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Consumers are urged to immediately stop using the heated socks and return them to Costco for a full refund.

POCONO TWP., MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The coroner reports a man's death while he was at work is under investigation. On April 22, the Monroe County Coroner’s Office was called to a wooded area off Route 611 in Pocono Township for a dead person. 56-year-old Jason Singer from Stroud Township was pronounced dead on scene [...]

The 57th pick will get a custom jacket, lifetime ketchup and brand deal, as HEINZ launches a new draft tradition tied to its “57” branding.

DUNMORE, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — As spring weather returns, so do flowers, insects, and construction season across northeastern Pennsylvania. "So, it is all weather-dependent, you know, it rains a lot. So, everything is weather- and temperature-dependent,” said Liz Fabri, PennDOT District 4 Press Office The third week of April marks National Work Zone Safety Awareness [...]

A Schedule III drug, which is what medical marijuana is classified as now, has a "moderate to low potential for physical and psychological dependence."

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Two teens are charged after police said they were part of a gunpoint robbery at the Sherman Hills Apartments in Wilkes-Barre. On April 19, police reported 18-year-old Avery J. Lucas, of Kingston, and a 17-year-old Caleb Shovlin from Scranton were part of a group of eight people who jumped and [...]

Medical marijuana was a Schedule I drug along with heroin, LSD and ecstasy. The new classification groups it with drugs you might have in your medicine cabinet.

WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Wilkes-Barre’s Annual Cherry Blossom Festival is kicking off this weekend at Kirby Park. Mayor George C. Brown welcomes residents and visitors to the Wilkes-Barre’s Annual Cherry Blossom Festival on Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday, April 25th Sunday, April 26th The [...]

Trump's order comes a day after Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guards attacked three cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz, capturing two of them.

Warner Bros. Discovery’s shareholders approved the sale, moving the deal forward, but it still faces regulatory scrutiny that could shape the future of the merger.