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Get your cabooses ready for Railfest 2026

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Rail enthusiasts have something to get on board with in September. Railfest 2026 is coming to the Steamtown National Historic Site from Sep. 4 to 6 between 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day. Steamtown's 1929 Baldwin Locomotive Works No. 26 will be featured prominently. Other highlights include: This year's [...]

New website for tracking proposed data centers in Pa.

(WBRE/WYOU) — A new website was created for community members to share concerns with the governor's office about data center proposals in their area. Gov. Josh Shapiro posted Friday linking a new website for individuals to provide feedback about proposed AI data center development in their region. Questions from the form address local support and [...]

Free bike helmets available for kids at Pittston Tomato Festival

KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY(WBRE/WYOU) — Unwrap. Slap on a sticker, and the helmets go into the bags. Members of Hourigan, Kluger, and Quinn are packing up more than a thousand bike helmets for kids across the region. "And it means so much to us. We love seeing children come back year after year with their families. [...]

Driver dies after PA Turnpike crash due to wet roads

BEAR CREEK TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A New Jersey man has been identified as the victim killed in a crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike due to wet roadways. 62-year-old Joseph P. Kelly from Sewell, New Jersey, died after losing control of his vehicle while driving too fast on wet roadways, police stated. According to [...]

Man sentenced for sexually abusing 7-year-old

BRADFORD COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been sentenced on charges of sexually abusing a 7-year-old child. 47-year-old Jesse Gallagher, of Ulster, was sentenced to 27 years and 9 months to 63 years in prison for sexually abusing a 7-year-old child in 2024. Gallagher was convicted of attempted involuntary deviant sexual intercourse with a child, [...]

Pennsylvania weather: Dry, cool night, weekend showers

(WBRE/WYOU) — After a beautiful end to the week, we'll remain quiet tonight. Clouds will be increasing overnight, but we will stay dry. Patchy fog will develop into Saturday morning. Lows dropping back to near 60. Two weather makers will impact our weather this weekend. The first is a coastal storm that will move north [...]

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