STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A young boy has been laid to rest in Monroe County: Funeral services for five-year-old Ajani Samuels were held Tuesday morning at Stroudsburg Wesleyan Church. The boy, who was nonverbal and had autism, tragically died earlier this month after he went missing and was found in a body of water. [...]
PITTSTON TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The driver involved in a three-car smash-up in Luzerne County has been identified. Police say Christopher Stanco was driving this red pickup truck on Route 309 South near the Kidder Street Exit on Sunday and was involved in a hit-and-run crash when he took off. The 45-year-old from Pittston [...]
SPRINGVILLE TOWNSHIP, SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — State police are searching for a shooter in Susquehanna County. Troopers say an unknown person discharged a gun while driving an off-road vehicle near the intersection of Stark Road and State Route 2001 in Springville Township. The person then drove to the area of West Nicholson Road and Quarry [...]
The lawsuit alleges Jorge Luis Alverio Nunez suffered second-degree burns on his feet "within seconds of ordinary contact" with a Carnival cruise ship deck.
Newswatch 16's Emily Kress takes us to Lehighton, where students were busy filling orders and learning new skills.
Jones was heavily involved in some of the key moments of the Civil Rights Movement up until the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination in 1968.
WYOMING, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wyoming Valley Airport is going to be looking a bit different soon. They officially broke ground on Tuesday on a brand-new, nearly $13,000,000 expansion at the facility in Wyoming. They're planning to add two new hangars for storing planes, a new fueling system, a helicopter pad, and a state-of-the-art automated [...]
MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — For many businesses in the Poconos, Memorial Day weekend usually brings a big crowd, but with the rain and low temperatures we saw, many had to quickly adapt to keep customers coming through the door. Rain, clouds, and wet conditions put a damper on many Memorial Day weekend plans across northeastern [...]
Construction is underway on the South Lawn of the White House for a UFC event tied to America's 250th anniversary celebration.
The runoffs included the closely watched GOP U.S. Senate race between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton.
