(WBRE/WYOU) — A big change is coming to Pennsylvania's wildlife law-enforcement force as the Game Commission is ending its deputy game warden program, saying it wants to focus on a full-time, professional force, according to the commission press secretary. The deputies served as volunteers, helping the agency protect wildlife and enforce state laws. The commission [...]
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The 2026 Pennsylvania Latino Health Summit took over Mohegan Pennsylvania in Plains Township Thursday. Hundreds of healthcare leaders, policymakers, researchers and community advocates were on hand for the event. This marks the sixth annual summit, the first in Northeastern Pennsylvania. The theme: Finding Our Way Forward In Unpredictable Times. [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Scranton park that sat empty for years is getting a second life. City leaders cut the ribbon Thursday on a new playground and splash pad at Capouse Avenue Park. The $1.8 million project transformed the former Penn Ridge pool site into a modern space for families to cool off, [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The courtroom was cleared after former Scranton Police Resource Officer Stephen Carroll suffered a medical emergency while a jury found him guilty of drugging and raping students. After a week of emotional testimony, jurors have found Stephen Carroll guilty on nearly every count he faced. The jury has found Carroll [...]
PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A former PennDOT employee has been charged with embezzling more than $33,000 by overcharging her department-issued credit card, Attorney General Sunday stated. 55-year-old Tracy Touzalin was charged with theft by deception after investigators said she created fake purchase orders to overcharge her PennDOT-issued purchase order card, then steal the overcharges. Between [...]
PLAINS TWP., LUZENRE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police said counterfeit cash was attempted to be used at the Mohegan Pennsylvania in Plains Township. Police say the fake money was found after a 68-year-old man took the alleged counterfeit bill to the cash cage to exchange it after it was rejected by several machines. The bill [...]
WILLIAMSPORT, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Investigators have arrested two people after they say the accused were caught targeting the elderly in a fake money scam. 43-year-old Ceyon Calvert and 38-year-old Christal Calvert, of Florida, were arrested in June by federal agents for conspiracy to commit wire and mail fraud, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the [...]
LEWISBURG — The transition of directors for the Susquehanna Valley Chorale (SVC) could not have gone more smoothly — longtime director William Payn led his last classical concert, the “Verdi Requiem,” in collaboration with the Williamsport Chamber Choir, in March. The new director, Caleb Hopkins, joined the singing along with his wife, Susannah Stewart.
SUNBURY — Now in its 26th year, the Northumberland County Fair is set to return on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The public is invited to come out and experience its many agricultural exhibits and livestock entries, as well as enjoy plenty of food, fireworks and a variety of other activities and entertainment.
SUNBURY — The Sunbury text-to-pay parking meter system will remain in place after city council officials said they think it’s still a good idea, despite making minimal revenue.
