SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Some folks are taking time this holiday weekend to prepare for a mighty big arrival coming to Scranton. Volunteers armed with trash grabbers spent a few hours today cleaning up the tracks at Steamtown National Historic Site. The effort is being done before "Big Boy 4014" arrives next month. It [...]
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Watch out for road restrictions Monday because of holiday activities. One of those activities is the Memorial Day Parade in Kingston and Forty Fort. All roads and intersections on Wyoming Avenue between Kingston Corners and the Forty Fort Borough building will be closed. The parade restrictions will start around 10:30 [...]
Authorities said 19 people were hurt after a late-night rush near a stage area in Atlantic Beach sparked a mass casualty response.
Crews are racing to cool a pressurized tank holding hazardous chemicals in Orange County as evacuation orders stretch into Memorial Day weekend.
It was the third incident of gunfire in the vicinity of President Donald Trump in the past month. The suspect was shot and killed, according to U.S. Secret Service.
A Bucknell psychology student from Charlotte, N.C., fly fishing and Milton led to a restoration plan for a waterway that could soon anchor a revitalized community space.
The U.S. is close to reaching a deal with Iran that would end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and see Iran give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
JESSUP, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A rainy Saturday did not stop a huge celebration in Lackawanna County. Hundreds still showed up for Saint Ubaldo Day and the annual Race of the Saints. The Race of the Saints is part of an annual festival in Jessup where Italian Americans celebrate their traditions and heritage on Saint [...]
(WBRE/WYOU) — Wet weather will linger at times throughout the rest of the holiday weekend. Showers continue Sunday night with an otherwise mostly cloudy sky. Lows drop into the mid 50s. Memorial Day will be warmer and less wet. However, scattered showers are possible with fog to start off the day. Showers will try to [...]
ASHLEY, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — One man is in jail facing multiple charges after a several-hour long standoff that started late Friday night and went into early Saturday morning. Cordell Banks of Ashley, 39, is accused by police of threatening his girlfriend with a knife, showing a gun, and injuring her by hitting her in [...]
