Driven to Duty car show drives in the proceeds for veterans in Lackawanna County
Toyota of Scranton's car show featured over 300 vehicles of various makes and models, accompanied by live entertainment and a selection of food.
Toyota of Scranton's car show featured over 300 vehicles of various makes and models, accompanied by live entertainment and a selection of food.
The festival celebrated bees with costumes, local food, and games at Nay Aug Park.
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Honeybee appreciation is growing in Lackawanna County thanks to an annual event on Sunday. A buzz-worthy crowd filled Nay Aug Park in Scranton Sunday afternoon for the Fifth Annual Honeybee and Harvest Day.
Visitors browsed local goods, learned about pollinators, and many even brought their own unbelievable costumes.
The event was hosted by the Greenhouse Project and celebrated the creature that is small in size, but big in importance.
Police release details after body of missing autistic boy found in river
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Driven to Duty Car Show brought out hundreds of car enthusiasts to Toyota of Scranton.
Every kind of car, from classics and muscle cars to tuner cars and historic race cars, was on display and glistening in the sun.
The event benefits two causes: the local non-profit, Fight4Vets, and the NEPA Armed Forces Day Parade is held each May.
It raised $12,000 last year, which was split between both groups.
Jumping for hope, raising money in Hazle Township
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An annual run is keeping alive the memory of a Wilkes University graduate who lost her battle with cancer. Dozens of runners, including some clad in pink, took part on Sunday in the Fourth Annual Kisses to Cancer 5K.
They took off along the Luzerne County Levee Trail near the Dorothy Dickson Dart Center.
The run honors the life and legacy of the late Air Force Major Candice Adams Ismirle.
1 dead, authorities investigating after Wilkes-Barre fire
Firefighters battled a blaze at the Woodward Inn in Haines Township early Sunday morning.
Aiden Ha was last seen Saturday morning in Scott Township. Police say they recovered Ha's body Sunday.
LEWIS TOWNSHIP — “This is for you, Donald.”
BUFFALO TOWNSHIP — One woman is dead following a fire Saturday morning in Buffalo Township.
HAZLE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Some people jump out of planes for the thrill, others are jumping for hope. Skydivers at a small airport in the foothills of the Poconos are taking leaps to raise money for a good cause.
The runway at Hazleton Regional Airport is buzzed with excitement and purpose as skydivers prepare to climb thousands of feet for a cause that touches countless lives.
Each jump contributes $35 to the Breast Cancer Community Center in Allentown, helping families and funding research.