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Isaias surges toward the U.S. Gulf Coast as the first hurricane of the Atlantic season. Here's when it's expected to make landfall and the potential track.

The annual Covered Bridge Festival began Thursday and goes until Sunday.

An attorney for the death row inmate told the BBC that Christa Pike was "up and walking for the first time" since Tennessee's failed execution attempt.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Traffic on a section of Interstate 81 northbound near Scranton is slowed because of a lane closure after a tractor-trailer hit an overhead sign. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the right lane closure just after the Biden Expressway exit is expected to end sometime Thursday evening. Closures [...]

BRADFORD COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is being accused of sexually abusing an 11-year-old at the time of the allegations. 28-year-old Rusty Howard, 28, of New Albany was convicted on charges alleging he sexually abused an 11-year-old between 2023 and 2024, police said. Howard was convicted of the following: Officials say Howard will have to [...]

Health headlines for Oct. 8, 2026, include a new study linking coffee to a lower risk of liver disease and why calcium matters beyond your bones.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Investigators say they intercepted a package that was delivering cocaine from Puerto Rico to Wilkes-Barre inside a LEGO container. On September 29, members of the United States Postal Inspection Service were conducting a parcel investigation in Puerto Rico, where police say the package was part of drug trafficking. Puerto Rico [...]

A new study suggests nearly 1 in 15 cats tested positive for a common parasite that can cause giardiasis, an intestinal illness.

PepsiCo said Thursday that it must raise prices on some snacks and drinks to recoup rising costs for fuel, aluminum and agricultural commodities.