January 16, 2026 at 18:09 ESTDaily Item
LEWISBURG — Additional charges have been filed in Union County against a woman from Ohio who is part of a group from New York involved in a fraudulent check-stealing, washing and cashing scheme, according to Buffalo Valley Regional Police Department.
January 16, 2026 at 18:09 ESTDaily Item
LEWISBURG — Nearly $700,000 in Union County’s affordable housing fund remains unused as officials grapple with high prices, limited inventory and program restrictions.
January 16, 2026 at 18:03 ESTWNEP
House Bill 2139, introduced this week by State Rep. Tina Pickett (R-10th), "would protect our farmers and the work they do...to provide us with high-quality meats."
January 16, 2026 at 17:53 ESTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man was sentenced to three years in prison after the FBI found hundreds of child pornography files on his devices. Roland Dennett Rhodes III of Wilkes-Barre, 55, was charged and sentenced by the Department of Justice for receipt of child pornography. According to a release from the DOJ, FBI [...]
January 16, 2026 at 17:34 ESTWNEP
The city of Wilkes-Barre is seeing a rate hike, as the sewer fees are doubling.
January 16, 2026 at 17:26 ESTWNEP
Newswatch 16's Mackenzie Aucker was on hand to honor Paul DeWitt for turning the calendar page on a century.
January 16, 2026 at 17:18 ESTWNEP
Tens of thousands of outage reports about the site flooded in Friday morning. Here's what we know.
January 16, 2026 at 17:16 ESTPA homepage
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Martin Luther King Day is being celebrated a little early in the Diamond City. Preparations for the national holiday are underway as the city of Wilkes-Barre held a ceremony at City Hall to launch festivities for January 19. The city welcomed the NAACP Branch 2306 in Luzerne County for the first [...]
January 16, 2026 at 17:06 ESTWNEP
As oceans become increasingly acidic, sharks' teeth could become structurally weaker and more likely to break, scientists found.
January 16, 2026 at 16:50 ESTWNEP
Newswatch 16's Anthony Bordanaro shares how folks are taking advantage of the Lackawanna Heritage Trail despite the cold temps.
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