Local News

Amid heightened security concerns during the war with Iran, Sen. John Fetterman has asked for increased federal support for the upcoming NFL Draft in Pittsburgh.

WEISENBERG TWP., LEHIGH COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A plane was forced to land on Interstate 78 in Lehigh County Saturday morning. According to Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Public Information Officer Trooper Nathan Bronosky on X, two people were on board a plane that landed safely on I-78 East near Mile Marker 45 in Weisenberg Township. PSP [...]

(WBRE/WYOU) — Showers and a few storms are expected to move through Saturday night. Anything strong would be toward Central Pennsylvania and it could be breezy with lows near 50°. A cold front may bring in a period of light to moderate rain for a couple hours early Sunday. Conditions are anticipated to dry out [...]

SCOTT TWP., LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — On this week's Veteran's Voices, we'll meet a local navy veteran who's looking for someone to take over his business. It's not a restaurant or a retail store, he makes hand crafted wooden flag boxes, and he says he doesn't want to see his life's work stop now. In [...]

OLD FORGE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — What some people consider to be Old Forge's first and oldest pizza place is back in business. "Old Forge has a lot of good places, a lot of good pizza places, but this is probably the best one," Richard Deorio of Pittston said. Bill Dessoye, also of Pittston, said, [...]

The Daily Item

The increases in diesel fuel costs directly affect the cost of planting, harvesting and transporting crops.

Every school district in the Valley enters into a contract with school bus operators. The operators and the district, together, must deal with this sudden spike in the price of diesel.

SUNBURY — Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate dropped one-tenth of a percentage point in January, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry's preliminary employment situation report.

SUNBURY — Shikellamy school directors and administration officials will create a policy regarding district-wide use of artificial intelligence.