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PITTSTON TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Northeastern Pennsylvania radio legend Rocky Rhodes is now officially retired.

The KRZ morning man hung up his headphones this morning after entertaining listeners one last time before signing-off from the "Rocky and Lissa in the Morning" show.

Rocky joined KRZ in 1989 with former co-host and wife Sue Barre.

He left the area briefly in 1998 then returned and has co-hosted with Lissa Krahnke since 2012.

Katie’s Place celebrates ‘Clubhouse Giving Day’

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A heads-up for you now about a detour coming your way in North Scranton.

Parker Street between North Main Avenue and Boulevard Avenue will close beginning this coming Monday.

Homeless man accused of exposing himself at Weston Field

The closure will allow PennDOT crews to finish paving.

The work is part of the Parker Street Bridge reconstruction project.

The road will be closed for approximately two weeks forcing drivers to use a designate detour in this part of the Electric City.

Sister Inah Canabarro was the second oldest nun ever documented, after Lucile Randon, who was the world’s oldest person until her death in 2023 at the age of 118.

(WKBN) -- The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced Thursday that the number of people who lost their lives on Pennsylvania highways in 2024 is the second-lowest on record.

Last year, 1,127 people lost their lives on Pennsylvania highways, 82 fewer than in 2023.

A release from PennDOT states 2024 holds the second-lowest record of fatalities in the state since record-keeping began in 1928.

Local leaders and members of the community gathered Thursday morning at Penn State Scranton to discuss the possible closure of the branch campus.

If you have a corgi or just love dogs, then you may want to check out the second annual NEPA Corgi Convention in Sunbury on Saturday.

Twenty-nine Broadway shows got at least one nomination across the 26 Tony categories, even a couple of long-closed productions.

Kohl's said Thursday that its CEO's firing is unrelated to company performance, financial reporting, results of operations and did not involve any other employees.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been arrested after police say a woman told them he exposed himself to her while she was walking around the track at Weston Field in Scranton.

On Wednesday, just before 4:00 p.m., Scranton police approached Emsley Jerome Hubbard, 48, who is listed as homeless, at Weston Field as he was lying in the grass next to the bleachers. Police asked Hubbard if he had exposed himself to which police say he responded “it may have fallen out of the hole in his pants.”  

Firefighter found burning in Hazleton had also been shot

May Day started in the U.S. but has grown into a worldwide celebration of working people, often used by activists for political protests.