SUNBURY — Northumberland County Coroner Jim Kelley is requesting the assistance of the public in locating living blood relatives of 66-year-old Paul L. Cawthern, of Sunbury.
HARRISBURG — A bill mandating that cursive handwriting be taught in all public and private elementary schools across Pennsylvania is among six pieces of legislation Gov. Josh Shapiro signed into law this week.
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)—In the aftermath of that devastating house fire in Kingston, help is coming from an unexpected place: a skate shop in Scranton. The owner of Bazaar Skate Shop actually lives next door to the home that burned, and now he's opening his doors to help the family left behind. "What that family [...]
MARSHALLS CREEK, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Love is in the air, and on a pizza! It's Valentine's Day weekend, and Frank's Pizza in Marshalls Creek, Monroe County, is offering its famous heart-shaped pizzas. Available by request, you can choose any toppings and even customize the design. They take a little extra time to make because of [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Making sure everyone has a Valentine is the goal of one nonprofit organization. AARP's Cupid's crew made a stop at Allied Services Skilled Nursing Center in Scranton. Cupid's helpers passed out Valentine's Day cards and roses to everyone. Cupid's Crew is volunteer-based and receives homemade cards and donations from all over [...]
Going into the quarterfinals, the women's team had outscored their opponents 20-1 across four games.
This Valentine's Day weekend, firefighters in Luzerne County are letting love bloom with their annual Valentine's Day Roses fundraiser.
HANOVER TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was arrested for his alleged role in a drug trafficking organization where he received multiple drug packages to his home. Dennis Jackson, 19, faces drug charges after police say he received approximately 20 pounds of meth to his Hanover Township home in November, 2025. According to the [...]
PLAINS TWP., LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A woman was arrested Thursday for allegedly transporting fake drugs from New York to sell in Pennsylvania. Police say Samantha Batista of Yonkers, New York, 33, was stopped on Route 115 in Plains Township and found with two rectangular packages "recognized as being consistent with traditionally packaged kilogram quantities [...]
Crews responded to Cherry Street in Edwardsville around 8:30 a.m. Friday.
