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Pennsylvania high court declines to decide mail-in ballot issues before election

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has declined to immediately decide questions related to mail-in ballots in the commonwealth with just weeks remaining before Election Day. The court rejected a request to block enforcement of a requirement that mail-in ballots bear a handwritten date. The court said it won't make substantial changes to existing laws and procedures so close to the election. Chief Justice Debra Todd dissented, saying voters and officials needed clarity on the matter before election day.

PA candidates ramp up efforts to get votes

KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The November General Election is now less than a month away and the candidates for various offices are ramping up their efforts to get your vote.

The race for the US Senate in Pennsylvania between incumbent Democrat Bob Casey and Republican Challenger Dave McCormick is being closely watched by both political parties.

Political analysts say it is one of the top ten races nationwide that could help shift the balance of power in Washington.

Wyoming Valley West senior helps others through church work

PLYMOUTH, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Wyoming Valley West High School senior is keeping busy this school year with church, community, and school activities.

School, work after till 10:00 p.m., wake up the next day, and do it all over again.

That's the schedule of Olivia Davis a 17-year-old who is also a part of the Disney club and in the Key club at her school, Wyoming Valley West High School and it doesn't end there

Man dies after police involved shooting in Wilkes-Barre

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is dead after a police-involved shooting took place in Wilkes-Barre Sunday morning.

According to the Luzerne County District Attorney's Office, police were called to a home on Mayer Street in Wilkes-Barre for a domestic violence incident.

The incident involved a woman and her 43-year-old ex-husband who no longer lived in the residence. The man was reported to have left the area and he was found a few blocks away at his residence on Holland Street.

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