July 14, 2025 at 08:18 EDTPA homepage
(WBRE/WYOU) — Raging waters from overnight rain are causing problems in several areas of central Pennsylvania.
Glen Mawr in Lycoming County was evacuated early Monday morning due to the quickly rising waters.
Sections of Muncy Creek near Beech Glen, Sullivan County, can be seen running over the roadway, with water approaching multiple homes. Muncy Creek reportedly rose 10 feet in 3-4 hours.
July 14, 2025 at 01:00 EDTPress Enterprise
Montour Township supers to get professional help with audit backlog
RUPERT -- Montour Township will seek a new accountant to conduct its overdue and future audits, supervisors decided...
July 14, 2025 at 01:00 EDTPress Enterprise
Streets around elementary building would have lower speed limit
BLOOMSBURG -- Drivers in town may soon have to slow down or pay higher fines if caught speeding when school is in...
July 14, 2025 at 01:00 EDTPress Enterprise
Driver’s mother was killed in Montour crash
BLOOMSBURG -- A man has pleaded guilty to homicide by vehicle in a deadly crash that killed his mother along Legion...
July 14, 2025 at 01:00 EDTPress Enterprise
Drug lab explosion destroyed Danville home
DANVILLE -- Two defendants involved in a meth lab explosion and fire that destroyed a family home in Danville in 2019...
July 14, 2025 at 01:00 EDTPress Enterprise
Township receptionist begins project solo but ends with help
SALEM TWP. -- Ginger Peters put out a call for volunteers to help plant a pollinator flower garden Saturday in memory...
July 13, 2025 at 20:13 EDTPA homepage
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Crews are on-scene of a fire at a popular supermarket on Sunday night.
According to Lackawanna County Communications Center, crews were called to Schiff's on North Main Avenue just before 7:00 p.m. for a report of an electrical fire.
Road reopened after heavy rains caused temporary closure
Officials say that there have been no reported injuries and the fire is under control.
It is unknown at this time the cause of the fire, or if there were any damage to products.
July 13, 2025 at 18:19 EDTPA homepage
LAUREL RUN, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Engines echoed near Wilkes-Barre this weekend as drivers took on one of the steepest and most historic racing events in the country.
Competitors navigated a twisting, half mile stretch of east Northampton Street for the Giants Despair Hillclimb.
The road has challenged racers for 119 years, earning its spot as one of the oldest motorsport events in the country.
Racers had to navigate turns like the infamous "Devil's Elbow," known as the toughest part of the course.
July 13, 2025 at 18:18 EDTPA homepage
HAZLE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Family and friends are remembering, a fallen community leader, a mother, first responder, and friend whose life was taken far too soon.
28/22's Brian Orbin shows us how the community gathered today to honor her memory.
Dozens of people rallied Sunday in Hazle Township around a name they'll never forget: Jessica Lockwood.
Lockwood was murdered in April in Hazleton.
But today, her memory lives on through community, kids, and the love she had for her own two children.
July 13, 2025 at 16:28 EDTPA homepage
LAUREL RUN, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A Luzerne County woman was arrested and charged after she allegedly hit a man over the head with a glass bottle Saturday night, according to state police.
Police say that 22-year-old Mackenzie Spock from Plains was arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault, Simple Assault, and Harassment among other charged
In a release, troopers say that they responded just after 9:30 p.m. along with Wilkes-Barre Township Police to East Northampton Street for a report of a large fight at the Giants Despair Hillclimb.
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