TAYLOR BOROUGH, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The owner of a truck parts business in Lackawanna County is accused of making more than $151,000 in sales for engines to nine customers without ever completing the delivery. Nationwide Truck Parts owner 39-year-old Carl Graziano Jr. of Olyphant faces several charges, including theft and deceptive business practices. After [...]
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A 90-day traffic study began Monday in downtown Scranton, which includes the conversion of 13 traffic lights into stop signs. The city says the removal of those traffic signals is the next step in its ongoing driver and pedestrian safety project. Those streets include: The lights will remain on, flashing [...]
Five of the world's space agencies have joined forces for the five-year mission that will attempt to land a robotic prospector plus a rover on Mars' moon Phobos.
An Arizona woman claimed the man assaulted her and her 1-year-old daughter after entering her home uninvited.
MIFFLINBURG, UNION COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Police are investigating after a child was struck by a car, then later died at a hospital Monday evening. Mifflinburg Police Department says they were called just before 5:30 p.m. Monday to the 100 block of Shipton Street in front of the Mifflinburg Elementary School for a reported crash involving [...]
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — At first glance, Smart Chip Play may look a lot like the skill games recently banned in Pennsylvania. Players purchase a card, insert it into a tablet, and can then choose from 12 different games. The big difference is the lottery's version is designed for tablets rather than the larger [...]
A jury convicted a Canadian tourist of animal cruelty charges for snatching a flamingo named Peachy at a Las Vegas hotel.
PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) say utility work will continue on Route 315 in Pittston. Drivers are advised by PennDOT of continued utility work underway near the intersection of Route 315 and Oak Street in Pittston on Tuesday, October 20, and Wednesday, October 21, between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 [...]
Lay's will soon release five seasonal flavors just in time for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
President Donald Trump suggested again on Monday that New Mexico should change its name to New America.
