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Gov. Shapiro protects recess for kids K-5 with new bill

MONTGOMERY COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Governor Josh Shapiro has signed a bill that will make recess a protected part of the school day across Pennsylvania so students can have more time to grow and succeed, according to a statement by the Shapiro Administration. Beginning the 2027-28 school year, the legislation mandates that children in grades Kindergarten [...]

Bloomsburg Fair hosts media preview ahead of festival

BLOOMSBURG, COLUMBIA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Organizers of the 171st Bloomsburg Fair hosted a media preview in Columbia County Wednesday morning to showcase upcoming exhibits, entertainment and new attractions for this year's event. Recognized as the largest agricultural fair in Pennsylvania, the annual event in Bloomsburg draws visitors for its wide variety of traditional fair activities, ride [...]

Kings College remembers 9/11, honors first responders

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, is hosting remembrance events and a community donation drive to mark 25 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The tragedy hit close to home for the campus community as three King's College alumni, Lenny Snyder, Jim Walsh and Ryan Fitzgerald, lost their lives [...]

PSP announce checkpoints, DUI patrols for weekend

(WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) announced Wednesday there will sobriety checkpoints and roving DUI patrols this weekend in lower Luzerne County and Carbon County. Between Friday, Sept. 11, and Sunday, Sept. 13, PSP Hazleton will be out patrolling in support of the PSP Selective Traffic Enforcement against Drunk Driving Initiative. PSP says the program [...]

I-380 tractor trailer crash kills one, road reopened

MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Parts of Interstate 380 were closed following a major crash that left one man dead, according to the Monroe County Coroner. The coroner said he was called to the crash on interstate 380 southbound around 2:00 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, where two tractor trailers collided, resulting in the death of a man. The [...]

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