FREELAND, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A water boil advisory is in effect for a community in Luzerne County. According to the Borough of Freeland Municipal Authority, a water main break occurred Wednesday afternoon on Centre and South streets. The water main break did not impact local businesses or homes surrounding it. Portions of South and [...]
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Building confidence, discipline, and teamwork. All while learning about state law enforcement up close. This week is Camp Cadet, a week-long program run by different troops of the Pennsylvania State Police. It's 6 a.m. This group of teenagers is out for a morning workout and run. They’re now nearly halfway [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — While our weather will be quiet on Wednesday night, it will get more humid and active. Temperatures will bottom out between 55° and 60° by morning. Clouds will mix with some sun as we go through our Thursday afternoon. There will be a little bump in the humidity. However, it won't be over [...]
SELINSGROVE — Monroe Township officials are taking a closer look at the municipality’s solar farm ordinance.
SALEM TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Throughout Salem Township, a data center project has left boarded-up homes and dozens of cats, many of them feral. A local rescue says it was helping remove them until it was told to leave so the cats could be exterminated.The developer, Blackstone QTS, however, says that is not happening [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two people are charged after police say a woman was stabbed in Scranton. Police say it happened Tuesday afternoon on the 2000 block of Edna Avenue in the city's North Side. 18-year-old Malachi Bush is accused of stabbing the woman in the arm, then trying to hit her with his [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — In Lackawanna County, the countdown is on; not just to the Fourth of July, but to a global soccer celebration in the Electric City. Final details just dropped on Tuesday for the FIFA Fan Zone's coming to our area. Starting in front of the courthouse is where many people can [...]
LEWISBURG — A Mifflinburg man accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Union County repeatedly denied any wrongdoing during the second day of his trial Tuesday.
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Good news for people looking to cool off in Scranton: The McDade Park splash pad is set to reopen Wednesday after a mechanical failure closed it Tuesday morning. Crews worked Tuesday to repair one of the pumps. The splash pad will be open Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A new exhibit is giving people the chance to discover the stories hidden in their own backyards. Lackawanna Looks Back is part of the Lackawanna Historical Society's celebration of America's 250th anniversary. The exhibit was unveiled Tuesday morning at the Scranton Public Library. 10 communities from across the county are [...]
