LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A popular walking path in Lackawanna County is shutting down for the summer. Pennsylvania American Water says a section of the Lake Scranton trail will be closed starting Friday through August 21 due to safety concerns along the roadway. The closure affects the stretch from the Small Stone Bridge area, where [...]
JENKINS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was arraigned Friday night after police say he stole almost $20,000 in a bank scam from a Jenkins Township couple. Christopher 'Randy' Williams, 64, of Scranton, was arrested and faces theft charges for scamming a couple in March of $18,678 cash and a $1,200 wire transfer, according [...]
LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Lackawanna County has approved a partnership with Johnson College to teach classes to incarcerated individuals within the county's jail system. Starting July 1, inmates at the Lackawanna County prison will begin taking classes like OSHA 10-hour general safety, electrical, and customer service classes through the technical school. In a recent Lackawanna [...]
SWIFTWATER, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Gov. Josh Shapiro and Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Jessica Shirley were in Monroe County Friday highlighting a new federal grant program. The $396 million Rise PA Program will help manufacturers like Sanofi Pasteur upgrade equipment, cut greenhouse gas emissions, and improve energy efficiency. "This new equipment is going to [...]
The child was taken to a hospital after the incident on Friday, according to the National Park Service.
Matt Knaggs said the trip began not as a world record attempt, but as an opportunity to prove to himself and others what is possible while living with MS.
Acting President Delcy Rodríguez welcomed the arrival of rescue crews from around the world.
Texas, which educates roughly 1 in 10 of the nation's public school students, has been at the forefront of a charge to incorporate more religion into classrooms.
The movie mogul stands convicted of a sexual felony in New York and others in California, and he remains behind bars.
The National Park Service is investigating the death of 41-year-old Brandon Rhea who died while kayaking on Yellowstone Lake.
