TUNKHANNOCK, WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A former treasurer of a youth wrestling club is facing charges after police say she stole $10,000 for personal use. In December 2025, state police began an investigation alleging that 36-year-old Jessica Melan had been siphoning funds from the Tunkhannock Youth Wrestling Club for personal gain after missing funds were [...]
DANVILLE — Geisinger will host free drive-through dinners to honor military veterans from 3 to 5:30 p.m. on Veterans Day, Nov. 5.
DANVILLE — The 2026 class of the Danville Area School District Athletic Hall of Fame will be inducted Sept. 27.
MIDDLEBURG — Sealed bids for a new generator are being requested by Snyder County for its new inmate booking center in Middleburg.On Tuesday, the commissioners agreed to seek bids for a generator to be installed at the new booking center currently undergoing renovations at 12 S. Main St. next to the courthouse in Middleburg.Board Chairman Joe Kantz said the new location could be ready for occupancy by Snyder County Corrections before the end of the year. The department is currently still working out of the former prison on Old Colony Road outside Selinsgrove. — MARCIA MOORE
SELINSGROVE — The Selinsgrove Area High School Alumni Association will display memorabilia from the district in two glass cases at the high school.
SELINSGROVE — A new pedestrian crossing is planned at 18th Street by the Selinsgrove Area School Board.
ELYSBURG — Knoebels Amusement Resort was named 2026 Park of the Year by Amusement Today during Saturday’s Golden Ticket Awards in Austin, Texas.
WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Wyoming County doctor has been sentenced on charges that he prescribed controlled substances, which placed his patients in danger. 62-year-old Dr. Raphael Benjamin Kon, of Noxen, was sentenced to 14 to 48 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to unlawful administration, dispensing, delivery, gift, or prescription of a Schedule [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police confirmed a woman was hit by a car in Wilkes-Barre Tuesday, leaving her hospitalized with severe injuries. Traffic was backed up early around 5:00 a.m. on Wilkes-Barre Boulevard between Butler Street and Conyngham Avenue as police had the area blocked off after a woman was hit by a car. [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A 17-year-old is facing charges after police say he threatened two women at gunpoint, trying to rob them of money and a car. Justin Joel Sikaffy, 17, of Scranton, was arrested for his alleged involvement in two attempted armed robberies involving a stolen gun. Scranton Police Department reported that on [...]
