HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are searching for a man wanted on rape of children charges in Luzerne County. 46-year-old Fabio D. Rodriguez Duran is wanted in connection with charges of rape and aggravated assault involving a child under the age of 13. Anyone with information on Rodriguez Duran's whereabouts is asked to contact [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) —A few showers and thunderstorms will be here tonight. Heavy downpours will be the main threat. Otherwise, it will remain warm and muggy with low temperatures between 65 and 70. Ahead of the next front, Friday will be warm and muggy with afternoon temperatures ranging from the upper 70s into the middle 80s. Scattered [...]
MILTON — The Milton Borough Council voted to approve the Milton Police Department’s participation in the 287(g) program through the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Wednesday night’s meeting.
SELINSGROVE — Fifteen years ago when Michele Pryor and Mindi Miller decided to hold a summer theater camp for children, they called it Kids Theatre Experiment.
Editor’s Note: The Daily Item will publish excerpts of speeches of valedictorians from high schools across the region in the coming days and weeks.
DALTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— It's one of Northeast Pennsylvania's longest-running fire carnivals. It has everything you might expect from a carnival, from Ice cream and potato pancakes to carnival rides and games. The carnival brings out people of all ages from all across the area. Some came for a night out with friends. "It's really [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A major change for Lackawanna College: the Scranton-based school says its merger with Peirce College is now complete. Lackawanna announced on Wednesday that the merger has final approval from the United States Department of Education. That wraps up a two-year process to bring the two schools together. Peirce College is [...]
BERWICK, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Berwick man will spend 15 years in federal prison after a child exploitation case. Federal prosecutors say FBI agents found illegal sexual images and videos of children on Vincent Shaffer's phone. Agents searched the 46-year-old's Berwick home before making that discovery. He was sentenced in federal court in Scranton.
NEW MILFORD TWP., SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) are seeking help finding a woman who went missing Thursday, July 2. Sara May Reynolds, 26, was last seen on Route 492 near the intersection with Interstate 81 in New Milford Township. Reynolds is described by authorities as approximately 5 feet 2 inches tall, [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Small businesses could be getting some help with renovation funding thanks to a new program in Scranton. On Wednesday, Mayor Cognetti announced the city is offering a facade improvement grant program. Eligible businesses can get 50% of their renovation costs covered, with a maximum of $10,000 awarded per business. For [...]
