March 31, 2026 at 18:07 EDTPA homepage
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A Monroe County lawmaker warns a proposed road project could strip local wetlands of their protections and relocate them more than an hour away. Now, she's pushing a bill that would make sure those protections stay in the communities that actually lose them. For one woman who lives right above [...]
March 31, 2026 at 17:59 EDTPA homepage
BEAR CREEK TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Tens of thousands of dollars is now going to projects across northeastern PA thanks to the Greenlight Project Fund. It's all part of an announcement made on Tuesday by the Luzerne Foundation at Bear Creek Township Volunteer Hose Company. There they promised their first round of grants, including [...]
March 31, 2026 at 17:44 EDTPA homepage
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A field of pinwheels is taking over Courthouse Square in Scranton. 655 pinwheels in all are now spinning in the wind outside the Lackawanna County Courthouse. Each one, a child: A child who needed help last year, and they got it thanks to the Children's Advocacy Center (CAC). The display [...]
March 31, 2026 at 17:44 EDTWNEP
The economic buzzword has been trending online over the past year and is used to illustrate a growing divide between high earners and people with lower incomes.
March 31, 2026 at 17:39 EDTWNEP
A grand jury indicted James Dolphs Elmore Jr. in connection to two murders tied to the "Texas Killing Fields," according to the Galveston County DA's Office.
March 31, 2026 at 17:23 EDTWNEP
A man faces charges after dozens of animals, alive and dead, were removed from a home in Scranton.
March 31, 2026 at 17:15 EDTWNEP
Tiger Woods told deputies he was looking at his phone and fiddling with the radio before he clipped the truck in front of him, a sheriff's office report said.
March 31, 2026 at 17:04 EDTWNEP
With the nicer weather comes tick season. The PA Tick Research Lab in Monroe County is already testing hundreds of ticks weekly for different tick-borne illnesses.
March 31, 2026 at 16:57 EDTWNEP
Law enforcement officials and future officers got a hands-on learning experience about crisis management.
March 31, 2026 at 16:52 EDTPA homepage
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY(WBRE/WYOU) — The Easter Bunny may get the credit, but in Luzerne County, the sweet treats start at a hometown favorite. At Michael Mootz Candies, generations of family recipes are helping bring Easter baskets to life. "Decades. Decades. My son is 30, so even before then. The chocolate. It's delicious, it's original. [...]
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