SOUTH CANAAN TWP., WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials say they found 26 pounds of explosive powder and dynamite at a man's residence after a house fire. Joseph Tullo of Oceanside, New York, 39, faces charges of unlawful possession of weapons of mass destruction and risking catastrophe. Police say crews responded to a house fire on [...]
WEST PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A water main break in West Pittston is throwing a wrench into plans for both residents and some county workers. According to Pennsylvania American Water, a contractor hit the three-inch water line at Delaware and Wyoming Avenue in West Pittston on Tuesday night. The Insalaco Shopping Center is just [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Music that shaped generations is now getting its own platform in NEPA. A new station built around hip-hop culture is carving out space for listeners who say they have waited years for this sound. Music pumps through the speakers as DJs work the boards inside the Wilkes-Barre innovation center. A [...]
KIDDER TWP., CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police have released further details into an officer-involved shooting that happened after an 8-mile chase with a driver. According to the Pennsylvania State Police, officers from the Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department attempted to pull over a vehicle, but the driver fled, leading to a chase that lasted about [...]
MONTOURSVILLE, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — PSP reports a woman is in critical condition after being shot multiple times while troopers were in a standoff with the suspect. On February 10, police were called to the 300 block of Jordan Avenue in Montoursville Borough around 8:20 p.m. for a welfare check on a woman who lives [...]
WEST PERRY TWP., SNYDER COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police report a woman was killed after being ejected from her vehicle during a crash that left another driver seriously injured. On February 10, troopers were called to a crash on Route 35 in Snyder County after a vehicle crossed over into the opposite lane. For unknown [...]
TOWANDA TWP., BRADFORD COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police say a driver died and three people were left with serious injuries after a two-car crash. According to PSP, on February 6, a crash occurred on State Route 202 in Brandford County when two cars traveling in opposite directions collided. A car crossed into the southbound lane [...]
MIDDLEBURG — In announcing February as Senior Independence Month, Union-Snyder Area Agency on Aging Director Holly Kyle asked the the Snyder County commissioners Tuesday for continued support.
Pennsylvania Democratic lawmakers say it’s time for Senate Republicans to act, but a key GOP lawmaker says his caucus is “very divided” on the issue.
DANVILLE — Montour County commissioners unanimously denied Talen Energy's request to rezone 870 acres in Anthony Township from agricultural to industrial — a change the company hoped would allow it to develop a data center.
