(WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported Friday there are now 890 confirmed measles cases in the Commonwealth, 98 more than Monday’s update. Of those 890 cases, 173 are hospitalized and less than 1% are fully vaccinated. In northeastern and central Pennsylvania, there are 78 confirmed cases:
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Fire Chief John J. Judge IV will leave the Scranton Fire Department after 25 years of service. On January 2, 2027, John J. Judge will officially retire from the Scranton Fire Department as fire chief. Judge was appointed fire chief in November 2020. "Firefighters often choose this profession for a [...]
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two separate Northumberland County residents were indicted federally on drug trafficking charges through a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) initiative, according to DOJ releases. Hailey Marie Monterosso, 27, of Kulpmont, and Joshua Dinklocker, 28, of Coal Township, were both arrested through the DOJ Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative, according to two DOJ [...]
POTTSVILLE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they have charged a 14-year-old girl after she made school shooting threats on Discord. On September 24, Pottsville Police were called to the Gillingham Charter School to speak with a school administrator about a former student who made threats towards the school on the social media app, Discord. [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — State police are searching for the identity of yet another victim of someone who impersonated an ICE agent to scam people out of gold. Pennsylvania State Police stated they have found another victim involved in the ongoing gold scam investigation. On September 9, a woman driving and a suspected scammer met in the [...]
Though the selections might reach beyond a time when jukeboxes were in every diner, the Shamokin Area Marching Band wanted to evoke that feeling with its “25 Cent Anthems” field show this season.
(WBRE/WYOU) — Eight people are facing charges after investigators say they conspired to distribute methamphetamine across the Commonwealth for nearly a year. The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania stated that the following were indicted by a federal grand jury on drug trafficking and firearms charges: According to U.S. Attorney Brian [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced that 10 people have been banned from Pennsylvania casinos and online gambling after violating various laws. The Board placed 11 people on the Involuntary Casino Exclusion List, including one adult who left a 5-year-old unattended in the parking garage at Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino for 36 minutes while he [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Clouds continue to increase overnight, but it will remain dry. High school football will be mostly cloudy and in the 60s. Tonight won't be as chilly as the last few nights, dropping into the low 50s. A coastal storm will track north along the Atlantic seaboard this weekend, turning things unsettled after a [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Inside the Westmoreland Club in downtown Wilkes-Barre, there were dozens of champagne glasses, but only one held a real diamond. One woman left six thousand dollars richer, but the real prize was helping other women get a fresh start through Dress for Success. The chances of winning that diamond were one [...]
