SHAVERTOWN, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man is dead and three others are injured after a house fire on North Pioneer Avenue in Shavertown Wednesday morning. Firefighters were called to the home just after 5:00 a.m. and were met with heavy flames. Shavertown Firefighters say this fire was difficult to manage, taking roughly 45 minutes [...]
AVOCA, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Nelson Villafane, a 15-year-old from Taylor, is a world champion wrestler after winning the U17 World Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan. Villafane, who represented Puerto Rico in the tournament, gave up one point across four matches he wrestled in overseas. Wrestling at 45kg, approximately 100 pounds, Villafane still can't believe he [...]
The CDC said the source of this multistate outbreak was jalapeno peppers from Sinaloa, Mexico, and distributed to places like Chipotle and QDOBA.
The pilot said he experienced a few bird strikes in his career, but this one was much louder and at a much higher altitude.
This week, the Lewisburg Farmers Market is celebrating National Farmers Market Week, recognizing the farmers, growers, makers, and bakers who make it possible.
POTTSVILLE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A tribute Wednesday afternoon brought a community together to celebrate the life of a young woman who was killed in a car crash last week. A somber tribute in Schuylkill county brought hundreds of people to Laurel Boulevard in Pottsville on Wednesday. Holding checkered flags, they honored the life of [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Traffic is snarled at times at a busy Wilkes-Barre corridor because of a road construction project. A stretch of River Street near Wilkes-Barre General Hospital was down to one lane Wednesday. Word at the scene is that Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority is raising three manholes to prepare for future paving. [...]
OLD FORGE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Nearly one year after a fire ripped through a plaza, its doors are back open in Lackawanna County. Footage captured in August of last year shows flames tearing through the building in Old Forge. Police say a customer noticed smoke coming from the roof the Gulf Gas station and [...]
Fans of 7 Brew will soon be able to order their favorite drinks from their phones.
LEWISBURG — Three projects in Union County received more than $1.1 million for traffic signal modernization at three intersections through the Green Light-Go Program.
