LEWISBURG — A jury of eight women and four men was selected in Union County this week for the trial of a Lewisburg woman accused of leaving her self-harming preteen daughter alone and unsupervised.
DANVILLE — A 38-year-old Florida man has been charged with multiple felonies after attempting to defraud a Liberty Township woman of $42,000, then fleeing from police.
Junior firefighter Zachary Martz is being remembered after passing away Wednesday morning due to his 7-year fight with cancer
RYAN TOWNSHIP, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Officials say one person is dead after a evening crash in Schuylkill County Wednesday. Pennsylvania State Police say they were called to help the Blythe Police Department as they responded to a crash involving a car and a tractor trailer on Burma Road Wednesday evening. Schuylkill County Coroner David [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — In an exclusive interview, Pennsylvania American Water addressed growing concerns about Scranton's aging infrastructure after back-to-back major water main breaks. Two breaks within two weeks of each other in downtown Scranton left many businesses closed, people searching for clean water, and city administration asking questions about the aging infrastructure in [...]
A New Zealand diver is recovering after a grey reef shark bit his leg during a spearfishing trip off Fiji, an attack he caught on camera and later shared online.
Oprah Winfrey will close her South African boarding school in 2027 and to a scholarship model she says will reach twice as many girls.
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An urgent message for people in Northumberland County: the Department of Public Safety there says they've been experiencing periods of phone outages throughout Wednesday. They urge anyone who needs emergency services that cannot reach 911 should go to their local police station or fire department. They're also asking people to avoid [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A big donation is going towards the fight against cancer thanks to an annual basketball competition in Scranton. County officials presented a $1,000 check to the American Cancer Society Coaches vs. Cancer of Northeastern Pennsylvania. All proceeds were raised from the Lackawanna County Three-on-Three Basketball Tournament over the weekend. Medals [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The boil advisory has been lifted for parts of Scranton, a representative from Pennsylvania American Water said. Customers were notified on Monday, July 27, of a water main break in the city that resulted in a water boil advisory. As of Wednesday, July 29, The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has authorized [...]
