SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— There are no fears of melting ice in Scranton at this year's downtown on ice event. Streets in the center city are lined with hand-carved ice sculptures. The annual event kicks off on Friday at 6:00 p.m. 28/22 News reporter Heidi Martens has more of what the annual ice fest will offer [...]
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A Plymouth man is in custody after a search warrant involving animal hoarding took a drastic turn. 28/22 News reporter Joe Mason has more from Luzerne County. Plymouth Borough Police and the Luzerne County SPCA carried out a search warrant at 56 East Shawnee Avenue in Plymouth Borough on Thursday. [...]
PALMYRA TOWNSHIP, PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Authorities are looking into a possible attempted child abduction before school was set to begin in Pike County. It happened on Thursday in the Wallenpaupack Area School District. 28/22 News reporter Connor Coar has details about what police are looking into in Palmyra Township. Mario Carastro of Lackawaxen has three [...]
LEWISBURG — A North Carolina man who was in Union County to ride ATVs stole a pickup truck from a Bucknell University employee and caused more than $1,800 in damage to the vehicle, according to Bucknell University Public Safety.
MIFFLINBURG — A Mifflinburg man who claimed he was a federal agent conducting surveillance on a Buffalo Township woman on Jan. 10 was charged with stalking her and impersonating a public servant, according to state police in Milton.
SUNBURY — Sunbury Council and the Sunbury Fire Department will work together to change a burning pit ordinance after reports of fires breaking out within the city.
Led by the health care, education, tourism sectors and small business entrepreneurs, the Valley’s economy should see modest and steady growth in the year ahead, said a Bucknell economist and community business leaders.
MIFFLINBURG — Herr Memorial Library has received a $5,000 grant from the PPL Foundation to support early learning and expand STEM opportunities for children and families throughout Union County.
The move represents a victory for a range of groups, including advocates who argue public defenders play a vital role in helping people dealing with addiction.
LEWISBURG — A Mifflinburg man accused of raping a 9-year-old girl is headed to trial in Union County Court of Common Pleas in March.
