HARRISBURG — Gov. Josh Shapiro pledged to use all available power, regulatory and legal, to block the federal government’s plan to establish two new immigration detention centers in Pennsylvania.
LEWISBURG — The rise of artificial intelligence programs used in job hunting has created applicants who don’t stand out among their peers, according to local career experts.
PALMYRA TOWNSHIP, PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Federal officials awarded $3 million on Thursday to establish a Career and Technical Center for Wayne and Pike counties. These are the only two counties in Pennsylvania that currently lack a dedicated technical school for local students. The project has been under development for decades and is designed to [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It has been nearly a week since the body of 15-year-old La'Niyah Clark was found in South Wilkes-Barre, and the community is still searching for answers. The girl was missing for more than a month when her body was discovered unclothed, with cuts and bruises, and a rope around her [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — There was a high-profile visit to northeastern Pennsylvania Thursday. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services administrator Mehmet Oz toured Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton today alongside Rep. Rob Bresnahan. The visit comes just weeks after Tenor Health acquired the hospital. Oz and Bresnahan met with hospital leadership to discuss its [...]
GREENFIELD TWP., LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman was killed in a crash in Greenfield Township Thursday afternoon. Emergency responders were dispatched around 3:30 p.m. Thursday to route 247 in Greenfield Township for a one-vehicle crash. Lackawanna County Coroner Tim Rowland confirmed the victim was a 39-year-old woman who was not wearing a seatbelt, lost [...]
WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is being accused of asking a child for inappropriate pictures on Snapchat, resulting in his termination from a fire company and an ambulance dive unit. Pennsylvania State Police report, back in August of 2024, troopers began to investigate 26-year-old Brandon Bouton for an allegation regarding sexual contact with a [...]
(WHTM)-- Governor Josh Shapiro and members of his administration held a press conference on Thursday in Berks County to give an update on the proposed ICE detention centers in Pennsylvania. The Trump Administration finalized the $87.4 million purchase of a warehouse in Berks County and a Schuylkill County warehouse earlier this month, with plans for [...]
MIDDLEBURG — Three organizations in the Susquehanna Valley will receive state funding to help reduce the stigma of substance use disorder and change the public perception about asking for help.
Allentown School Board member Ana Tiburcio defeated Republican former school board member Robert E. Smith Jr. in the 22nd Legislative District election. She won more than 67% of the vote and will replace Democrat Joshua Siegel, who resigned from the House to take office as Lehigh County executive.
