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Workers at the plant say the explosion stemmed from a standard procedure for off-gassing.

KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Halloween spirit is alive and glowing in Kingston, where one home is turning heads with a spine-tingling display. Bright red, blue, and green lights cast a colorful glow over a front yard packed with towering skeletons, creepy clowns, and eerie fog drifting down the alleyway. Every corner is covered in [...]

HONESDALE, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — It's only Tuesday, but one town is already getting into the Halloween spirit. The Honesdale Area Jaycees held their Annual Halloween Parade Down Main Street. Many local businesses could be seen sporting different float themes, including the circus, JAWS, Beetlejuice, and many others. Kids lined the streets wearing their best [...]

Landslides, fallen trees and numerous power outages were reported as Melissa hit with 185 mph winds.

NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 113 employees with Luzerne County Community College (LCCC) are set to go on strike next week if they cannot renegotiate their union contract with the school. The contract expired on August 31, and officials with both the Pennsylvania State Education Association and LCCC say they've been in negotiations for at [...]

A local tour group vacationing in Jamaica managed to leave the island just days before Hurricane Melissa made landfall.

SALEM TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities say there was no fire or injuries after crews were called to a nuclear power plant in Salem Township Tuesday night. The Salem Township Fire Department posted on Facebook that they were called at about 7:15 p.m. Tuesday to a reported fire at the hydrogen storage facility near [...]

Ski mountaineering will make its official Olympic debut at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games, alongside seven other new competitions across existing disciplines.

(WBRE/WYOU)— With the regular season ending, HSFB now turns the page for some playoff football. Join Ricky and Alaina as they discuss Week 10 of the high school football season, in a week full of intense matchups to decide the season. Also, the two talk about a reeling Steelers squad and an Eagles team catching fire [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Scranton's skateboarding community is rolling into something new. A skate park is now open. The new Weston Field Skate Park in Scranton has quickly become a hub for local skateboarders. Funded through more than $956,000 in American Rescue Plan funding, the all-concrete park features quarter pipes, rails, and ramps. The [...]