The Coroner's office says 63-year-old Rai Minaxiben has died as a result of the injuries she sustained after being hit by a car. No update on the man who was hit.
Santa and Champ greet families and their children while spreading holiday cheer and hearing Christmas wishes.
More than 600 wreaths were laid across the graves of veterans in Lackawanna County.
(WBRE/WYOU) — As snow falls across northeastern Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced a reduction in the speed limit for Interstate 81 on Saturday night. Some of those restrictions still remain, however PennDOT removed restrictions on certain stretches of Interstate 81 and Interstate 80. PennDOT is urging drivers to avoid unnecessary travel, but if [...]
A fire on the 1300 block of Scott Street in Kulpmont, Saturday morning, burned through several multi-family homes, knocking out power to hundreds in the borough.
A 14-year-old student’s essay led to the Los Angeles Fire Department receiving a star near the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Christmas is going to be a little bit brighter this year thanks to an annual effort in Scranton. Saint Francis of Assisi Kitchen held its shoe box project on Saturday. Student volunteers from several local schools formed an assembly line. They filled shoeboxes one by one with items that many [...]
SUGARLOAF TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Luzerne County giving back to the community for Christmas. SJM Auto Sales and Repair held its annual Toys for Tots day Saturday afternoon along Route 93 in Sugarloaf Township. The business brought out Santa and his reindeer to the site that features a 60-foot tree that went up [...]
DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Runners are raising funds this holiday season for a family-oriented non-profit. Dozens of runners took off Saturday morning in Dunmore for the second annual Greater Scranton YMCA Jingle Bell Jog 5K and one-mile fun walk. They braved the cold for the cause. Most runners who participated are from northeastern Pennsylvania, [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Millions of people with billion-dollar dreams are expected to get tickets for Saturday night's Powerball game. Lottery machines are humming, printing out those tickets at places like Anthracite Newsstand in downtown Wilkes-Barre. Saturday night's jackpot is an estimated $1,000,000,000 with a cash value of nearly $457,000,000. The jackpot is the [...]
