DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — For the last 11 years, residents of Dunmore Borough have not paid a dime for garbage collection. The fee started at $40 in 1983 and last increased to $150 in 2002. Starting in 2015, council voted unanimously to waive the fee, but in December that changed. Unless they were at [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Scranton residents met with elected officials and community advocates in Lackawanna County to address an ongoing affordability crisis impacting local households. Discussions at the meeting centered on rising everyday living expenses, specifically targeting the costs of rent, groceries and health care. Organizers structured the event to give community members a [...]
Jessup residents are calling the incident that took place Monday morning strange as nothing similar usually ever happens in the borough.
A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Colombia on Monday, shaking the South American nation and neighboring Ecuador.
A California man received a treasured letter from his late parents, sent 26 years ago from their trip to Denmark.
The home's Ring camera captured the moment that turned an ordinary delivery into something meaningful.
TUNKHANNOCK, WYOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Tunkhannock Library in Wyoming County is hosting its “Books for Bucks” program to give youth an incentive to read before summer ends. Children and teens up to age 17 can log their reading minutes through August 31 to earn credits. Participants can use the credits they accumulate to buy [...]
LONG POND, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pocono Organics in Long Pond, Monroe County, is closing all operations after nearly nine years in business. The facility's founder described the closure as a difficult business decision driven by long-term funding realities. Pocono Organics originally started as a farm before expanding into a broader complex that featured a [...]
The lifeguard said he was pulled about 5 to 6 feet below the surface before freeing himself.
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Young kids are getting the chance to dig into the bones of the past on Monday thanks to some help from the people who dug them up. Paleontologists captured kids' attention with fun facts and interactive lessons this morning at the lackawanna county children's library. An albertosaurus skull, a t-rex [...]
