BRADFORD COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is being accused of sexually abusing an 11-year-old at the time of the allegations. 28-year-old Rusty Howard, 28, of New Albany was convicted on charges alleging he sexually abused an 11-year-old between 2023 and 2024, police said. Howard was convicted of the following: Officials say Howard will have to [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Investigators say they intercepted a package that was delivering cocaine from Puerto Rico to Wilkes-Barre inside a LEGO container. On September 29, members of the United States Postal Inspection Service were conducting a parcel investigation in Puerto Rico, where police say the package was part of drug trafficking. Puerto Rico [...]
COMINGS TWP., LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is facing third-degree murder after police say he strangled a man while trying to knock him out during a drunken state. 25-year-old Paden Frey of Cogan Station was charged with third-degree murder and strangulation in the death of 44-year-old Michael McGeehan, who was an officer with the [...]
POINT TWP., NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police are opening up a 1969 cold case 57 years later after a man's remains were found on the Susquehanna Trail. Pennsylvania State Police is currently investigating a 57-year-old homicide of an unidentified man. Police say the victim’s body was discovered on October 27, 1969, at present-day 1883 [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they were searching for an 85-year-old woman who was reported missing. An 85-year-old woman was reported missing in Wilkes-Barre and has since been found safe.
(WBRE/WYOU) — An isolated light shower cannot be ruled out this evening. Otherwise, it will be clear and cool. By morning, temperatures will be in the 40s. Friday and Saturday will be nice! You'll enjoy a lot of sunshine with afternoon temperatures in the 60s to near 70. Having said that, Friday night football will [...]
WEST PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Fifteen years after flooding devastated communities across Luzerne County, and West Pittston is still without a levee system to protect from future storms; but that doesn't mean they're not trying. Engineers met with residents and leaders in one of those communities Wednesday night to give an update and an explanation [...]
COGAN STATION, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A man was arrested Wednesday and accused of murder in connection to a July homicide investigation into the death of a Middlesex Township Police officer. Paden Frey, 25, of Cogan Station, was arrested and faces several charges, including murder and strangulation. Lycoming Regional Police said Frey was in a July [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Solstice Bar in North Scranton has been declared a nuisance by the Lackawanna County District Attorney following a string of reported incidents at and around the business. Police records show 32 calls for service at the bar since November 2025, including a recent fight and a shooting. The latest incident [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One baby shower, a whole lot of moms-to-be, and a community ready to deliver. It was held at the Salvation Army on Washington Avenue in Scranton on Wednesday. Amerihealth Caritas Pennsylvania hosted the event with the hope of supporting new and expecting mothers with prenatal and postpartum care. Donna Manglaviti [...]
