WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local Wilkes-Barre resident hosted an inaugural breast cancer awareness walk titled "Help is on the Way" in Public Square for national Breast Cancer Awareness month. The walk stepped off early Saturday morning, progressing down South Main Street to the post office before looping back to Public Square. The event [...]
ARCHBALD, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Community members gathered Saturday in Archbald, Lackawanna County, for a time capsule reveal connected to the borough's sesquicentennial celebration. The reveal featured objects that had been placed in the time capsule during the town's centennial celebration in 1976. The event provided a look into the borough's history as part of [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The sounds of noisemakers, handwritten signs of encouragement, and cheers from spectators will line the course of the Steamtown Marathon this weekend. For many runners, the race is a test of endurance. For others, it is a chance to honor someone special. For nearly three decades, Scranton resident Jeffrey Ginsberg [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Thousands of runners are preparing to lace up their sneakers for a longtime Northeastern Pennsylvania tradition this weekend as the Steamtown Marathon returns. Participants stopped by the University of Scranton's Byron Recreation Complex on Friday for the annual marathon expo, where they picked up race packets, bib numbers, race shirts [...]
Nine people, including two children, are reported dead following a mass shooting and hours-long standoff in Erie, according to police.
LAURELTON — A Union County library has been selected to join the NCLD MathHappens Pilot this fall, becoming Pennsylvania's first library partner in the program.
SELINSGROVE — This year's Edward S. and A. Rita Schmidt Lecture about the ethics of gambling will be held at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26 in Stretansky Concert Hall in the Cunningham Center for Music and Art at Susquehanna University.
MILTON — Guests are invited to the Milton Historical Society’s fall open house from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Cameron House, 5340 State Route 405, Milton.
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LOYALSOCK TWP., LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) say a Williamsport man is dead after a car crash that occurred in Lycoming County Friday evening. PSP say 46-year-old Damion Sims was driving down Cemetery Road in Loyalsock Township when he lost control of his car, hitting several trees as his car rolled multiple [...]
