FACTORYVILLE, WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Countryside Conservancy has closed "Little Rocky Glen Preserve" in Wyoming County indefinitely. The preserve sits along Tunkhannock Creek and has long been a summer spot for swimming and outdoor recreation. But the conservancy says trash, dumping, and people ignoring the rules have become too much to keep up with. The [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Fresh watermelons were given away to hundreds of families this afternoon at a free drive-thru event at the Scranton Salvation Army on South Washington Avenue. One watermelon was allowed per household, and maximum two households per vehicle, until supplies ran out. The event, held in partnership with "Eat Your Veggies [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Almost a year before Sullivan's March was underway, there was bloodshed, brutality and a battle which ignited the nearly four-month campaign against tribes of the Iroquois Nation; a British-aligned group of Native Americans dead set on fighting the colonists to their last breath. It was July 3, 1778. The Battle of Wyoming began, [...]
SWOYERSVILLE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — In Swoyersville, officials offered a place to escape the heat as temperatures continue to climb. The cooling center is open to provide air conditioning, water, and a safe space for residents during the hottest parts of the day. The effort is aimed especially at those most at risk, including seniors, [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Several community centers in Lackawanna County opened their doors to help people beat the heat. One is the Scranton Senior Community Center in west Scranton. People can come inside where the air is cool and comfortable to relax and get relief from the extreme outdoor temperatures. Those inside say they [...]
LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — As temperatures climb across Northeast Pennsylvania, local ice cream shops are experiencing a noticeable boost in business, with customers lining up in record numbers to cool off. At popular locally owned spots like Blue Ribbon Dairy in West Pittston and The Snack Shack in Wilkes-Barre, employees say the heat caused a [...]
BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP, SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A high school alumni band will be representing the state of Pennsylvania in the Salute to Independence parade in Philadelphia. 165 members of the Montrose Area Alumni Band traveled by bus from northern Susquehanna County to the City of Brotherly Love. Chairman of the band and 1989 graduate from [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A show of community on a hot summer day. Dozens of volunteers mobilized to beautify the homes and backyards of local seniors. Small repairs and paint jobs on a front porch and backyard fence. That's what dozens of volunteers showed up to do at a home in the Pinebrook neighborhood [...]
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A father has been charged in the death of his 14-month-old daughter, who died after she was left in a hot car last month, police say. 37-year-old Daniel Moist is charged with third-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, and endangering child welfare after his daughter was found dead in a car on June [...]
TOWAMENSING TWP., CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been charged with attempted homicide after a shooting, but claims it was in self-defense, police say. According to an affidavit from police, on June 28, troopers were called to the 300 block of Lakeside Drive in Towamensing Township, where the caller, 44-year-old David Munro, said he [...]
