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A fight over the railroad tracks in Luzerne County is now moving to court.

A California-based AI company staged a fiery farewell for its retired robots, inspired directly by Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Valerie Cranmer of Hughesville shares her journey from viral TikTok fame with Homer, her pot-bellied pig, to honoring his legacy with a children's book and cottage.

A woman spent more than an hour in thigh-deep mud at a lake in Lackawanna County that was drained for dam work

More than 6,000 Pennsylvanians are currently waiting for a life-saving organ transplant, according to the Gift of Life Donor Program.

PECKVILLE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The 42nd induction ceremony for the Northeastern Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame was held Sunday evening at Fiorelli's Banquet Center in Peckville. 11 new members were inducted, along with two people receiving the John McCormick Media Award and the Tom "Doc" Dougherty Service Award. The 2026 class [...]

HANOVER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Hanover Township Police are asking the public for information about a cooking oil theft from a restaurant off the Sans Souci Parkway. A recycling company found the locks cut and oil missing when they came to collect the used oil from Six Strings Saloon, according to a Hanover Township [...]

Lance Jeffries, 63, received a hero’s welcome home from the hospital following a viral attack in Missouri. Four suspects face charges as he recovers.

(WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported Friday that there are now 1,004 confirmed measles cases in the Commonwealth, 27 more than Friday’s update. Of those 1,004 cases, 196 are hospitalized and less than 1% are fully vaccinated. In northeastern and central Pennsylvania, there are 110 confirmed cases:

One in eight cancers are tied to infections we can prevent or treat, new research says. Plus, PCOS has a new name, and is gum good for teeth?