(WBRE/WYOU)— At the start of July, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) announced that it would temporarily re-schedule 7-OH, a partially synthetic form of the drug Kratom, as a Schedule 1 substance. Other Schedule 1 drugs include heroin and ecstasy. Starting as early as August, buying, selling or using the 7-OH could come at a steep [...]
Newport Township resident Monica Thomas was lifted out of her flooded basement apartment by firefighters early Monday morning. Almost nothing was salvageable.
HUGHESVILLE, LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — 155 years and still going strong, the Lycoming County Fair is bringing people together for eleven days of fun. Vendors are ready to go at the Lycoming County Fair. The annual event features livestock, theatre clubs, and, of course, fair food. Each night offers a special event, like a magic [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A stolen piece of history is now back where it belongs, as a new marker was unveiled Thursday morning at the historic train station in Wilkes-Barre. The original sign was misplaced while the building sat vacant, but now an exact replica is back at the front of the Luzerne County [...]
At least three other people have been charged in the same court with misdemeanors on suspicion of removing pieces of paint from the Reflecting Pool.
Mbappé is keeping pace with Lionel Messi in the race for the Golden Boot at the World Cup.
The girl was playing outside with her cousin when she slipped and fell near the drainage basin.
Plenty of restaurants are offering free fries and deals on the day to celebrate french fries on the second Friday in July.
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they responded Thursday evening to a home in Kingston to investigate the death of 70-year-old man. Pennsylvania State Police, Kingston Police, Wilkes-Barre Crime Reconstruction Unit, and the Luzerne County Coroner all responded to the home on Poplar Street. Kingston Borough Police Chief Rich Kotchik said there are some [...]
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall is set up in front of Stroudsburg High School to give people a chance to look at the replica model of the Washington D.C. monument. The traveling wall is half the size of the original monument, but it still contains all 58,318 names who died [...]
