SHAMOKIN, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police have determined that a fire that damaged four homes has been ruled arson. 62-year-old Joseph Reichner has been charged after police determined a fire was intentional arson. The Shamokin Police Department has concluded its investigation into the origin and cause of a fire that occurred on May 4 on North [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Warmer weather is on the way in. Tonight will be partly cloudy and seasonable with lows in the upper 40s. Saturday will be mostly to partly sunny with a stray shower possible. Highs in the upper 70s. A warm front will continue to move north Sunday with a shower possible, otherwise we'll enjoy [...]
ARCHBALD, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— In April, 19 microphones popped up throughout Archbald neighborhoods and disappeared just days later without a trace. They were part of a sound study for Wildcat Ridge, a proposed 14 building 570-acre data center campus, and the borough's largest so far. On Thursday, the developer's sound study came under fire, down [...]
DANVILLE — Four adults and one child are homeless after an early morning fire destroyed a home on the 90 block of Mooresburg Road in Liberty Township.
SUNBURY — A Philadelphia law firm and a Valley attorney were without jobs in the Shikellamy School District for about three minutes when directors voted 4-4 to not retain their professional services Thursday night.
MOOSIC, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Traffic is slowed down as crews respond to a crash on Interstate 81 northbound in Lackawanna County. According to county officials, a tractor trailer, a car, and a construction vehicle were involved in the crash that occurred around 9:30 p.m. Thursday on I-81 northbound, just south of Exit 180 (Moosic). [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — The Springfield Thunderbirds beat the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins 4-3 in Game 2 of the Third Round to lead the Atlantic Division Finals Series 2-0. Stay tuned for highlights in the 11 PM newscast! Bill Zonnon capitalized on a power play rebound to give the Penguins a 1-0 lead just over nine minutes into his [...]
PALMYRA TWP., PIKE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Before the summer rush hits the water, the boat commission is pushing a critical safety message. Thursday at lake Wallenpaupack, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission kicked off National Safe Boating Week. They want to keep boaters safe as Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer on the [...]
WYOMING BOROUGH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Crews are now searching for the cause of a fire that damaged a Luzerne County laundromat. The call came in around 12:30 p.m. Thursday for a fire at a laundromat on East 8th Street in Wyoming Borough. Police officers first used fire extinguishers to keep the flames in check [...]
LEWISBURG — State police in Milton used DNA collected from a blood-filled syringe and a discarded cigarette butt to identify a Shamokin woman and a Mifflinburg man accused of living inside an office building in December.
