WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Powerball jackpot has reached $856,000,000 for the drawing Saturday night. The prize includes a cash option payout estimated at nearly $371,000,000. Powerball fever is spreading across Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania as residents pursue the top prize. While the odds of winning are 1 in 292,000,000, regional vendors report robust [...]
DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Anime fans and cosplayers gathered at the Holiday Inn in Dunmore Saturday for the Scranton Anime-Fest. The event brought together vendors and enthusiasts to celebrate anime culture in Lackawanna County. The festival featured a variety of activities, including cosplay competitions and appearances by special guests. Organizers designed the event as [...]
Community members gathered in Scranton to honor late firefighter Kelly 'Hoppy' Hopkins, who passed away in April of 2025 after a battle with esophageal cancer.
ICE aims to equip all officers with body cameras by August, but whether the public will get to see that footage remains largely up to ICE.
A swimmer died while rescuing a young girl from a deadly rip current at Myrtle Beach in South Carolina.
Tacoma police, animal control and forensic officers spent two days rescuing more than 30 frightened, malnourished cats and kittens from an abandoned boat.
NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Geisinger Danville campus has received a grant that will help the hospital expand its community-based initiative focused on preventing child sexual abuse in communities. Geisinger Danville shared on Friday that they received the Children's Trust Fund Grant, which will provide funding to train schools, community organizations, and families in preventing [...]
Her death is the second life claimed by crash into retention pond at Mount Airy Casino Resort
The company Lexunder has recalled select Food to Live brand green powder products due to possible contamination risk.
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Residents of a high-rise in Kingston can finally use hot water again, after spending days without hot water caused by several central water heaters breaking in the building. The building, Daniel J. Flood Tower located off of Wyoming Avenue in Kingston, experienced the hot water drought for a total of seven days [...]
