SCRANTON, LACAKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Talks of a passenger train connecting Scranton and New York City continued Thursday night as the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) weighed in on where the project stands. A virtual meeting was held to discuss route options, locations for potential stops, and an overview of the progress so far. After [...]
SHENANDOAH HEIGHTS, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they arrested a man early Wednesday morning for assaulting his girlfriend while they smoked meth. Joshua Fowle, 42, of Shenandoah, faces multiple assault-related charges after he was accused of injuring his girlfriend while the two of them were smoking meth just before 2:00 a.m. Wednesday. Police say [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Everybody is safely back in their homes on a Kingston street after emergency evacuations Thursday. UGI crews could be seen working on East Bennett Street where neighbors were forced to leave in the morning. It was prompted by what Kingston Forty Fort Fire Department called a gas emergency. They gave [...]
SHENANDOAH BOROUGH, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Several communities across Schuylkill County have been without running water since Monday night. Crews spent days searching for the source, finally locating the leak late Thursday night. Steady progress is being made, but crews say the problem is far from over. Water pressure is back in Shenandoah, but surrounding [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A driver is injured after colliding with a school bus. The crash happened Thursday afternoon in the area of Northampton Street and Wilkes-Barre Boulevard. Crews on the scene say the mustang was following the school bus when it crashed into its rear, right side. Officials say no children were hurt [...]
DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Penn State's THON, the world's largest student-run philanthropy event, begins its 46-hour dance marathon Friday to raise funds for cancer research. The fundraiser involves hundreds of students who remain standing for nearly two days to support pediatric cancer patients and their families through the Four Diamonds organization. Students at the [...]
ALLENWOOD — A White Deer Run Treatment Network near Allenwood plans to lay off 31 people, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.
SELINSGROVE — The Selinsgrove Area High School Alumni Association has selected 10 new members and one team into its Athletic Hall of Fame Class for 2026.
DANVILLE — A leading representative from the U.S. Small Business Administration encouraged rural entrepreneurs to use services available through multiple agencies.
SELINSGROVE — Penn Township Supervisors approved a zoning ordinance amendment allowing data centers as a conditional use Wednesday.
