the Poconos. That fresh powder caused a big boom for local ski resorts that remained open, with new data showing a large visitation increase this season. Fresh [...]

Hot yoga studio provides refuge from winter weather

EDWARDSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — As the cold grips the region, some are escaping it on the mat inside a popular yoga studio. The cold outside this January is unforgiving, but many are inside Melt Hot Yoga in Edwardsville for mats, movement, and mindfulness. The yoga studio is battling the freezing cold by providing a [...]

1 dead, 1 injured in Clinton crash

DUNNSTABLE TWP., CLINTON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One person was killed and another person is recovering following a two-vehicle crash, according to Pennsylvania State Police (PSP). Saabir Gibson of Williamsport, 29, died after being transported to Geisinger Jersey Shore for his sustained injuries in a Jan. 6 crash on the McElhatten Cresmont Bridge on McElhatten Drive [...]

Jury awards $7.8M in Bloomsburg University student’s drinking death

BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Attorneys announced a jury awarded $7.8 million for a lawsuit regarding a student's death at Bloomsburg University. Attorney's Kline & Specter stated a $7.8 million verdict was awarded on behalf of the estate of Justin King in the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas on January 28. A wrongful death [...]

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