(WBRE/WYOU) — The Scripps National Spelling Bee is underway in our nation's capital on Tuesday. After a long run at a convention center in the suburbs of Maryland, the bee returns to the Constitution Hall near the White House. 247 contestants are competing through multiple rounds, leading up to the finals on Thursday night. Our [...]
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A young boy has been laid to rest in Monroe County: Funeral services for five-year-old Ajani Samuels were held Tuesday morning at Stroudsburg Wesleyan Church. The boy, who was nonverbal and had autism, tragically died earlier this month after he went missing and was found in a body of water. [...]
PITTSTON TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The driver involved in a three-car smash-up in Luzerne County has been identified. Police say Christopher Stanco was driving this red pickup truck on Route 309 South near the Kidder Street Exit on Sunday and was involved in a hit-and-run crash when he took off. The 45-year-old from Pittston [...]
SPRINGVILLE TOWNSHIP, SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police are searching for a shooter in Susquehanna County. Troopers say an unknown person discharged a gun while driving an off-road vehicle near the intersection of Stark Road and State Route 2001 in Springville Township. The person then drove to the area of West Nicholson Road and Quarry [...]
WYOMING, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wyoming Valley Airport is going to be looking a bit different soon. They officially broke ground on Tuesday on a brand-new, nearly $13,000,000 expansion at the facility in Wyoming. They're planning to add two new hangars for storing planes, a new fueling system, a helicopter pad, and a state-of-the-art automated [...]
MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — For many businesses in the Poconos, Memorial Day weekend usually brings a big crowd, but with the rain and low temperatures we saw, many had to quickly adapt to keep customers coming through the door. Rain, clouds, and wet conditions put a damper on many Memorial Day weekend plans across northeastern [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Tuesday night will be warm with temperatures falling into the upper 50s and lower 60s by morning. A stray shower is possible. Wednesday will feature more clouds than sun. It'll be another warm afternoon. High temperatures will reach the lower and middle 80s. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are likely, although it will not [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is in custody after police say he stole a car and then crashed it. According to a report from Scranton Police, on May 25 a vehicle that had been reported stolen in Olyphant was spotted during a patrol and fled at a high rate of speed. On May [...]
HEGINS TOWNSHIP, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State Police say two people were taken to the hospital after an incident involving pool chemicals. The incident occurred on East Mountain Road in Hegins Township, Schuylkill County. According to Pennsylvania State Police Troop L, a hazardous mixture of chemicals resulted in an explosion. The status of the two [...]
HONESDALE BOROUGH, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One man is dead after a fire tore through a home in Wayne County. According to a release from Wayne County Coroner Edward Howell, the fire broke out around 2:00 a.m. on the 200 block of 7th Street in Honesdale. The release states that one person, 23-year-old Sheldon Endriss, [...]
