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Underserved school districts are feeling the benefits of a nearly $687 million yearly increase in public education.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A stretch of South Franklin Street in Wilkes-Barre will temporarily close Thursday while construction work is done. Between 7:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m., South Franklin Street will be closed between West Northampton Street and West Market Street while work is done to The Bank building. While work is being done, [...]

The decision referred to the 2024 arrest of a Wisconsin man who was federally charged for allegedly creating AI-generated child sexual abuse material.

LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Several closures and parking restrictions will affect roads in Wilkes-Barre and the surrounding areas on Sunday during the annual Wyoming Valley Run. Wilkes-Barre Mayor George C. Brown announced these restrictions will go into effect Sunday, Sep. 6 from around 8:00 a.m. and expected to end around 12:00 p.m. The restrictions in [...]

Her talent agency said Jeffery “was more than a client; she was family.”

A plane carrying U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin and 13 others safely landed at Reagan National Airport after engine failure.

NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Luzerne County Community College and Keystone College announced a new dual-admission agreement Wednesday in Nanticoke, creating a streamlined pathway for students to pursue a four-year degree. Under the agreement, students can start their higher education at Luzerne County Community College and transfer their earned credits directly to Keystone College. College [...]

Jon Meyer took a trip to Mifflinburg to get a close look at what the main mode of transportation was for many Americans more than a century ago.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — For the people feeding the crowds through the 50 years of La Festa Italiana, the work starts long before opening night. Vendors were in the final push Wednesday ahead of the Labor Day weekend tradition. At Electric City Pizza, prep started back in early August. They're stocking dough, cheese and [...]

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — People living near a restaurant/night club in Scranton say they have had enough, and now the Lackawanna County District Attorney's Office agrees. Many people in West Scranton would eat lunch and dinner at Isla Paraiso, but now, they're finding locked doors instead. Tanya Howells has lived in the neighborhood for [...]