SCRANTON, LACAKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Talks of a passenger train connecting Scranton and New York City continued Thursday night as the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) weighed in on where the project stands. A virtual meeting was held to discuss route options, locations for potential stops, and an overview of the progress so far. After [...]
Pitbull aims to set a Guinness World Record during his July 10 concert at BST Hyde Park in London.
Patrolman David Krape rescued a woman who was trapped in her car after hitting a guardrail and falling 14 feet into the Little Schuylkill River.
SHENANDOAH HEIGHTS, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police say they arrested a man early Wednesday morning for assaulting his girlfriend while they smoked meth. Joshua Fowle, 42, of Shenandoah, faces multiple assault-related charges after he was accused of injuring his girlfriend while the two of them were smoking meth just before 2:00 a.m. Wednesday. Police say [...]
PennDOT held a virtual meeting Thursday afternoon to give the public details on the proposed 140-mile corridor.
Dane died nearly a year after announcing his ALS diagnosis.
KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Everybody is safely back in their homes on a Kingston street after emergency evacuations Thursday. UGI crews could be seen working on East Bennett Street where neighbors were forced to leave in the morning. It was prompted by what Kingston Forty Fort Fire Department called a gas emergency. They gave [...]
SHENANDOAH BOROUGH, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Several communities across Schuylkill County have been without running water since Monday night. Crews spent days searching for the source, finally locating the leak late Thursday night. Steady progress is being made, but crews say the problem is far from over. Water pressure is back in Shenandoah, but surrounding [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A driver is injured after colliding with a school bus. The crash happened Thursday afternoon in the area of Northampton Street and Wilkes-Barre Boulevard. Crews on the scene say the mustang was following the school bus when it crashed into its rear, right side. Officials say no children were hurt [...]
Alysa Liu stunned the skating world when she retired at age 16. Here’s what she said about walking away.
