LEHMAN TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Youth basketball is not just about scoring points; it's also a way to help develop leadership skills. A local teenager is proving to be an example of that at his school. Cross Creek Christian Academy Senior Jake Tarnowski has earned himself quite a reputation on the basketball court this [...]
PLAINS TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A first look at the future for some local nursing students on Monday: The Practical Nursing Program at the Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center held its semi-annual Career Fair. There, students who will be graduating this month got the chance to connect with potential employers. Among them were [...]
NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — US Senator Dave McCormick came to Luzerne County on Monday, sitting down with energy leaders and building trade workers at Luzerne County Community College (LCCC) in Nanticoke. He's pushing a new bill to cut through the red tape slowing down energy projects across the country. McCormick says faster federal approvals [...]
SUNBURY — A Sunbury man will head to trial in June on charges he sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl between June 2019 and February 2020.
DANVILLE — The Danville Rotary Club is organizing an electronics collection from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 9, at Service 1st Federal Credit Union parking lot, 1985 Montour Blvd., Danville.
LEWISBURG — A Mifflinburg man accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old is seeking to unseal a separate case involving the alleged victim.On Monday, Timothy Alan Dowhower, 44, of Conley Road, Mifflinburg, and his defense attorney, Michael Rudinski, of Williamsport, appeared in front of Union County Judge Michael Piecuch to argue for access to the case.
The average gas prices across the Susquehanna Valley are 30 cents higher this week at $4.32 per gallon, according to a AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report released Monday.
MILTON — Vendor registration is still open for artists, craftsmen, food vendors, breweries, wineries, distilleries and makers for the 2026 Summer Daze Festival.
HARRISBURG — Six bills proposed to protect children against sex trafficking and exploitation advanced out of the House Judiciary Committee on Monday with strong bipartisan support.
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — There is an update on the sudden sinkhole that has shut down a busy road in Wilkes-Barre: Crews were back on scene on Monday at the intersection of Spring and Mundy Streets following a road collapse Sunday. City officials say the sinkhole is not connected to gas or water company [...]
