HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Authorities say a Hazleton homicide suspect has been sentenced after pleading guilty to murder. The Luzerne County Chief Deputy District Attorney says Jenndry Rodriguez-Contreras pleaded guilty to third-degree murder for the 2022 shooting of Felix Dini of Freeland. The incident happened at the corner of South Fulton Court and East [...]
HONESDALE, WAYNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Cold winter temperatures are keeping many people indoors, but a hospital partnering with local school districts is changing that. Wayne Memorial Hospital works with schools to open hallways, providing a warm, well-lit, and safe place for evening walks during the winter. This year, more than 300 people have registered for [...]
Emergency crews battled a blaze that forced the closure of LVH-Dickson City last week. Now, the hospital is giving a little something back to those who saved it.
Eagle-eyed viewers may notice the American ski star is sporting a much edgier look on the slopes in Cortina.
Skiing remains in the spotlight at the Olympics as another American standout is set to make her first appearance at the 2026 Winter Games.
MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A total of four people, including one firefighter, were taken to a nearby hospital as crews responded to a reported house fire in Monroe County on Tuesday night. Marshalls Creek Volunteer Fire Company confirmed that crews were called to the 3600 block of Bristol Circle East in Middle Smithfield [...]
SELINSGROVE — A California man extradited to Snyder County on Monday for allegedly threatening a Geisinger nurse and several others in numerous phone calls and emails is being held without bail.
Rabbittransit, in partnership with the Northumberland County commissioners and Veteran Affairs office, is offering free medical transportation to veterans living in Northumberland County to the following: Wilkes-Barre VA Hospital, Lebanon VA Hospital, Williamsport VA Clinic, Schuylkill County VA Clinic and the Columbia County VA CBOC.
SUNBURY — World War II veteran Herbert Giesen, 103, who survived the Battle of the Bulge, died Jan. 28 in his hometown, Sunbury.
DANVILLE — The Montour Area Recreation Commission, as of Monday evening, officially leases the Montour Preserve land surrounding the Sugar Shack.
