HARRISBURG — Social supports, public education and protections for Pennsylvanians and their property remain the biggest expenses within Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposed general fund budget.
SUNBURY — Two out-of-state individuals facing charges of releasing 683 mink from a Northumberland County fur farm in 2024 will head to trial in May.
LEWISBURG — Union County Commissioners on Tuesday approved the new assessed value of four parcels of land in Kelly Township owned by Weis Markets.
DANVILLE — No explosives were found Tuesday night after police say a Danville State Hospital resident called in a bomb threat from the facility in Montour County.
SUNBURY — Northumberland County Jail officials are continuing conversations with federal officials about the possibility of housing unsentenced federal inmates and ICE detainees.
(WBRE/WYOU) — Cold temperatures and high winds are expected to arrive this weekend, bringing windchills well below zero. A mix of clouds and sun is expected on Wednesday for northeastern and central Pennsylvania. Temperatures remain below-average in the mid-20s (average highs in the mid-30s). Wednesday will be partly to mostly cloudy with lows in the [...]
SUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are providing an update in the 2024 homicide investigation of a trial witness. The shooting took place on August 14, 2024, when a man was shot and killed outside the Sunbury courthouse. The victim was a witness in an attempted homicide case. Two of the gunmen had been previously [...]
HUGHESTOWN, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police issued an arrest warrant for a woman who they say stole $205,200 in payroll checks between December 2023 and April 2024. The warrant for Diana Hontz of Wilkes-Barre, 44, was issued in connection to over 800 felony charges. Hontz, a former payroll specialist for Kappa Graphics in Hughestown, allegedly [...]
BRADFORD COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A jury has found a man guilty on the charges of child rape, among other offenses. Timothy Gainous, 43, of Sayre, was found guilty of all charges following a jury trial on February 3 at the Bradford County Court of Common Pleas. The jury found Gainous guilty of all 51 counts, [...]
SELINSGROVE — The founder of Sourcebooks, an independent book publisher in the U.S., will be the featured lecturer Feb. 10 at Susquehanna University.
