LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Due to the frigid weather coming, Lackawanna County has issued a Code Blue. Beginning Tuesday, Saint Anthony's Haven and Community Intervention Center in Scranton will be open for those in need to get out of the cold. The Code Blue expires on Saturday morning. Shelters will open every night at 8:00 [...]
DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — With winter weather moving in on Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) says crews are already shifting into storm mode across the region. Roads are being pretreated, crews are fully staffed, and drivers are being alerted to changing conditions. PennDOT's District 4 covers six counties, and on Tuesday night, [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — As the threat of the first accumulation of snow this season looms closer, people in northeastern Pennsylvania are stocking up on supplies. Plenty of people were stocking up for Tuesday's storm on Monday morning, some waiting outside before stores even opened. People in Luzerne County are gearing up for tuesday's [...]
The National Weather Service in State College has issued a winter weather advisory for Central Pennsylvania that includes all four Valley counties.
SUNBURY — With the first impactful snowfall of the season predicted to fall Tuesday morning, Sunbury streets department crews are ready to go.
SUNBURY — The mother of a single-income family said without the Salvation Army’s Here. For Good. program, there would be nothing under the Christmas tree some years.
DANVILLE — Talen Energy officials said they want a chance to further develop project plans before their Montour County hearing so they can provide the community with more detailed information.
HARRISBURG — A push continues within the Pennsylvania General Assembly for schools to install silent panic alarms to hasten the collective response to critical emergencies like a mass shooting and potentially save more lives.
Since it started as a hashtag in 2012, GivingTuesday, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, has become one of the biggest fundraising days of the year for nonprofits in the U.S. This year, it falls on Dec. 2. Nonprofits face uncertainty about how donors may respond to a range of changing factors. High prices may keep small dollar donors from giving as much to charitable organizations. However, a strong stock market usually indicates that larger donors will give generously.
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Hazleton area is no stranger to snowstorms. Its high elevation usually means more snow and ice. 28/22 News Reporter Andy Mehalshick, a Hazleton native, was in Sugarloaf Township as preparations were underway for the snow. Mehalshick says people in this area "know snow." Hazleton residents live overlooking Interstate 81 [...]
