Speculation over Sen. Mitch McConnell’s health has remained front and center throughout the summer after a fall at his home on June 14.
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A beloved coffee shop that spotlights people with intellectual disabilities is expanding, and on Monday, it opened its second location. Coffee Inclusive opened its new spot in Scranton's south side Monday morning inside the United Neighborhoods Center on Cedar Avenue. Their goal is to offer even more meaningful opportunities for [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — After being closed for a year and a half, Coney Island Lunch on Lackawanna Avenue in Scranton is back. The community staple went through a remodeling, taking on a new retro look. The building will now include apartments upstairs and two other businesses on the lower level. But, customers can [...]
Hank, a 16-year-old Mammoth Jackstock donkey from Mill Creek Township, has earned the Guinness World Record for longest donkey ears at 17.12 inches.
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local school district is celebrating the expansion of its center-based program with a new learning center open just in time for the school year. It offers autistic support classrooms for kids in grades K-2. The Jim Connors Learning Center at Monticello East already has a few dozen students attending, [...]
A familiar hot dog spot in downtown Scranton is back open with a new look but the same Texas-style wiener taste.
HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police responded to a shooting Monday afternoon in Hazleton that left one person injured, according to a release. Just before 3:00 p.m., officers were called to an apartment on the 200 block of East Diamond Avenue for a gunshot victim, police said. The victim was taken to the hospital with [...]
SWIFTWATER, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — With winter approaching, local homeowners who rely on heating oil are already watching those prices. Many of them say they're worried about what those costs could mean for their budgets this winter. One local resident says she's watching the cost of heating oil, along with her other monthly bills, continue [...]
Tasia Fortune's body was found hanging from a tree behind an abandoned home in Jackson, Mississippi, last month.
A price hike and purchase limits may take you back to the days of empty shelves where toilet paper once stood, but this likely won't impact you as much as you may immediately fear.
